so many sentences!

it seems that with nani's first birthday came a flood of sentences! it caught me by surprise at first, but i'm beginning to expect it now.

a few weeks ago, walking into church, we were talking about who we were going to see. Nani says, "See Wally church, too?"

here are a few of the things she's saying now:

• where's my baby?
• baby go night-night. she's sleepy.
• i need that.
• i want that.
• i need more.
  
• where's my knife? i need my knife.
• mommy take away
• i put this away.
• this mine's
• read this one.
• i want this one.
  

i'll think of more to post later. she's quite a talker!

pretty smile

mario started the car, and nani yelled, "oh! oh! my car! my car!" and sprinted toward the car so she wouldn't get left behind.

ok, she was running so fast that these are a little blurry, but i couldn't resist sharing her glowing smile!

storytime with auntie em

nani loved her visit with grandma and auntie em...she really liked the futon mattress in the middle of the living room floor! it was great for wrestling. poor emmie. i hope her bruises are beginning to heal!
in the days after their visit, nani still asked for her nap on "emily's bed" and, in the car, pointed to the seats, saying, "that emily's seat. that grandma's seat."

kid in a candy store

nani's auntie shelly had the idea to take nani to the fancy candy store for her birthday....

"where do I begin?"
nani walked in like she owned the place. her first stop was the pile of shopping baskets. she needed not one, but two! she was going to be prepared!

happy birthday!

she even had to ice her own birthday cake...but she didn't mind. she used A LOT of sprinkles!

nani served her great-grandma joyce a lovely tea party
....she heard someone call grandma by her first name (joyce) and when she was asked to go tell grandma that supper was ready, nani yelled down the stairs: "Joyce! Joyce"

this birthday made an impact on aiyana. she's been singing "happy bert-day" to everyone and everything! we drove up to Indiana to visit our family and just happened to be there on her special day!

aiyana loves....

painting
sept 23

playing baseball

munching on lollipops...she even took mine for a "taste"!
sept 29

dressing herself...she put her sock on and then fell asleep

sleeping in her big girl bed! the first night was a little rough -- she quickly learned how to open her bedroom door, wander down the hall, and then back to her room. except for a little crying, that was the worst of it! she's only fallen out once, and it just scared her (and got her a free ride back to mommy's bed!)
oct 1

cooking in her new birthday kitchen
oct 2

walking in mommy's shoes
oct 4