Snippets of Sunshine : November 2013

In the words of Pooh

Sometimes the smallest things

take up the most room in your heart.

Playdate

Me and Eleanor, Ashley and Aleena, and Megan and Lily

Some Maryland friends trekked over to our neck of the woods in Alexandria for lunch and a weekend playdate. These little baby girls were adorable together.

Lily had a blast with the tunnel!

That. Face.

I got to hold sweet Aleena!

"I'm gonna get you!"

At 14 Months

My Sugar Bear

Eleanor Claire is...

Walking, walking, walking... (only) where she wants to go
Pretend-talking on Mommy's i-phone (the remote control, water bottles, and other small objects)
Brushing her hair
Ringing the doorbell when we arrive at school
Flipping the light switch "off" and "on"
Practicing feeding herself with her spoon (and making huge messes)
Smacking her lips repeatedly
Putting on her shoes (hitting her foot with her shoe when she wants it on)
Always excited to go down the park slides
Talking up a storm with expression and babbles galore
Drinking milk from cows (only)
Pointing at whatever catches her attention and saying "do"
Waving hi, bye-bye, and blowing kisses
Wearing 9 and 12-month clothes
Clapping, bouncing her body, and dancing to any music she hears
Officially has 5 teeth grown in (3 on top and 2 on the bottom)
Shaking her head "no" to foods she doesn't want
Signing "all done" when's she's finished eating
Putting rings on her pole toy independently

So Funny

Cabining

With a baby, our hobby of roughing-it camping quickly transitioned to luxury cabining. Luckily, we and the P Family adapted well to the change during out 2-night stay at Shenandoah River State Park.

Our hiking backpacks may now house pacifiers and diapers for the first time ever. Not to mention, we traded in the Jansport for an Eleanor-filled Ergo. However, some things will never change... like campfire s'mores, star-filled skies, tall trees, fresh air, and quality time with those you love.