A Visit with Gammy and Pops

On May 28, Blake dropped Evie off in Apollo Beach to spend a week with her Mallard grandparents (Gammy and Pops). Here are the highlights of that week from Gammy and Pops themselves:

Visit with Pops and Gammy on May 28 to June 5, 2010

Things Evie Has Learned:

To say her last name (she pronounces it Man-erd with a strong emphasis on the first syllable).

In addition to her eyes, nose, ears and mouth, she now knows where her hair, tongue and boobies are.

How to kick her feet, to splash with her arms and to jump into deep water.

How to hold her nose and dunk her head under water.

How to turn on the trash compactor.

To recognize and say gator and to do the Gator chomp.

How to kick a ball.

How to put her face in the water and blow bubbles.

How to open and close her eyes.

Our Favorite Things Evie Says:

op-an (open)

pets (her new favorite show "The Wonder Pets")

Oh, darn!

Wow!

Aw-right!

Oh, no! (emphasis on Oh)

goo-ness (goodness)

ahs-lame (airplane)

e - end (The End)

Butt-en (button)

I see you!!

Cutest Things Evie Does:

Spits

Shushes you when she's watching her favorite TV shows

The way she says "Bless You" when anyone, including herself, sneezes, coughs, burps, spits or poots.

Picked up pictures around the house and identified Mommy and Daddy. Especially cute when she kisses their picture.

In the bathtub, she shows you where her "behind" is, then she spreads her legs and points to her "bootie"!

Tells you to stay as she holds her hand up to stop you.

She tells you when to change her poopie diaper.

Pretend to go to sleep and she starts snoring.

When she sees the numbers on the pool thermometer, she starts counting her numbers.

Our Favorite Moments:

Evie and Gammy side-by-side putting on makeup together.

Pops lying on his belly to read a bedtime story to Evie when she crawls up on his back with Kitty, pulls her blanket over them and says night-night! I think she wants a sleep-over with Pops.

Evie reading the Barney book to Pops.

On Memorial Day, Gammy was doing the dishes and Evie initiated a kiss. She came up to me and said "kiss, kiss"!

We think dressing a toddler should be an Olympic event.

Tomorrow will be a sad day for us to return her, but we are looking forward to a little rest next week.

All our love,

Pops and Gammy

Celebrating Jennifer & Emory

On Saturday, June 6, 2010, my friends Susan, Ashley and I threw a baby shower for our friend and coworker Jennifer to celebrate the impending arrival of her daughter, Emory Claire. We had a great time eating, talking and watching Jen open her baby gifts.

Jen opening an adorable outfit for Emory.