High Tea with M

M takes her tea very seriously

You can hear in the background that I am listening to Big Head Todd and the Monsters on KBCO while cooking us some dinner - Good stuff.

Sick Day #2

M and I were home again today.  It was a pajama day today.  Here are the pics to prove it...

 She is getting so big...

M really likes being wrapped in her blanket and reading.

M needed to check Dog Dogs ears and take his temperature.

Monday, Monday... Ear Infection

I was home with a sick M today.  We were able to see our pediatrician this afternoon and she confirmed that M has another ear infection.  She has some medicine to take the next 10 days but it means she will be home again tomorrow while she is still running a fever.

It doesn't look good, does it...

We took turns taking each other's temperature in our ears.  Also, M grabs her ear every time we say the word doctor.  Last note on this, M is getting really good at pronouncing the word doctor.  In part because she really likes her book, Mi Amigo el Doctor, from grandpa and grandma Schmieder.  M didn't care for the nurse today but that might have something to do with another one of her books, mi enemigo la enfermera...

Sunday Church Clothes

M and I had a little dance party after church Sunday - She was pretty happy about her little dress!

Yesterday's Post

Sorry everyone!  Here are pics from M's Sunday with her Dad while Mommy is travelling for work.  It was around 60 and sunny in Denver on Sunday.  We ditched our jackets when we got to the playground.

If you can't tell, M is giving the playground stairs a 'whatever' sort of look.  She might be the mayor of this playground soon...

The Helpful Baker

After bath time M was in the mood to bake some cookies, so she went straight to work!

No Recent Pics

Again, sorry for no recent pics. We really need to leave the camera on the counter so that we take photos everyday, but the house has been extra-clean because it is on the market. The owner, Joanne, is selling the condo and we will be living here  until it sells (or until we decide to leave, whichever is first). So everything has been put away and in its place, which is new for us and nice. The hardest part is picking up after M--she is a hurricane and can mess up a tidy living room in the time it takes me to pour my coffee.

M likes to help clean though, and gets dish towels out from the drawer and uses them to wipe the windows. She also will help pick up if we ask, but not quite at the rate at which she makes a mess. She likes to "cook" these days, a game that involves taking all the food she can reach off of the shelves and containers out of the cupboards. She also likes to unpack the tea Grandpa left behind and smell it ("Mmmmmm," she says).  Then she uses the can of coffee as a seat and mixes with a spoon and empty bowl.

Not new but still strong is M's love of books. We went to the library last weekend, and have read the few new books a dozen times each. Hooper Humperdink, Curious George, Ruby Uses the Potty--all now read when we wake up and before we go to bed. M is funny because she says the names of the characters (or trys) and knows when her favorite parts are coming and gets very excited. If the story is about an animal--Sheep in a Shop, for example--M will run to her shelf and pull her stuffed sheep down and we take a break to sing "Ba Ba Black Sheep."  When we read "Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?" she gets her lion doll since lions are featured in the book. It is so amazing to watch her develop these connections, and I will do my best to get some of this good stuff on camera to share with you all.

Photos from One Year Ago...

Look at that sweet face! 

Cooper!

The other night we were looking at baby Patrick's blog, and M saw a photo of Patrick's dog, Cooper. She was so excited and yelled "Cooper!" We could not believe she remembered the dog's name, since the last time we were at Jocelyn and Jenn's house for a visit was two months ago. We got out the camera to record some excitement, but unfortunately (and like with most videos) we failed to get it out in time to capture the real joy and silliness. 

What a Weekend!

We had such a fun weekend. Saturday was almost 65 degrees and walked to the library in the morning, park in the afternoon, and spent the rest of the day running errands and reading new books. 

Today we went to church, the zoo, and shopping. It was a little chilly today, but that just meant we had the zoo to ourselves. I wish we had one more day to play--it would be nice to check out a new park and to spend some more time with my little M. 

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