Happy Easter! from Lela

For my first Easter last year, Mami and I were on a plane home from San Francisco, so this is really like my first Easter. Turns out, there's this big bunny (cue Lela yelling "bunny! bunny!") that brings us baskets and eggs and all kinds of fun stuff. 

Resli helped me dig in to my basket. I got an alphabet book, some snacks and a pretty dress, just like Resli's!

Don't I look pretty?

Resli and I did some dancing together before church.

And then after church we got to go to Grandma and Granddaddy's house, where the Easter bunny had also visited!

I got RAISINS in my basket! W00t!

There was a brief moment of sisterly hugging to celebrate the holiday.

Hope your Easter was as great as mine!

Fountain fun

Mami had a meeting on campus this afternoon so we had a swapoff with Daddy, who met us at the fountain.
Resli's told me how much she likes this fountain, and I can see why!

I had a blast there. I even tried to take my diaper off. Several times.
Resli decided she didn't want to get wet, even though I kept yelling "¡Agua, Resli!" Maybe next time we'll play together in the water.

More butterflies! (or bubbafies)

Since we had the day at home with Mami today, we were looking for all kinds of fun things to do. Mami asked if we wanted to go to see the butterflies. Here's our response:

So, off we went!

When we first got there a very nice lady with butterflies all over her explained to us how butterflies don't have mouths or teeth at all, but instead they have these straws on their chins that they can curl up or down to stick in to flowers. Isn't that neat? (Yea, we weren't really sure what to make of that either!)

Then we stopped to look at the water and the fish and turtles. As Mami was taking our picture, a bright greenish blue butterfly flew by, right in the picture, see? 

Now, that IS neat!

I love watching the fish. I showed Mami what fish say, but she didn't catch it on camera.

We had a great time there, I hope we get to go back soon!

My pouty face

One of my newest tricks is this incredibly sad looking pouty face that I can make:

It's sad, isn't it? But it's almost always just a joke, and I usually end up grinning, like this:

(This particular grin was, believe it or not, because I saw my antibiotics on the table and got so excited to take medicine. It's true. Yea, I'm a little weird that way.)

The taming of the hair

My favorite teacher at school, Miss Amy, affectionately calls my crazy curls a "fro-hawk." Daddy brushes them regularly, but there's very little we can do to control them.
This morning, my sister Resli was wearing one of Mami's headbands, which I decided would be a good thing for me to try.

So, here's my attempt at taming the frohawk. Whatcha think?

"Pretty flower"

We have some beautiful flowers blooming in our yard - this is the first time we've seen them in the three and a half years we've lived here! Resli and I were both very interested in looking at how pretty they are, and I kept saying "pretty".


And then we hugged. 'Cause we're like that.

Wheeeee!

It was lovely sunny weather this afternoon (after a night of really intense thunderstorms that I slept through but that kept Mami and Daddy awake for quite a while!), so we hung out in the back yard.
I'm just discovering this whole sliding thing, but boy is it fun!

We have a video too because it was so much fun.

¡17 meses!

Today I turn 17 months old!







Happy monthday to me! How time flies, no?

Sliding fun!

We went over to the nature park this morning to get some exercise and enjoy the wonderful weather. Sure, that was all fun, but the best part as far as I'm concerned was the jungle gym!

Resli and I both liked the slide, and for some reason we both wanted to climb up it.

I thought it was pretty cool once we got up to the top.

Resli and I had so much fun climbing up and sitting down together.

But of course the highlight was sliding DOWN together!

Wheeeeee!

Just for fun, this was my phrase of the day: "silly daddy!"

Shabbat Shalom!

Resli was such a good girl this week, and especially today which was apparently a challenging day for all of the kids in her class, that she got to be the Mitzvah Mensch again this week! So we got to celebrate Shabbat at home tonight. (Which is fitting, since apparently folks all over the country are doing it!)
So at dinner we said the blessings. (I say "we" but really I mean Resli. She's the only one who's got any ear for Hebrew.) Then drank from the kiddush cup:

Then tore in to the challah:

Lucikly, Resli understands the ritual of passing it around because I was over there yelling ¡pan! ¡pan! ("bread" in Spanish) incessantly.

Yep, I like me my pan. Bread, challah, pan, whatever you call it, I like it!

And here's a little greeting from us to you.


For the record, Mami thought I could say "Shabbat" because when we were leaving school this afternoon I walked in to the Shabbat room and kept saying "abbat" until she finally realized what I was saying. She said "Oh, you mean that's where you had Shabbat?" and I nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah. Yeah." So, see, she thought I would be equally communicative for the camera. Not.

Feeling MUCH better

In case you're wondering, I'm feeling much better these days. I still have the sniffles, and I still have some hives and blotches appear and disappear at random, but overall I'm back to my happy self.

I also am getting a couple teeth and saying a new word or phrase just about every day!

Me and my Adirondack

One of the things Daddy and I did while Mami was away last weekend was buy two cool new (way on sale!) chairs for our back yard, because Resli and I love playing out there and Mami and Daddy never want to stay because there's nowhere to sit. Well, now there is!

Of course, I prefer the swing and the slide, but I sure look cute in the chair too, don't I?

Now With Fewer Blotches!

Whew, glad to have this week over with!  As you'll recall (refresh your memory down the page if you like - I'll wait ... ) I've been a sick baby this week.  First there was the ear infection last week, then the amoxicillin (which I actually enjoyed taking, strangely enough) that turned me into what my family calls "Goofy Polka Dots," then the teething (ouch) and associated drooling, the head cold and the high fever!  

But here I am now, rested and ready for the weekend!

*Yes, I was wearing pajamas for pajama day at school.  They didn't work out so well, and that's all I have to say about that.

Please Stand By ...

Grrr ... Daddy hates technology sometimes ...

No Purim celebration for me today

Today is the day we're supposed to dress up like kings and queens at school for Purim. But I'm still too sick to go to school. How sad for me.

Maybe I'll be better in time for Friday, which is another fun theme....