Littlest Goofball

Alice is one of the only kids I know who really does not mind being in her carseat. She finds all sorts of things to do and has most recently started singing to me as we drive down the road. Some of her must haves for a smooth trip are: sunglasses (usually worn upside down as you can see in the 2nd pic), a hat (in her lap), her pacifier, and a drink. Typically, she sits "normally" with her feet pushing against the back of the front seat and looks out the window but some days she goes all out - spread eagle lounging... Such a funny kid.

Splash Day

Every Friday at daycare, the kids have SPLASH DAY! Here are a few super cute pics of Alice and her friends enjoying the sprinkler and water table.

There is a lot happening in our house lately and it all has to do with the potty. Alice wants to sit on it all the time. She says poop or pee and runs upstairs (we have a potty seat in 'her' bathroom). Still no actual use of the potty but we are getting there. While she is sitting there, she typically grabs a length of toilet paper, rips it in half and gives half to me. Then rips her half in half and gives it to me...this continues until she has nothing left and then she starts over with a long lenth of tp.

Last night, about 20 minutes after I put her to bed, she started crying. I went up to see what was going on and found her standing in the crib, HOLDING her diaper. Thank goodness it was just wet and not dirty. It was funny but I tried hard not to let her see me laugh lest she decide that it is a fun thing to do. I put her in a clean diaper and decided to change her pajamas to something with pants. I think I am going to put her nightgowns away for a little while. No more easy access.

Major score for Mom!!

Alice has been giving us a hard time when it comes to eating her vegetables since she started on table food. She LOVED the baby food veggies but it seems that as soon as they were in solid form, they became a No-Go. John and I serve a veg almost every night and we try lots of different ways to get them into her - covering with cheese, playing airplane and train, feeding ourselves off of her plate "MMMM, Daddy thinks this is yummy"... you get the idea. We are not too concerned because she eats fruit like it is her job and everything I have read tells me that this is a phase and that she will change her eating habits soon. While ChaCha and I were shopping, we came this book and decided to bring it home. Click for more info: Deceptively Delicious

Alice's favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese so I knew that it would be the first recipe to try. I bought, roasted, and pureed a butternut squash (super easy, btw) and followed the directions for the mac and cheese. I let Alice try the squash puree before I mixed it to see what her reaction would be and sure enough, she spit it out. To my surprise, the mac and cheese was really yummy and it was exceedingly creamy and gooey - just the way we like it.


Now for the taste test....SHE LOVED IT!!!!! And I don't feel the slightest bit guilty! :)


Let me know if you want the recipe!

BaBa and ChaCha come to visit

John's parents, BaBa and ChaCha came for a visit this past week. If you cannot tell from the pictures, Grampa Marshmallow is completely enamoured with Alice. She has renamed him BaBa. We tried to get her to call Gramma Nana but it did not stick. I am sure she will come up with something else (or she will actually be able to say ChaCha soon).

We all had a lot of fun doing a whole lot of nothing. Alice was our entertainment for the week. Gramma and Grampa got their wish to take Alice to Toys R Us and as you can see from the pictures below, she got a dollhouse and a Mrs. PotatoHead. Alice was her charming little self and kept WOW-ing all of us with her antics.

In other news...Alice has started showing interest in using the potty. She will tell us that she has to go poopy or peepy and will start taking off her pants. We walk up the stairs, take off the diaper and put her on the potty. She reaches over, grabs some toilet paper and puts it in the toilet. Then she wants off - NOW. She puts the lid down, flushes, and lifts the lid to watch the water. We have been telling her that NOTHING other than poop and pee go in the toilet but we will have to keep an eye on her. Still no actual "use" of the toilet but we will keep trying and have given the OK for her teachers to try at school. This could be easier than we think.

Here are a few cute shots from this past week.

Eskimo Kisses for BaBa

Fishy Kisses for BaBa

Mrs. PotatoHead glasses

New Dollhouse

All dressed up for dinner

Reading with ChaCha

Reading with BaBa - she always wants to wear a hat and sunglasses

Group Project

I have no idea what the class is making but thought this screen shot from the webcam was cute. They all look like they are waiting patiently for their turn to stir.