Allie is getting to the point where she can play with her toys by herself. I know, you think this would have started in infancy, but ever since she could move this girl just follows me EVERYWHERE. It has been a nice break to have like 15 minutes to get ready in peace.
The other day I heard her talking in her room. I walked in I found Allie on her changing pad with all of her babies reading them a book. She is so cute, she just loves, loves, loves her dolls.
A cute conversation between me and Allie this morning
Allie: "Mommy, potty."
Kim: "You need to go potty?"
Allie: "Potty, money!"
Kim: "You do get money for going potty. What do you want with your money?"
Allie: "Ice Cream Man!"
Allie is infatuated with the Ice Cream Man. I have got to get her on video when she hears the music and realizes he is in on the street. He comes through our neighborhood pretty close to daily. We have never bought anything, nor have I ever told Allie that you need money to buy the ice cream, but I guess she is pretty set on getting herself some ice cream.
Well it's been awhile since we had visited the cabin...and what a gorgeous few days we had.
Enjoying the view of the lake from the dock
Allie "helping" me make crumb cake
Aunt Lilia and Natalia made a cute little bed for Cam and Allie so they could all watch "Bug's Life"
Trying out the new Kayak with dad. Allie thought this was pretty awesome. Don't worry all fellow nurses, we forgot Allie's life vest, and as you can see in the picture, we stayed right next to the sand embankment. I was a little freaked out to even let Allie do what she did, which is totally not me....but I didn't want any accidents happening.
Someone cut the blonde lock's?
No worries, it was not Allie (although I'm sure that day will come). Today I took Allie over to a friend's house for a haircut...a cute A-line. I was getting sick of the scraggly hair that she had. It was so thin and stringy. Now her hair looks much thicker.
Memory lane...jumping on the tramp with the sprinkler underneath
Jump so high!
Allie loving the tramp with the sprinkler
Checking out the duck that was swimming in the pool. As fun as it was to have ducks in the pool, Allie quickly learned this was a no-no and we had to chase the ducks away
Allie insisted she wear the fish floating vest and the water wings
A refreshing dip in the pool....we couldn't figure out how to turn on the heater, but the 73 degree water felt so good
Of course....Allie's first time on the big swing and what does she do? This girl has to get as high as she can in whatever she does. Case in point as you view the picture below
Our little gymnast....following in the footsteps of Aunt Natalia and Aunt Lilia
Our garden! We have never had a garden since we have been married....and I have very vague memories about gardening as a kid, so pretty much I am a novice gardener. I went to an enrichment activity back in March and learned about a new way to garden-square foot. It's exactly what the name says. You build boxes, put in Mel's special soil mix, divide your box into 1x1 squares, and plant.
I'll keep you posted as things start to grow. I was working out in the yard today and noticed I have radishes sprouting :) There is nothing more rewarding than to see the fruits of your labor.
