It has been busy busy around these parts - Murray powerwashed like crazy and got the bricks at the side of the pool to look amazing!
WOW - look at that mold! The power washing really makes a HUGE difference!
This is what happens when you decide to power wash in sandals though - ouch - that's some strong water!
You are my big helper! You LOVE to do what I'm doing - so after I finished sweeping one day, you took over!
One of the words you are really good at saying is tv - ha ha! You run in sometimes and sit on your little sofa and point at it while saying 'tv, tv.' We don't let you watch it often, but now and then its a nice treat to watch the wiggles dance around a bit :) And Dada is the ONLY person you will allow to do this - you won't let me anywhere near your seat! You are SUCH a Daddy's girl lately. You talk about him ALL day and when he comes home you run to him yelling DADA with a huge smile on your face!
We did a big shop at ikea because it was time to get your toys organized - shop shop shopping lady
I think you were pretty happy with the result :)
with some of your favorite friends - Elmo, Puppy & Baba
You also figured out last week how to pull your toys on a string - this puppy is your favorite thing to pull
You also have started wanting to wear your 'bag' (backpack) on the way to the car as we head to daycare and on the walk back to the car when I pick you up
too cute - the perfect fit
You are settling in really well at your new daycare. Its small and you really like the ladies who take care of you and you ESPECIALLY love the cubby house and the bikes - they say you are in and out of that house all day! One thing they do there that's new for you too is eating at a little table and sitting on a chair (you ate in a highchair at the previous place). So some evenings you choose to eat dinner at your own little table at home too!
But sometimes its just more fun to push your chair around!!
You are just developing like crazy lately. Your comprehension is amazing. I can ask you just about anything now and you know what I'm saying. Tonight you saw my glass of water and pointed at it while saying water. So I gave you a sip, then you pushed at me saying 'mama' so I took a drink, then you took another and gave me a big wet sloppy kiss! Ha ha - too cute.
So just for fun - let me see if I can list how many words you say - without prompting (I can't count all the ones you understand but don't say yet - there are TONS of those!)
car (your new word this week - you yell it every time you see a car now) cookie (also a new word this week) butterfly heart teddy bunny baba mama dada tv more no milk water feet eyes shoes monkey dog (also known as a woof woof) cow sheep (also known as baaaa) pool outside hot toast pasta peas nana cheese thank you please seat book up elmo roo (for kangaroo) bag bath hello bye bye mite (vegemite)
That's all I can think of right now - although I'm sure there are more. So that's about40+? My smart little monkey :)
We have been really busy & haven't had a lot of time for photo taking, blogging etc. So here are a few pictures I hadn't posted yet - Finally - Genevieve's official 1 Year photos :)
Ohhhhh my very own car!!! (she LOVES that it has eyes too:)
It came all the way from America!
Genna checking out her new piano from Grandma & Grandpa
Marcus giving Genna a ride in her new cute pink car !!
FUN!
Check out my feet while I eat
Oh Baba you are SO funny
Out shopping with Grandma & Mama
Ahhhh I LOVE shopping
Pretty Christmas tree at the mall
Back home, watering the flowers
More water please!
tea in my house
One day we went to the Koala park
Fun with Grandma
She loved seeing the koalas Look Marky - they are right there!
Snack time with Grandma
Ohhh more koalas!
She gave it a little pet (well, poke really)
And a little wallaby - cute!
In the wallaby enclosure she wasn't too sure about all of them hopping around
But she did give one a poke
He's big compared to me!
Sometimes its just nice to rest with raisins while Marky pushes me though MORE koalas!
These ones were really close too
What's in there?
This cockatoo stuck his head through the fence and said 'Hey Darling, give me a cracker' lol - it was so cute we HAD to give him one!
walking with Grandma & Grandpa
HELLO!
Marky too
It was a really fun visit :)
We also went to Manly one day for lunch
Do you like my Minnesota cheerleader outfit? TOO cute
The water fountains are TOO fun
By the Christmas tree in the Manly corso
It was such a nice hot day - lovely day for the beach
Drawing at lunch
The concentration tongue
and of course we had to go play in the sand for a bit
and a swing - fun
Back at home we got out the 'Merry Christmas' cookie cake I got for Murray
That night relaxing - we don't exactly have enough seats yet - so the lawn chairs came into the living room lol
Finally we had hot weather in Marcus's last week - which called for daily dips in the pool
snack by the pool
yummmm eggs
Dad helped Murray power wash the drive way
Before - After
Wow - those paths are DIRTY! This is Dad's artwork :)
Marcus & Dad helped Murray get rid of some WAY overgrown bushes around the pool too - here's the before
and the after! Looks a bit empty - but we plan on planting some nicer bushes that will cover the fence and NOT hang over the pool!! (that old bush would drop a million leaves into the pool if you touched it!)
Ride in the car from Grandma
I put my feet up sometimes so I can go FAST!
Sipping from my tea cup
Seeing if our new SUV fits in the garage - eeeeek JUST barely
opening Christmas pressies
watering the plants with Grandpa
Oh is this how I do it? Water the path?
Ahhhh or like THIS
MORE!
MOOOOOOOOOORE!
I couldn't pick between these videos - so I posted both :)
Nap on the sofa with Grandpa
It was an AMAZING 6 days - what a great surprise :)