"Now I fixed it!!!"

Matt worked tirelessly on Sunday assembling our new little porch chairs. Susannah also worked VERY HARD and loved discovering all the different tools in Daddy's tool box.

 It took some time for her to empty the wrench set completely, but she was committed. I think we have finally found all the pieces. She would take a wrench and walk to the back of the chair and crank it like Daddy. When she was finished, she proclaimed, "Now I fixed it!" and walk around to test out the chairs.

 Here she is choosing which piece is needed next. All these little silver things were spread on our driveway by the time she was finished.

Multitasking- Working on her chair and posing for a picture.

Loving a beautiful day and a perfect place to sit! Thank you Daddy for putting this together for me!

Beautiful Weekend

We had a great weekend here in G-ville. The weather was GORGEOUS and we were able to play outside and spend time with friends. On Friday night the Johnsons came over and Susannah immediately donned her apron to help with the macaroni and cheese. She kept her apron on long after dinner and throughout Elmo and her stroller ride. Thanks Joseph!

On Saturday morning, Susannah had a stare-down with Scoots- our neighborhood cat. Apparently she felt the need to have a perfect relaxation spot during the stare-down, so she emptied her dirty clothes basket and used it.

On Sunday Daddy put together some new patio furniture. I'll post pics of that later. We had quite a helper! Happy Monday Morning!

Elmo

Typical of most two-year-olds, Susannah is in L-O-V-E with Elmo. This week I went in to get her after a nap and a bit of playtime and singing. I found her with Brown Bear, Brown Bear open and Elmo tucked under her arm. She was saying, "See that red bird, Elmo. Point to the red bird Elmo. That's right, Elmo. Good job, Elmo!"

 Giving Elmo some hugs.

 Loving my Elmo shirt and walking around in mommy's shoes.

Happy Weekend!

Welcome Sunshine...

Susannah has been wearing her shades a lot these days. Thankfully the sun has been out in G-ville and we have been soaking it up!

Curly Hair

At least kind of curly. Here are a few pics of Suz with her wet hair. It gets very curly when wet and can even have some serious waves when dry. Now if only it would get longer!

Clearly she wasn't thrilled at the evening photo shoot!

Puzzled.

You will have to excuse the blatant bragging and "can you believe how smart this child is?"-ness of this post, but I definitely want to remember that she could do this. If for no other reason, I want to be able to remind her when she is taking a Geography test over North America in 6th grade! My friend, Lauren Robinson, brought this puzzle to Susannah when she was just a few months old and for the first year of Suzy's life, I just left it in the shrink-wrap. I would pull it out regularly and point to Oklahoma. Eventually, she wanted to open it and although it says for children 3 and over, she has loved every minute of playing with it and only tried to eat small New England states on one occasion. Ibby and Mia also benefited from the geographical review they got when putting it together with her! Daddy gets most of the credit for teaching her this trick since he does the puzzle with her almost nightly.

 For some reason she is partial to California and will say, "Aunt Mana and Uncle Frank live here. There's a big bridge too!" She also calls Washington, "Dr. Washburn." He's our pediatrician.

Yes, that is proper placement of Wyoming!  She can identify 30+ states and properly place them. We are still a little rusty on New England.

 Susannah has definite favorites- Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina (of course), California, Montana, Maine (it goes way up high!) and Oklahoma!

We affectionately refer to this puzzle as "The Oklahoma Puzzle" and it has been such a fun thing to watch Susannah learn! Soon we will move onto capitals! 

Love, Love, Love

Love is in the air...

Today I am so thankful for this WONDERFUL husband/daddy and this precious baby/daughter/companion. Can't wait to meet the little fellow on the way! Happy Hearts Day!