Uh-Oh

New word today: "Uh-oh" But on her it sounds more like "UH-uhhh" - Perty darn cute -- (More photos of knocking down the block tower on Picasa)

She's been driving me crazy today because she wants to take my fingers and walk ALL the time. I will walk her back and forth through all the rooms a couple times, then let go of her hands to sit down and give my back a break, and she starts crying. So when Daddy got home, he took a shift!

Summer & the Battle of Extremes

Ok, so technically summer doesn't begin for another almost 2 weeks. But it feels like the peak of summer already. With several muggy days in the 90's, we're ready for a little break. Our problem with this hot weather is we're either roasting or freezing -- can't seem to find a happy medium. Our apartment has an a/c unit in the living room. We were originally told we'd have no problem cooling our whole place with it. Later a maintenance guy laughed at that notion & said, "Well it's only meant to cool one room." Lovely. So we leave the a/c running 24/7 in hopes to circulate a little bit of cool air into the bedrooms. It usually results in being freezing cold all day long [I sit here at the computer with my slippers on & a blanket wrapped around me] and still being too warm at night. Conversely, when we stay at my parents, we have a/c in the bedroom at night but none in the rest of the house during the day. But at least there we are able to pass the heat of the day soaking in the lake.

June Weekend

This Just In

Boy that little girl keeps me hopping. You never know what she's going to do next! Just yesterday, for the first time, she --

-- said "Da da"

-- said "Thank you"

-- began clapping her hands

-- clapped her hands to indicate "yes"

Wow!!!

Going Shorter

My short hair was getting a little long, so I decided to experiment and go a little shorter this time. What do you think? Do you like this or the other style better? I haven't decided yet what I think...

First Kid's Meal

We went to Denny's for dinner this evening. When we arrived we discovered it was 'kids eat free' night, so I thought I'd take a look at the kid's menu for the heck of it. We did bring our standard Cheerios for Madison to occupy herself with, but since it didn't cost extra, I decided to order a meal for her. She had a grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of mixed fruit - bananas, grapes & pineapple. I cut everything into little pieces and boy did she enjoy it! What a feast!

Baby, Patting & Pointing

Madison's latest -- She just started pointing with her index finger a couple days ago. She also just discovered the baby doll, holding it close, patting it and saying "baby".