Early September

After Labor Day weekend, we went back to our normal routine: Tumbling, Story Time, Zoo, Children's Museum, playing at home, and parks/playgrounds.

First we went to the zoo, after we got Jill's 2nd full haircut. It went better than the first one, but she still hates those scissors, the smock, and the spray bottle. Maybe the 3rd time will be the charm? Anyway, we had a great (although short) trip to the zoo!

the sloth bear was really alert today

Jill checked him out for a while

she loved watching the penguins too

in the boat

"Donkeys Mama, like Hee-Hore!"

Steve and Henny were given an iPad from one of Henny's grantors, but Jill thinks it's HERS! She loves all of the apps we've downloaded for her, and you'll see her using her skills in the video below. You'll also see why it is that we do not have a cat as Henny...reacts to one outside.

building words with WordWorld

shaking the Word Friend she just made

On the 11th, we participated in our 4th annual family PawsWalk charity event. We walked the first year before we had Jill, we attempted to walk the 2nd year, but didn't get far with our fussy new baby, we bypassed the walk last year in favor of the park, and we did the same this year. Here is Jill playing at Magnuson Park, and just for fun, here are pics from all 4 years that we've done PawsWalk. Henny raised over $1300 this year!

negotiating about when to get off (she wanted off immediately)

done after 2.5 seconds

climbing

this beach ball that she found was her favorite thing

digging was also a big hit

PawsWalk 2007

PawsWalk 2008 (Jill was 2 months old)

PawsWalk 2009 (Jill was 14 months old)

On Monday we went back to Story Time for the first time in 5 weeks (there was a break between sessions), and Jill was ecstatic. She has moved up to the 2 year old session, and she got to make a hat!

sitting front and center, thrilled to be back

holding her jingle bells

wearing the "highway hat" we made with a bus, truck, and cars

Today we went to the Children's Museum with Isabelle, Aunt Elisha, and Grammi!

crawling on the Frog and Toad path

counting beans

this was the best picture of the girls together because they were too busy to look at me

trying out a hard hat

snack and story break

Finally, enjoy Jill's new dinosaur jammies, and her singing for you!

she was diapering her baby...poor baby doesn't look too comfortable!

Labor Day Weekend

We had a great long weekend this year. It started early with a visit from Rachel, and even though Jill misses her and asks all the time, "What my fwiend Wachel doing?" I forgot to take a picture of them together! We spent some good time with her nephew as well, and Jill LOVED him too.

with the stone lion "He just pwetend, Mama."

watching the penguins eat

by the kangaroos

with the owl she threw a fit over

petting a goat (I can't keep their names straight, sorry.)

Then we went back to the museum for even more fun.

holding a rubber matzo for Daddy

the masterpeice she painted

washing the apples

She loved it so much she came home and painted in the backyard (after a trip to Michaels for supplies).

the thirsty artist

After that we had a meetup with our bestest friends for the park and pizza. Jill discovered a love of the merry-go-round, and Steve discovered that he has lost his love for it, so I took over in that department!

Daddy's ready to get off!

Mama and Jill could do this all day!

push me!

cheese!

wet's pway the pi-pano

playing "pi-pano" with the rooster

For the rest of the week we just hung around home and played.

ready to go to Petco

pretend ice cream cone

playing with Legos

feeding her baby

The Rest of August

We had a great rest of the month! On the 24th Jill and I went to see the toddler play "The Green Sheep" at the Children's Theatre. She LOVED it. It's based on the book "Where is the Green Sheep?" by Mem Fox. What a fun day, I am so glad we got to go and see it.

outside the theatre

sitting in the big chair

the wave sheep

the moon sheep

playing with the instruments after the show

petting the green sheep

Then we had a rainy day trip to the zoo where the Siamangs were hooting like crazy, and Jill and I got to watch and listen to them for a VERY long time. It was amazing. She is still telling us about how the Daddy monkey was taking to the Mama monkey, and how they sang a song together. Adorable.

my monkey with a monkey

On the 27th Jill and Steve went to his friend's house to visit his 3 cats and new kitten since Jill is OBSESSED with cats. My allergies and Henny's um...let's call it aversion to them have prevented us from getting one. She had a great time there.





Steve celebrated his birthday on the 28th, and we really did it up! He and I went out to dinner on the 26th, then on the 27th we had cupcakes. On his birthday we went out to lunch and had ice cream sundaes, and then on the 29th he and I got to go and see Inception. What a great (and calorie laden!) birthday it was!

opening Daddy's present

making cupcakes "to Daddy"

Happy Birthday Steve!

I took her to the Children's Museum on the 30th and she loved it so much we bought a membership and went back again that same week. SO much fun! If only it didn't cost $9 to park EACH TIME!

making cookies

eating tacos

painting

in the fountain with Daddy

Finally, here are some random pictures and videos from this month. Enjoy!

sitting on the potty for a gummi bear (she's developed a fear of the potty lately)

reading The Sneetches

really Mama, ANOTHER picture?