Last weekend we went camping in Westport. Of course, Callie loved it. We lucked out and our campsite had a little sand pit in it for Callie to play in. While there Grandma said "Callie, I would feel better if your were farther away from the fire." Callie responded with her first sentence, "I say no." Se expanded on that that back at home to include "No, no. I say no." Yet she says this with a sweet, calm and quiet voice. But there is nothing tame about her intentions. She has said a few more sentences including "I eat" when she wanted breakfast and "I want more milk."
Callie had fallen in love with "Ring Around the Rosie" and "The Wheels on the Bus." She asks continually for these songs in the car and wants us to sing them to her. This weekend we went to Pasco for Julien's first birthday. On Friday, Callie and I left to pick Mike up from work. We hadn't been in the car for 3 minutes before she says "ashes, ashes" which is her way of asking me to sing "Ring Around the Rosie." I think we sang it 100 times before getting to our stop in Ellensburg. We stayed the night with David and Joyce and Callie got to really see stars for the first time. She was impressed with them.
And to finish off a busy weekend, we met with our baby friends play group at a spray park in Tacoma. Callie is not such a fan of the spray parks. I think this is because they are not predictable and she doesn't know when they are going to spray. And they spray cold water, and she likes to be warm. So she had fun playing on the toys. At one point she was walking around, watching her shadow (a thing of GREAT fascination). She was so busy watching her shadow, that she walked into the spray that was coming out of a bears mouth. She backed up, looked at the bear, pointed her finger at it and loudly said "NO!" I don't think she liked it surprising her and getting her wet. Later at the park at home, she would ask for my hand, and as I walked closer, pull hers away and just giggle.
She continues to amaze us with the amount of personality someone so little can have. And we are enjoying all aspects of her personality, including the stubborn, independent side.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
More fun at parks
Callie LOVES going to the park, going for walks, and playing on the toys. If you tell her we are going to the park, you better be ready to head out the door almost immediately. Or she will be at the door trying to open it.
Climbing up the little step things she just figured out at Coulon.
Enjoying the stairs at Coulon.
She has gained enough confidence to go down the slide fast...no more slowing herself down with her feet.
As you can see, she enjoys anything that involves climbing, sliding, or swinging. Her coordination is improving daily as well as her confidence. Her personality is really exploding right now as well.
This morning Mike told her he needed to get shoes before they could go on a walk, so she grabbed him two. Unfortunately they didn't match. But they were both tennis shoes and he had a right and a left. She also loves crossing the street. On her walk this morning with Mike, all they did was cross the street. About 7 times. She gets to the curb, looks both ways, says "No cars" and sticks her hand up in the air for you to hold. We are hoping these good, safe road crossing skills last a while :).
She is also enjoying picking out her own clothes. She is very adamant in what she wants. Especially when it comes to accessories. Bows, bows, and more bows. If she finds a hair rubber band or headband, she tries to put it on several times. After finally giving up (they just don't sit on top of your head no matter how hard you pull down) she will hand it to us. But telling her thank you isn't enough. She then takes your hand and puts in on top of her head. In other words, she wants that thing in her hair. And it doesn't matter if she already has several items in her hair. And as you put them in her hair she says "Pretty." We can thank Lindsay for that one.
The obsession with airplanes continues. Every time she hears one she will tell you there is an airplane. If we are inside and near a window, she will try to look for it. If we are outside, she will find it and point it out to us. I think she said "airplane" at least 100 times each time we were at the airport on our trip to visit Lindsay. So of course we bought her a toy airplane when we saw one at Costco. We thought it was really cool because it was also a remote control airplane for toddlers (think really slow and only forward and backward). She did not agree. The airplane was really cool. Then we made it move and she was terrified. Like we have never seen her before. So the remote control is put away and she just pushes the airplane around.
She has started trying to sing The Wheels on the Bus. The only words she can sing are the noises and "all day" She also thoroughly enjoys the motions that go along with the song and eagerly does them. But she tries to skip the round and round verse. She greatly prefers "the people on the bus go up and down" and bouncing. After that, any verse is fine.
Climbing up the little step things she just figured out at Coulon.
Enjoying the stairs at Coulon.
She has gained enough confidence to go down the slide fast...no more slowing herself down with her feet.
As you can see, she enjoys anything that involves climbing, sliding, or swinging. Her coordination is improving daily as well as her confidence. Her personality is really exploding right now as well.
This morning Mike told her he needed to get shoes before they could go on a walk, so she grabbed him two. Unfortunately they didn't match. But they were both tennis shoes and he had a right and a left. She also loves crossing the street. On her walk this morning with Mike, all they did was cross the street. About 7 times. She gets to the curb, looks both ways, says "No cars" and sticks her hand up in the air for you to hold. We are hoping these good, safe road crossing skills last a while :).
She is also enjoying picking out her own clothes. She is very adamant in what she wants. Especially when it comes to accessories. Bows, bows, and more bows. If she finds a hair rubber band or headband, she tries to put it on several times. After finally giving up (they just don't sit on top of your head no matter how hard you pull down) she will hand it to us. But telling her thank you isn't enough. She then takes your hand and puts in on top of her head. In other words, she wants that thing in her hair. And it doesn't matter if she already has several items in her hair. And as you put them in her hair she says "Pretty." We can thank Lindsay for that one.
The obsession with airplanes continues. Every time she hears one she will tell you there is an airplane. If we are inside and near a window, she will try to look for it. If we are outside, she will find it and point it out to us. I think she said "airplane" at least 100 times each time we were at the airport on our trip to visit Lindsay. So of course we bought her a toy airplane when we saw one at Costco. We thought it was really cool because it was also a remote control airplane for toddlers (think really slow and only forward and backward). She did not agree. The airplane was really cool. Then we made it move and she was terrified. Like we have never seen her before. So the remote control is put away and she just pushes the airplane around.
She has started trying to sing The Wheels on the Bus. The only words she can sing are the noises and "all day" She also thoroughly enjoys the motions that go along with the song and eagerly does them. But she tries to skip the round and round verse. She greatly prefers "the people on the bus go up and down" and bouncing. After that, any verse is fine.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Spray Park Adventures
This weekend we had a play group date at a Spray Park. I was excited because we moved away from the spray park before Callie ever got to enjoy it. Well, it turns out she isn't so sure of the spray park when it is a little chilly out, and she really didn't like it after she fell down. So I guess we aren't missing much!
Very cautiously checking out the sprinklers. She was not one of the kids running around and screaming.
Looking a little worse for the wear after a "small" face first tumble off the step. And yes, it was MY fault. I was setting her down and as I let go she leaned forward and there was a loud thunk as her head hit the ground. Oops. I don't think this will be the last good fall that happens.
Very cautiously checking out the sprinklers. She was not one of the kids running around and screaming.
Looking a little worse for the wear after a "small" face first tumble off the step. And yes, it was MY fault. I was setting her down and as I let go she leaned forward and there was a loud thunk as her head hit the ground. Oops. I don't think this will be the last good fall that happens.
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