A Year in Videos

 A few hours short of Age 1:

14 Months:

15 Months:

17ish Months:

18ish Months:

21ish Months:

2 Years Old:

Our 6-month Home in Coldwater

The view from our window was serene from my level.

Our sink was made just for a toddler's needs.

We found a blueberry patch nearby

and an amazing zoo!

We went on picnics after church

and walked Henry at the fairgrounds.

Our neighbors wore bonnets (and others wore burqas).

On Friday nights, Mommy, Baby, and I watched for Daddy's truck.

We left Coldwater a couple weeks ago.

This is my choice for our next home!

Swimming Lessons!

Daddy and I love swimming.

We're both taking swimming lessons this week. I float on my tummy and swim after toys. Daddy escapes from submerged vehicles and tows unconscious victims.

We're both having fun!

Hairstyles: A Guide for the Toddler Girl

The French Braid 

(Tip: Find a diversion while your hair is getting styled. I personally recommend eating)

The Classic Pig Tails

Version 1: Soft and Demure

Version 2: Pippy Longstocking

When your hair gets long enough:

The Pony Tail

The Twist 

(Bonus: How to comb the nonexistent hair of a sleeping man)

Finally, don't forget a hat for those bad hair days.

Any other ideas?

Strawberry Picking!

Shoes (or, why Mommy wonders if I'm really her daughter)

A Post as Long as My Attention Span

"Pretty."

"Beach."

More from Me

My verbal skills have been improving (I can count to 3 and and make sentences like "Daddy bye-bye," or "Where cat go," or "Baby crying"),  so I get to dictate all of my own posts now! Mommy found some pictures, old and new. This is what I said about them:

Doggy! Biscis (Biscuit)

Baby. Big. (Yep, she climbed up there herself)

Baby. Water. (Her first drink of anything but :-)

Baby. Box.

Cak, cak. Duck.

Baby. Hair.

My verbal communication usually consists of solitary words, so in this post you can pretend you're hearing me talk.

Daddy. Mama.

Cackuh (i.e., Grandpa or Grandma). Baby.

 Baby. Mama. Baby.

(Aunt) Hannah. Baby.

(Aunt) Becca. Baby. Seep (Sleep). 

Baby. Dirty.

Bye-bye. Henee (Henry).

Again, dirty.

Bed (i.e., bread).

To All My Readers

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(Mommy got called away from the computer, so I finally am able to write my own unedited post)

Michigan Craziness Pt. 1

January

I present to you: January, the most momentous month of my life so far.

We moved.

This required much cleaning, which required much sustenance.

We drove. Forever. And we saw family.

I don't think that my friend Jonathan is family, but he calls my parents "Uncle Ryan" and "Aunt Meg." This is somewhat confusing. 

We also saw Mommy's roommate from college, but I was too busy escaping from Starbucks to take a picture.

By the time we got to our new home, I was tuckered out.

Next time: the crazy things we do in Michigan.