After almost dying in this crazy hot summer we've been having I decided that I need to break out the pool every day if we're going to survive. She LOVES it!
She likes to chase little creatures that are crawling on the ground.
Here she is trying to catch an ant.
Ali thinks the sprinklers are the best thing since sliced bread!
Oh the cuteness! I'm so in love!
Maybe it's strange to have so many pictures of your baby sitting in rocks, but it's her favorite place to sit! She loves to sift through the rocks to find just the right one and then pop it into her mouth like a piece of candy. If she's crawling around and comes across a rock, she'll pop it in her mouth and keep on moving without skipping a beat. I just have to watch to make sure it's not a small one that she could choke on (you're wondering why this is the only thing I'm worried about... hehehe). If it is I just say, "Ali, is that a small rock? Give that to Mommy." and she takes it out, hands it to me and finds another one. Honestly, we're taking a little bag of rocks on the plane- strange, but whatever works.
side note: Ali now has TWO teeth (one on bottom and one on top) and I feel like she's working on another.
I bought this book (Fairytale Castle) while on my mission in Czech Republic in hopes that one day I would have kids and that they would think it was pretty neat.
She does... it's makes me happy.
I love these magnets! I'm able to make dinner so much easier with these to distract her.
Plus she's a genius and she needs some place to practice her addition and fractions.
Ha! JK- that was mommy!
I love how she'll pull every book out of her basket several times a day.
She'll pick one up, look at it, then drop it on the floor... and on to the next one until she finds the one that catches her attention at that moment and sit down to get a better look at it.
I like to call this our airplane training. I know you shouldn't let kids this young watch TV but come on people, a full 24 hr travel from here to Shanghai? There has to be some sort of movie going on or we're just not going to make it! So, for the benefit of all those on board we have been playing movies for Ali to get her used to it. We have found a couple that she likes. Now when we ask her, "Do you want to watch a show?" she points to the TV or points the remote at the TV. Here she is showing that she loves something on the TV. And Jimmy is probably happier than he looks. I can guarantee that it's probably 6 am or something early like that.
Pointing to the TV for a "show".
New favorite pic! I wouldn't go posting this of my loveliness for everyone to see but it makes me smile and we're all friends here.
Feeding the chickens with Grandma.
Yes, this is how we get around 'round these parts.
Grandma helped her discover the grandkids' favorite corner cupboard!
She also brought the kids some rohliks from Czech Republic! Truth be told I ended up eating more of these than anyone. I just love them so much and it's been too long! Why do we not have these here? They are delish!... and perfect for a teething baby.
