Memorial Weekend

Nina had a busy Memorial weekend hanging out with Nana and Papa.  They listened to music, saw a moose in Rogers, visited the St. Croix river, went shopping all over the metro, played games, took walks, colored, and worked on a couple baby-related projects.  While at a restaurant waiting for food, Nina enjoyed showing Nana where each O and A were located on the kids' menu Wordfind.  

June 2011 and now, wearing her aquatic alphabet shirt from Boston

Meanwhile, Ben spent most of the weekend in Boston attending a friend's wedding.  Nina loved saying "Dada, airplane" and picking up random phones to talk to him.  When asked, Nina always said that Dad was "good," which was right.  We rounded out the weekend in typical fashion and reunited for more music in the park.  

A Boston nod to Nina

"My own"

Our little corn-on-the-cob eater has been saying and doing some funny things since the last post.  In no particular order, she:

- tells us that she wants "my own" of whatever item we currently have

- likes to put in Monty Python to laugh at the "silly guys marching" and because it's a "funny movie"

- insisted on napping in her sandals one day at daycare; there was nothing Barb could do to dissuade her

- enjoys hula-hooping, basically just standing there as the hoop swings around and shouting "around"

- tells people that she's "1...2," meaning that she's currently one and turning two very soon

- has shown the capability, without the intention, of getting out of her crib; we've since purchased a big girl bed, but it hasn't been assembled yet

- got a kick out of shooing away animals, especially "chick munks," from Grandpa's bird feeders

- loves pretending to drive ("frive"); we often spend 5-10 minutes in the car after we arrive home

 

Giving Roxie a "ssage" (massage); exploring in the neighborhood

Daycare hijinks

Dancing to music in the park

Happy Mother's Day!

It was a gorgeous weekend here and we enjoyed it to the fullest.  We had a wonderful Mother's Day spent at the park, with family, and then going to the first "Music in the Park" of the summer.  Nina loved dancing, running, seeing bugs, and play ring-around-the-rosies with Grandma.  

Talking to Grandpa & Great-Grandpa ------   Jumping with Grandma

Como music - now and then (early June 2011)

Rock climbing at the park

Saturday we went to the Mill City Farmers Market.  There was more dancing, music, food, kids, and plenty of sites to see.

Sunshine! -----  Dancing as Anton Chekhov looks on

Outside and inside Mill City Ruins

Stone Arch Bridge

Dandelions

Spring has brought all kinds of new fun for Nina.  Lately, she likes to pick dandelions and blow their seeds into the wind.  She'll pick the yellow "flowers" and share them, too.   She liked running among all the dandelions around Como.  She even got to see some ducks and watched someone catch a huge fish.  The Naks are excited for music in the park to return this weekend!

Today, on our walk, she loved seeing all the wildlife and got down on her stomach to say 'hi' to an ant.  She then said she wanted to hug the ant. ;)  She had a little chat with the cat across the street, picked a few more flowers, and then called it a night while watching Nemo.  

Saying "hi" to the ant  --------   Talking to Cookie

Hide and Seek

Nina has been playing more and more games lately.  She really enjoys them, especially Hide and Seek at daycare.  She recently got a Finding Nemo version of Memory and thinks the pictures are great entertainment.  She also wore pigtails for an entire day last week, thanks to Barb's coaxing.  She still talks a lot about her "two pig nails," despite being hesitant to wear them again.    

We had another fun weekend of socializing.  Nina played outside with Lucy, Everett, and Lexi at Everett's third birthday party.  They especially liked chasing ducks.  We ended the weekend by visiting UST's newest building.  Photos of Tommie the mascot always got a laugh from Nina. 

Nina is 22 months old today, which is unbelievable.  She's such a lovely girl.  Soon, she'll be two and we'll have two!