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Water Fun, Part 1

We haven't gotten a ton of time in the pool yet because of the amazing amount of rain that's been here. But here are a few good pix of pool time.

         

Angela's Latest

Got a great one for you from Angela. The other day Elle Mae was blowing her nose with a tissue. Angela, always imitating, took a tissue to (pretend to) blow her nose, too. She then held the tissue up to me and declared, "Big Boog!" LOL.

Angela's Vocab Workout

Angela's words are exploding lately! She knows you can't quite understand it all yet, but she tried to hold conversations just like the big children. Sunday she came out with, "Puppy!" without repeating after me or prompting. And yesterday she said, "Flower" without any hints. She's amazing me. This morning was the best though. She was "helping" Mama with her morning routine. It was time for me to brush my teeth. She asked, "Teeth?" like she always does when she wants to brush her teeth. I told her not right now. She replied with, "Mmm, man!" Crack me up.

Angela's Newest Word

Angela, if in a cooperative mood, will mimic almost any word you say these days. She enjoyed repeating the words after me as I wrote them in giant Sharpie on the cardboard boxes as we packed. This morning, as we're taking it easy a little before the push to get in the van, she seems very concerned. She's walking around, finding the three things that aren't in boxes, and keeps repeating, "Pack. Pack. Pack." She showed me a funnel, which came from the bathtub and apparently escaped its box. After communicating that it needs packed, she then explained in her little words, "Uh oh" and "box," as in the lack thereof of an open box for her to pack her funnel in. She's so grown up for a 20-month-old!

Angela's New Cheeser

Angela's natural glowing smile has been replaced by the cutesy toddler look-alike. Check out her new "forced" smiles. (Click to enlarge.) And yes, she actually closed her eyes on a couple of them when I said, "Smile!"

      

      

Springtime In the Park

The sun was renewing. The warmth was comforting. The company was unbeatable.

         

      

      

      

         

Curious George

today, thus far, angela has explored...

dumping her water on the kitchen floor

sneaking a donut off the table

thoroughly dousing her hands with softsoap

and coloring in her non-coloring book

upon hitting 18 months, apparently her curiosity has taken over. here is angela and the vaseline from a few days ago. niiice.

Best Buds

lately, since angela is walking, she'll toddle over to elle mae and give her a big bear hug. shelby helped lift angela onto elle mae's lap yesterday on mama's little rocker.

Adorable (Apprehensive) Angela

see this beautiful smile on this precious baby? do you think she would flash that for the photographer at penney's? nooooo. in fact, she wouldn't even let me NOT be touching her. kinda disappointing. i was hoping for big smile pics, but o well.

oh, and notice the walking (well, standing anyway). about a week ago, she decided to completely stop crawling. not at all. not even when she's so tired at the end of the day that she walks like maggie. my big girl, but still my baby.

Angela's First Shoes

mama bought these adorable little mary janes for angela a week or so ago. she absolutely adores them. she's actually never worn shoes before, since i don't like to wrestle them into shoes before they're about 6 months. and once angela was 6 months, it was getting warmer, so she's been in socks or barefeet for her first year. but does she ever love these shoes. she wants to wear them constantly. i'm guessing it's because all her siblings wear shoes, and she now recognizes that she can, too. she'll crawl over to the changing table where they set on a shelf, she'll pick them up, hold them up high to me, and grunt. interpreted: "i am a fashion diva now, mama. please help me put my awesome shoes on." too bad mama bought them through the mail (guessing at the size) because she will grow out of them way too soon.