Sitting Pretty

We spent last Sunday visiting Grammy and PopPop in Shepherdstown. It was insanely hot but we managed some time in the garden while Mabel played in the new sprinkler from G & PP, which she loved. But you know how it always seems the toys kids like the best aren't toys? By far the highlight of the trip for Mabel was figuring out she could climb up onto the storage seat of PopPop's walker and then wait until one of her royal subjects pushed her around. Like a queen on her throne, that one.

Quintessential Nugget

I feel like this picture perfectly captures the essence of Mabel. Loves hats (witness the fireman's model) and stickers (on her shirt, also tightly clutched in hands), constant snacker (watermelon stains on shirt, also probably some kind of cheese), stuffed tiger always close by (unfortunately on the floor in this instance), and will sneak a pacifier if you let your guard down for long enough (approximately 34 seconds). Love this kid.

Helping

Mabel is very helpful. She likes to help bring the paper in every morning, help feed the cats, help carry my Diet Coke into the living room, help make Dylan's coffee, help clean up messes on the floor with about 19 baby wipes ... the list goes on. She also enjoys pulling her step stool over to the counter in the kitchen to help supervise whatever's going on. This picture is from tonight, after her bath, when she wanted to see what Dylan was doing (answer: making chicken salad). She has also begun picking out her outfits. Tonight's selection was the always-in-style diaper + rain boots.

Happy 4th/5th of July

Here's a pic of Mabel before the Independence Day parade at her school. It was very cute; each class made their outfits. Mabel did great until she saw me in the crowd (me and three other parents .. I was kinda hard to miss), and then she broke the line and insisted on sitting with me.

Summer 2010

A few recent pics of our girl. Yum, yum, yum!

Bird is the Word

Mabel's favorite stuffed animal right now is ... an eagle. Kind of unconventional, but, we applaud the originality. She also likes to put the eagle in a diaper. "MayMay eagle diaper, please." Who can say no to that? [With apologies to our national bird.]