Baby sleep! (part two)

AC sleeps with Mommy.
She likes it a lot.
Does she snooze by her lonesome?
Oh no, she does not.

Mum gave her a blankie
to cuddle and hug
and sleep with so soundly
like bugs in a rug.

"To sleep with pink blankie
my AC must go."
But will AC listen?
Her mom does not know.

Fashion Maverick

Long before we heard the word "maverick" thrown around on a daily basis by a certain presidential candidate, our friend Ben was known by many as the Fashion Maverick. AC is following in his footsteps with her new look pictured below:

Remember when...

Grammy read AC a story while Puppy played her some music on the stereo?

A song and some new sentences

AC has taken to singing "Hush-a bye." It goes kind of like this: "HUUUUUU -- sha-bye my BAAY-by." Last night I was beat-box/humming it along with AC and it turned into a big family dance party in the kitchen. Big big knee-bends from AC. Krabby was grooving. AC got so excited she had to make her bunny-shaped cookie do huge "HOP! HOP!" hops on the from the floor to the sky.

Now every time she sings "Hush-a bye" she accompanies herself with big knee-bends and dance moves. Not exactly the idea of the lullaby, but a good time nonetheless.

Some new sentences:
"Hibee bump, hibee jump!"
--from The Cat in the Hat ("How that bump made us jump!"). Now phasing out of usage. Being replaced with spelling the words in the book: "B ... U ... M ... P ... BUMP!" or "P ... L ... Dada-O ... P ... PYOP!" (Os are always either Dada-Os or Baby-Os, and "L" is still more of a "Y").

"Dada hot toffee, baby Simon cup!"
--AC loves making coffee in the morning with me. The second phrase comes from the last visit to Wendy, Misha, and cousin Simon, when I brought a thermos of coffee and was drinking out of the little cup that goes with it. This was a source of much mirth, as I continued drinking out of the "baby cup" instead of opting for a regular mug. AC picked up on the conversation and added the Simon part.

Put it in a line

A favorite activity of late: put some stuff in a line, preferably sorted by color. Here are some festive autumn gourds that Raps found upon walking into the kitchen. Is there a poltergeist in the house or just a toddler? You decide.
...caught red tomato handed...
Gotcha!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving started early. AC was up at 5 or so, ready to work (as usual). No worries; I couldn't sleep, worried about turkey. A few years ago I brined one and it came out good. We had given away the bucket I used, though. I tried to use a real big Rubbermaid tub that we use for fabric. At around 8 I tried washing it out. It didn't fit in the sink but that didn't stop me. I got the turkey in there after using almost all of our kosher salt. Then I saw the turkey water was leaking everywhere. Nixed that idea. Luckily, AC was busy with a project of her own during all of this. She loves to put something in her booster seat, buckle it in, and put the tray on top. This morning she seated the Crock-Pot (tm) manual. Perfectly centered.


After lots more getting ready with the whole family, I went out for a walk with AC. Just to get some fresh air before the guests arrived.

The turkey took an hour longer than it should have, but it was good, even without the brine. Better than last year. The sides by Krabby were fantastic and everyone brought more delicious food. The kids got down and had a wild time.

Washing her doll

Sometimes AC likes to draw on her doll with marker, and then she tells me "Baby TOO MESSY!" Here she is washing baby. Baby also gets fed, walked, and rocked to sleep (and occasionally tossed aside unceremoniously). Baby has no name yet - Tracy and Shayne call her "Baby Jane" and like to make her dance.