I tried fingerpainting with my green beans.

I think we'll call it "Ode to Nanna."

But Mom said that I really should be eating them.

I guess the best way to say Happy Birthday is with a cute smile!

Cowgirl Zoey... she even tried to make it move... How'd she do that? Instinct from Tyler's previous experience being a cowboy on this very horse?

 

A Note from Daycare. . .

So this is the note that we received from Lorna, our daycare provider, on Friday:

Congratulations Zoey, you are the first of your playmates (under 2 years old) to figure out the gate into the toyroom. Alivia and Conner have been trying for months to get into that room, and you've done it without a struggle. (I hope they don'e learn from you.) Actually, I saw it coming. Way down there on the floor you have a better angle, since you're able to apply just the right upward lift, rather than pushing and pulling from above, which the toddlers keep trying. Anyway. We had a great day!

Lorna went on to write:
I was amazed to see Zoey attempting to set a puzzle this morning. She was laying the circles, squares, and rectangles onto the board of our sign puzzle, lifting them up and putting them down again--and not into her mouth. Coincidence? I don't know. . .

Zoey really seems to enjoy daycare. We feel really lucky to have found a place where we feel so comfortable leaving her during the day. A week or so ago, I went to pick Zoey up and saw through the window that Zoey was in the exersaucer and Lorna's daughter, Beth, was reading her a story. Zoey looked very happy and content.

Today, however, Zoey has decided she doesn't need to nap. She won a long 2 hour battle of going down for a nap--I think she is just too excited about being able to stand. Oh well. Life goes on.

CRUISIN'. . .

Zoey had a super day! Great naps, a fun playdate, and all kinds of new tricks!

Anything that will support Zoey is being used to aid her up to her feet.

Zoey is enjoying spending time in the kitchen with Mom and Dad--we made a cupboard for her and also filled it with toys. Since she likes making noise so much--I bought a play pot with a lid. She immediately knew what to do with that!

Zoey has gotten to this part of the bookshelf so often that I decided to make it hers. We put things on it that she is allowed to take.