Thanksgiving

Alette is still the pickiest eater. She'll eat yogurt (as long as there are no lumps of fruit), bread (plain or only butter), bananas (occasionally) and cereal (especially if it is from mommy's bowl). However, as we are discovering, she LOVES chocolate and devoured her chocolate turkey. Her and Pippi plunked down on the kitchen for an all-out chocolate feast. Alette used her hands to paint her face with icing, Pippi just went face down into the chocolate. The pictures say a lot, but really, you just had to be there....

Grandmas Gone Wild

Who said grandmas are supposed to be demure and retiring?

A love affair with Elmo and Sesame Street

Everyday Alette points to the tv and says 'lelo, lelo', and oh the tears and wailing if we don't put in her Sesame Street DVD. Her toy Elmo is also a vital part of toilet training. She'll pat his butt and say 'lelo poop', then we need to walk over to the toilet, and go through the whole bathroom routine. While she loves to sit on the toilet too, we have yet to have her actually use it. At this point she just loves the routine of flushing and washing her hands.

Weekend Gardening

It was the perfect weekend for cleaning the yard. We even found a couple of red tomatoes! Alette helped plant some daffodils, but was more interested in eating her snack and watching me work.

Weekend Fun in Princeton

Alette got a sneak peek at what a second birthday looks like-she ate cake, helped Penelope open her gifts, and then helped her play with her toys. Happy 2nd Birthday Pippi! I'm not sure we'll have croquet at Alette's party, although the girls did seem to love it.
Alette's talking up a storm these days (of course that is relative). To our sheer delight she now says 'dada' and 'mama'. She definitely associates Andy with dada, she seems less sure of me being mama. Her new vocabulary also includes 'yes''no' and 'book'. She is also finally repeating words we say to her. What a relief!

More Summer Photos

Even though it is officially fall, I'm still stuck in summer mode-and longing for days at the park, in the pool, and out having fun. Enjoy the pictures of our Maine trip and our camping excursion!

Catching Up

The girls bond over snacks

Alette carefully waters the garden

More watering!
The last part of summer just flew by-and somehow I've neglected to keep up with this blog. Clearly Alette was keeping me too busy!
The highlight of August was our trip to Maine where Alette had the chance to bond with her cousin Pippi.