Doin' the Puyallup

As is traditional in September, we made our annual pilgrimage down to the Fair. Because they've moved back from the Great Southern Wilds, we were able to meet the Parkers and let the Cousin Pack run wild.

For the first time, Anaïs was able to ride the kiddie rides. Her first one, the balloons, she wasn't sure of. If Auntie Sandra hadn't been in to stop her I think she might have bailed out off of the side. After a couple of rotations she picked up on the fun factor and had a blast the rest of the time.

My favorite picture is the one of Hailey riding by herself in the fire truck at top. She was not thrilled with the ride (it rotated up and down in the air rapidly). I think the picture captures her concern, peering up over the edge waiting for it to stop.

Finally, on our way out we stopped at the Jiggle Foot (or Jiggle Butt if you're sitting on the vibrating plate) for some refreshment. Click the picture at top for the full set.

Baby's First Joke

Ana made up her first joke today: It is a rewritten and much funnier version of "Humpty Dumpty"

Here it is--"Hunky Gunky had a great poopy."

Repeat several times and laugh hysterically, and you have a good idea of what our evening was like tonight.

Toy Parade

Ana has taken to making great toy "paths." As seen above, the window ledge is one of her favorite places to line up her toys in parade fashion.

In addition, she is very pleased to see her grandpa from Mississippi this week. As are we all.

Up, Up, and Away

She's finally done it! Anais has learned the fine art of climbing up a slide. She has been working on the important skill for about 6 months and is quite excited to have achieved her goal of defying gravity and avoiding pesky stairs. Congratulations Ana!

Treasure Hunting

We went out on Friday morning to "treasure hunt" - or for our non-2 year old readers geocache - in Point Defiance park.Anaïs had a blast exploring all the places we stopped along the 5 Mile Drive. For lunch we went to the Antique Sandwich Company (in the nick of time to top up the peanut butter and jelly reservoir before a meltdown occurred). Pictures are here.

Sniffles and Snuggles

Wee Annie Sniffler was on the sick side earlier this week, and was struggling to get to sleep when I arrived home at about 9:00. Offering to give Mommy a break gave rise to the following exchange:

Do you want Daddy to hold you?

Doesn't Daddy give good snuggles?

(Now feeling slightly hurt) Mommy has to use the bathroom, do you want Daddy or to lay on the couch?
Couch!
(Now really hurt) Fine, have the couch.

She ended up with me and fell asleep within a couple of minutes. I almost woke her up to ask how she could sleep with such inferior snuggling going on (but didn't want to face the wrath of Mommy)

Bye Bye Shoes

Well, she has finally outgrown her very favorite pink shoes. These sparkly gems were the first (and only) non-food item she has ever asked for. She has already moved on to mommy's heels. She has outgrown 2T sizes but is a bit small for a 3T. They really do grow a little too fast.