Where to begin...June 2008

Nearly 90 degrees, no problem! Grandma came to visit us! And my uncle Jason got married! I got to see my new aunt Debbie and cousins Lynzee (pictured) and Abbey. My aunt Missy taught me how to become a guitar hero. Keira's picture in the bouncer is her impression of what we look like when we make funny faces at her. I also taught Clover, Auntie Sidney and uncle Steve's new dog the finer art of "set-go!" Lately I have mastered the art of opening and closing doors. I've also mastered my colors and can count to five and sometimes 10 with a little help. I'm also mastering the two year old stink eye and accompanied attitude:) I've got to teach Keira after all!

Props All Around, May 2008

Wow, what a week! I've got to give props to my little sis because today she did something pretty amazing. She was a little fussy after dinner so dad decided to entertain her, but she ended up entertaining us all (see pictures above). He stacked some soft homemade McReynolds house throwing balls on top of each other and Keira knocked them over all by herself! She did this over and over again. Okay, so he put them in her batting motion range, but it entertained her for a while. I would knock them over too, but Keira didn't really need my instruction.

I deserve a few props myself too. I impressed mom on Monday by saying I see you mommy. A full on sentance! I know I've said 'I see you,' and other things that could qualify for a short sentance like 'I love you,' but I'm really putting things together now.

Red Rover Red Rover, Send Keira Rolling Over! May 12, 2008

I've been teaching Keira how to roll over from her belly. I just wave chocolate in front of her. She actually rolled over on her own a couple of days ago. I was so proud of my little sister:)

Myself! May 2008

Here I am taking special K out for a walk. Dad kept trying to help me push, but I kept telling him "myself" because I didn't need any help;) I like to tap my lap and say "lap...lap...lap" 'til mom lets me hold her in my lap. And the McReynolds clan came to visit!

Keira is here!

Here's my little sister taking her very first bath. She joined our family on April 24th at 3:57 PM. She was six days early. She loves it when I (Ella) her head. I warn her beforehand each time by saying "kiss, kiss, kiss" or "sis, kiss." If I can't reach her head, I'll kiss her feet.

Great Grandma's Birthday - April 2008

Great grandma turned 88 on April 6th! We celebrated by having dinner at grandma and grandpa Hall's. I know it's kind of hard to see her in the picture behind mom's big belly these days. She keeps talking about this baby sister of mine, but I'll believe it when I see it. I mean with a belly that big, she should have delivered by now right?!?! I know that I don't know a whole lot about babies yet, but I know that much;) That being said, I know that this sister of mine is bound to arrive soon and I may be busy helping mom take care of her, so if you don't hear from me in a while, have no fear, I'll be back online in no time with sister to help. I also got to see my dad's cousin Summer, and her daughter Ember. We had a blast together. We visited a park nearby for a few moments before it started to rain but we had a great time.

You can see that I got a new cell phone. I am telling all of my friends that I'll have a new little sister soon. Erica let me borrow her phone on our way to lunch at a new pho restaurant. Little did she know that she and her mom would be visiting my new little sister in the hospital soon!

 

Happy Easter, March 2008

Well hello everyone. I've had a pretty exciting month of March. You can see from the pictures that I had a fun Easter. Great grandma played knock down the blocks with me and I got to see grandma and grandpa from Oregon! grandpa is affectionately called "boo!" I would frequently try to get his attention by saying boo and it usually worked. They also spoiled me silly and, thanks to them, I now know very well what an animal cracker is...yum. They got a kick out my silly walk too. I think it's funny to walk without bending my knees and kicking out my legs a bit to the side. I especially like it when others join me.

You can also see that I have a new affinity for shoes. I like the big ones that I find because they're easy to put on and take off. Not so easy to walk in, but fun to try them out.
I have a bumbo chair that I used to hate to sit in for too long. But now I actually like to sit in it and can get in and out on my own. Mom and Dad tell me I'm too big for it and that I'll have to share it with my sister...but...I know how to say "no" now, so we'll see how it goes:)

Mom and dad seem to spell words to each other a lot more frequently these days, but since I know my alphabet letters I'm sure I'll be able to decode their language soon:) But sometimes I think my parents forget to use their code when they don't want me to hear something. For instance, today my mom was telling my dad about how she showed me to swaddle my favorite green bear in a blanket and how I thought it was quite funny. But as soon as I heard her say "green bear" I instantly said my usual "uh huh" which means that I want my green bear. So mom went upstairs to get it and by the look on her face, I don't think she was planning on it. But we got to wrap up my bear in my blanket and I thought it was hillarious. I wonder if I'll think it's such a funny event when this sister of mine comes and we wrap her in blankets.