Monthly Archives: August 2013

GOoooooo!

Alexandra has added a few new words. The first was “go,” but she stretches it out a bit. And she *definitely* knows what it means, especially as it relates to anything car-related. We were fortunate enough to have our friends loan us their Cozy Coupe, which Alexandra LOVES (see pics below).

Her other new work rhymes with go, but starts with an “n.” Needless to say, the meaning behind that one is quite clear.

Cozy Coupe test drive at the Lankens. (August 17th)

Cozy Coupe test drive at the Lanken’s. (August 17th)

 

New wheels. (August 20th)

New wheels. (August 20th)

Insert clever title here…

Rather than continuing to wait for inspiration to strike, I’m just going to post some cute pictures. Enjoy!

Chilling with her buddy Myles. We hope to embarrass them with this when they're in college. (August 8th)

Chilling with her buddy Myles. We intend to keep this picture for their college days. (August 8th)

Alexandra's first time at bat (we were at AT&T Park for the Giants-Cubs game). She's still learning the finer points of the game. (July 28th)

Alexandra’s first time at bat (we were at AT&T Park for the Giants-Cubs game). She’s still learning the finer points of the game. (July 28th)

Grandad let Alex play with his phone while he was visiting. (July 18th)

Granddad let Alex play with his phone while he was visiting. (July 18th)

Last picture of Alex at her birthday party. Someone was a little tired. (July 20th)

Last picture of Alex at her birthday party. Someone was just a wee bit tired. (July 20th)

Heading home in style. (July 28th)

Heading home in style. (July 28th)

Slip Slidin’ Away

Amongst Alexandra’s favorite park activities these days are slides – and she is now going down them all by herself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxHjoCkP0k

The landing usually goes smoother than that particular one, but you get the idea. 🙂

Some cuteness for you

The creative juices are moving slowly these days. Perhaps I should switch to whole milk like Alexandra, as she seems to have LOTS of energy. 🙂

Yes, she’s done with formula (hooray!) and we’ve switched entirely to cow’s milk. Some other mini-milestones:

  • “Kisses” us (vs. just slobbering)
  • Has added the words hi, book, and ball (though the last two aren’t quite there yet, we know what she means)
  • Loves stacking blocks (and knocking them down)
  • Puts things into containers…parenting WIN! Now we can play the “pick-up game”!
  • Signs “more” for food.
  • Is entirely on sippy cups

And, as promised, some cuteness:

Double fisting the sippies. (Hanging out at Myles' house, July 23rd)

Double fisting the sippies. (Hanging out at Myles’ house, July 23rd)

Ha! I closed the door. Myles is less than pleased. (July 23rd)

Ha! I closed the door. Myles is suspicious of this development. (July 23rd)

Aha! OPEN door! (Alex really enjoys Myles' playhouse. July 23rd)

Aha! OPEN door! (Alex really enjoys Myles’ playhouse. July 23rd)

First time with long noodles. (July 24th)

First time with long noodles. (July 24th)