It’s like the gym

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Getting away from my blog for a while seems kind of like when you quit going to the gym. The longer you stay away, the harder it is to force yourself to go back. It’s not that I don’t like blogging- I do- I just don’t feel like bothering with it lately. I’m not giving up though!

Hello out there!

A few odds and ends at 26 1/2 months

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Bailey is almost 27 months old now. She is making us laugh and also making us proud every day.

-She knows all her colors now including gray, black, white, and salmon LOL
-She can count to 14 and also count items- but she sometimes says “One, two, six” still and we have to help her out!
-She loves to have her toenails painted “just like mommy” and to basically do anything that mommy is doing
-She can tell you that her name is “Beelay Sophia _____”
-If you ask her how old she is, she says “Two olds!” instead of two years old
-She enjoys building with lincoln logs (so boring) and still loves Little People
-She knows the alphabet song and can also identify all 26 letters by sight. When we are out she will see a letter and tell me what it is. She will also name several words that start with that letter. She seems to enjoy letters and sounds. Maybe she’ll be a reader like Mommy??
-She can identify about half the numbers by sight. She always clarifies by saying “Number six” or “Number two” or whatever.
-She knows animals like antelope and rhinoceros and can pronounce them too! Her favorite places are the zoo and Grant’s Farm.
-Her eating continues to get better and she no longer cries at the OT’s office. Praise God!
-She pretends to read her books and has memorized the words to some of them. She can tell you the titles of most her favorites.
-It shocks me how fast she learns the words to songs. She can hear them once or twice and then she sings them!

She sings this song from Barney- “Oh Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. golden sun… hiding behind the tree.” Only she says “Oh Mister Sun, sun, oh goad sun. Hidee be hiner-ree!” Here she is hiding behind a tree at Grammy’s house.

My mother in law sent us a ridiculous amount of coupons in the mail. Bailey sat at the kitchen table today and “sorted” them all out into stacks. She told me she was working. I guess she sees us sitting with a bunch of papers and thinks that’s what we do!

She also keeps saying “How ya doin, HUH?” We are trying to get her to drop the HUH.

Other commonly used Bailey-isms:

Oh thank you, Mommy!
Oh thank you, Daddy!
No, please!
Watch Beelay do it, kay?
Get Beelay out now! (In the carseat, when I am unbuckling her)
Idea! (then I will ask her what her idea is, she usually says “Good idea!”)
I sleeping. I snack. I comin too! I drink. Everything is “I”
Oh, Sure! (in a high pitched voice) or Sure, Daddy!
In the swimming pool: I slim the water!
Fish time! (she wants to go look at the aquarium)

And just some cuteness from dinner at Five Guys Burgers and Fries a few nights ago

4th of July Zoo Trip

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We went to the zoo late last week with friends and it was SO crowded. I am assuming because people had days off for the 4th and maybe family in town? I will remember not to do that again! Here are a few pictures from our day. Despite the waiting to park, and the crowds, Bailey and I had lots of fun.

Posing for pictures before we left- my little model-

The LONG car ride… We went with my friend Jen and her kids Adelle and Wyatt. I was glad we at least had company since we had to wait like a half hour in traffic around the zoo. Besides, Bailey is obsessed with Adelle (Ah-daw) and Wyatt.

Looking at the gators

Here she is on the train- doesn’t she look thrilled? I think she was getting tired!

But then when I asked her to smile she got really cheesy!

I can tell you right now

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My child is NOT a fan of fireworks. At least this year. We tried to go see them last night. She was fine with a few that were shot beforehand, way in the distance. But once the real ones started, the screaming started. As in “Mommy fireworks GET YOU ALL DONE NOW MOMMY!!!!!!” We went into a nearby store and watched out the window. She tried to venture outside once and then a firework went off. She hit the ground like a bomb was dropped.

We may or may not try again next year. Thank goodness tonight when they were going off outside, she thought they were drums. Silly kid.

Father’s Day, a little late

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I realize I am a little behind on posting. I’m still getting caught up from my week without WordPress (Thanks, Jonathon!) and from being so busy with my Avon cruise sale! Something that I mean to say to Jonathon a few weeks ago… and I might have, but it needs to be on my blog too- Thank you for being the best father to Bailey that I could possibly imagine. Thank you for playing with her for hours, and being silly with her, and teaching her, and loving her. There is no one in the world that I would rather have a family with. And I am so thankful for my Dad and Grandpa, too!

And of course it wouldn’t be a post without sharing some pictures…