Walking Henry

These two are really good friends. Lots of trust here. And patience on both their parts. Needless to say, we don't trust her on ALL aspects of walking Hank - she won't be carrying plastic bags anytime soon.

Giving Readings

Reading again. To Mouse, yesterday. From "Mouse" this morning, as if to a classroom.
It is very funny to watch her read extemporaneously. She uses alot of inflection and holds the book up for everyone to see.
We can just imagine her classroom at school. Thanks Apple Tree teachers for giving her good examples to imitate.

A Tale of Two Evenings

Pointing a Book

It's like reading a book. Mommy asks you where something is in the book and you point to it.
C'mon, alot of you do this every day. With your mouse.

Elmo (the Cat's) Pajamas

Olivia at 21 months:
So happy with her Elmo pajamas,
So sad about what those pajamas mean when she puts them on.
Thanks Shirley and Jim!

You and the Trike You Rode In On

She loves the trike, hates the helmet (because I pinched her chin skin in the strap buckle), and was very tired after riding it around with Grandma and Grandpa Vande Berg last week.

On the hMings

Brave women.
They have to live with me.
Playground equipment hardly seems a reward, but Olivia behaves as such.

And there isn't a single hMing (swing - she likes her own diphthongs, thanks) on this equipment, yet that remains it's title.