Recently heard around the house

Vi has been expanding her vocabulary.

Here is a listing of her most frequently used words:

1. Daddy (or Dada)
2. Mommy
3. Hannah


4. Ball


5. Please (sounds like 'ssss')


6. Peas (sounds like 'please')


7. Car (sounds nothing like it)


8. Thank you (it's more like the 'um-ew')


9. Eat (of course!)


10. Doggy (first heard today on our walk)


11. Ant (lovely)


12. Stairs


13. Bottle (although, we've phased them out as of a week ago)


14. Yummy


15. Yucky (I think I'm the only one that can decipher this one though)


16. Hi ya!


17. Bu-bye (with a wave and a kiss)


18. Baby


19. Bib


20. Puffs


21. Shoes (sounds like s000s)


22. Dot


23. Ball


24. Up


25. Boom-boom (means down or wants to walk)


26. Stroller


27. Glasses (also the word used for 'grass')


28. Hot (I don't believe she understands what it means yet though)


29. Banana


30. Elmo


31. No


32. Poop (nice)

It's hot Vi, stay hydrated!

Sure ma, no problem!Man, this woman is psycho...

Look- even hannah's falling in line.

Hmm...

I think I'd rather eat. ;)

(Notice golf ball in right hand during breakfast)

Note golf ball, right hand - it's now lunch time...

Um, mom, I don't think my readers are interested in my eating and drinking habits. You're so embarrassing...

Look, I have a molar!

And yes, that's a piece of my lunch stuck in it. ;)

Happy Father's Day

I love you daddy. Thanks for playing with me, watching the US Open with me, and showing me how to use a computer (um, I mean a Mac). ;)

Love,
your Viley

A toddler's summer breakfast

Newport, RI

Ah...vacation. Violet's first trip to the ocean was a success. The quaint town of Newport is perfectly nestled into the Rhode Island coastline and is rich with history and um, many shopping options. Violet was happiest crawling on the grass (wherever possible) and making new friends (regardless of the other party's level of interest) in the many restaurants we tried.

My hope is that we can take Violet on many adventures during her childhood. Whether they be to the park down the street or a new place like Newport.

I know Vi won't remember this trip in particular, but we will. ;)

Um, yes, this is a rhododendron behind us. The entire town is blanketed with these rhodo'giants' (a word coined by Bob during one of our trips to Gettysburg):
Two bumps on a log and peas in a pod:
The 'cliff walk' wraps the coastline and outlines the famous ocean mansions & estates:
About town:

Beautiful view from the hotel:
Digging in the pebbles...at the Vanderbilt estate:

Oh - hi Mom, i was having trouble sleeping...
A walk cannot be had without two fist fulls of flora:
One tired, little adventurer - headed toward home:

Don't I look cute in pink?