Such a Helpful Girl!

"Mess!!"

(You know, if my mother would get me out of bed when I actually wake up, instead of checking her e-mail first, my room would be a LOT cleaner...)

22 Months!!

Hi Everyone,

Mommy and Daddy have been "knocking things out" the past few days, just in case my brother comes a little early, so I guess I will follow their lead and update my blog! I turned 22 months old yesterday. Do you know what that means? That means I get to have a PARTY in 2 more months! Get ready people! I found out last year that a party means cake which means YUM! And, Mommy let me pick what kind of party I want this year, when we visited the party store yesterday. I chose between dogs and Elmo, and I chose Elmo! I can't wait!

One of my new favorite things to do lately is walk around with my eyes closed. Have you ever tried it?? It's sooooo fun! I put my hands out, and I go slow, in case I walk into anything, which I do anyway. And, Mommy doesn't realize it, but I do peek now and then. I'm pretty tricky, huh?

I also have a lot of words I can say now!! Only, sometimes Mommy is the only one who knows what I'm saying, like when I say "M&M's" (mahnahs). But I'm working on it. Lately I really like to talk about Daddy's truck and swimsuits. I took swim lessons in April (and, yup, no pics from that - whoops!) and I can't WAIT until they open my neighborhood pool! I keep saying, "Open!" to my Mom, but she just sits there and tells me "pretty soon." Man, I get soooo tired of hearing that word. I hear it a LOT, people. Sigh....it's rough being almost 2. Oh yes. And my Mom and Dad find it simply hilarious when I ask for a "drink." (dik) People. It's a drink. I don't get what's so funny about it. They are so weird.

Without further ado, here are some pictures from last month, when I was ONLY 21 months old, and from the last two days. And, yeah, yeah....I'll post more St. Louis pictures too. I'm a busy lady, you know. :)

Putting on a "happy face" for my Mommy on Mother's Day. ;)

With my Kindermusik teacher, Miss Miranda, on the last day EVER of Kindermusik Village. That's right, people, I'm moving to the big kid class! (Our Time, for 18 mos-3 years)

Playing the piano after Kindermusik, instead of, um, putting on my shoes
and listening to Mommy....

Playing with my water table, which I think Mommy is a big fan of, as she just kinda sits there and watches me play (hmmmm). In this picture I'm giving my baby in a "dim duit" a bath. The baby is from my Uncle David. Thank you Uncle David!!



Showing off my tu-tu (which I got from my Gran for Christmas). I'm wearing it with the "take top" I wore to bed and I. Am. Beautiful. ;) Oh, and in the video, you can me hear how good I'm getting at talking! :)



Here's how I decided to occupy myself while Mommy "organized" stuff in me and my brother's rooms. I'm helpful, huh? When I was done, Mommy just looked and me, and sighed, and I signed to her the word, "Sad." She said, "Yup. Very." So, I DID pick a few of them up. Not all of them, though. After all, I AM just almost-two. ;)

Just a Tease

Hi Everyone!

I traveled to St. Louis with my mom and dad this weekend for the Annual Aquinas Reunion, which is when our family gets together with my Daddy's friends from high school. Last year we all met up in Chicago, and this year we all met in St. Louis. Mommy is really tired, so she says we are just going to post one picture right now, and we can post more from our trip later. So, enjoy the teaser! :)

From left to right: Andrew, Adele, Robert, Emily, Andre, Danny

And, when I got home tonight, I was craving some alone time with my toys. So, I got a TON of my toys out, and I moved them around to four different spots in my living room until I settled on this particular spot. Then, I laid out the pillows and got a blanket, and got my Daddy to sleep with me and all my toys. Ahhhh.....it's good to be home. :)