"Reading"

Callie continues to love books.  One of her current favorites is "Duck and Goose: A Book of Feelings."  There is one word, a feeling, on each page along with a picture that illustrates it.  Callie has started "reading" this book to us.  You can watch her here.

Two Eyebrows

My "conversation" with Callie while she was eating a snack before dinner.

Callie: Mama help.
Me:  Okay, Mama will help.  ( I lean in as I reach for her fork)
Callie: Mama eye. (She reaches out and touches my eye)
Me:  Yes Callie.  That is Mama's eye.
Callie:  Mama's eyebrow.  (She reaches and touches my eyebrow)
Me:  Yes Callie.  That is Mama's eyebrow.  (I think, when did you learn this?  Most kids know body parts like eyes, ears, arms, and you know rib cage and eyebrows)
Callie: Two eyebrows.  (She touches both of my eyebrows)
Me:  Yes Callie, Mama has two eyebrows.  (I'm thinking really? Where does this stuff come from?  We have said two eyes before, but apparently that wasn't good enough)

Leaves

This year, Callie loves the leaves.  Picking them up off the ground, raking them into piles, walking through the pile, and throwing them up in the air.  She was devastated when Papa cleaned up all the leaves and there were not any to play with.  Fortunately, the next day there were many more.

Who knew how much fun the big rake could be.  She no longer will settle for her little rake.

How can you not love that face? And we tried to get rid of the water bottle, but she has fallen in love with it and wouldn't put it down.

Pure joy.

Just can't get enough.

Pumpkins!

 Over the last two weekends, we have taken Callie to several farms, mostly looking at pumpkins.
Last weekend was a beautiful, sunny day. This weekend was a typical, rainy, cool fall day. Just like last year, she loved the pumpkins. 

As she was petting one (yes, she pets pumpkins) that was still growing, she hit the vine and got poked.  Then she was crying "nice, nice" as she reached out to pet the pumpkin again.  I am not sure if she was telling the pumpkin to be nice, or telling it that she is nice.


Callie loved all the animals and was mesmerized by them.

 She loved to kiss the pumpkins...and kissed lots of them.

 Getting ready to kiss the pumpkin...

 Leaning in closer.

And a big kiss for this pumpkin.

We discovered that she does not like fork lifts.  Like freezes and says "No tool" over and over again.  Yes, I am the idiot that told her a fork lift is a tool.  Not sure where that one came from.


Rocks are still very interesting, and she picked up many along the way.

Having fun running by the pumpkins.