4th of July

I know it is a little late to be posting this, but I am going through old photos.

We went out to Delphi for the 4th of July, and this is Daphne hanging out with her daddy. The balloons were her favorite part!

Car Seat Baby

This is Daphne hanging out in her carseat. We turned her around to face forward for a while, but decided it was safer with her backwards.

Today, at 20 months, I officially turned her around to face forward permanently. She was so happy.

Cute butt eh?

Miniture Gardener

Our neighbor lady brought over some gardening tools for kids. Daphne's daddy caught her helping out in the garden this summer.

Wrong Shoes

Ok. I am totally guilty of never knowing where Daphne's shoes are. This is my solution.

Horsing Around

I thought I would share some photos of Daphne just playing around.
I thought I would share some photos of Daphne just playing around.

Daphne and Mom Time

I love these photos of Daphne and I playing around

I thought these were fun. Dapne loves to chase the dog under her dad's desk.

Injury

I wanted to share some injury photos. Babies are so resilient. This injury came about because she hit her head on the edge of the bed in a fit. It healed up great, but there is still a scar.

A Toddler?

I feel like this has a bit of an artistic feel of my walking, self-sufficient toddler.

Smiles

She definitely knows what to do when the camera comes out!

Messy Eating

Isn't she a messy eater?

Fun With Hats

One of the best things about being a mom is the fact that I get to hang out with Daphne a lot. We get to come up with fun things to do. Back when I was in New York in June, Daphne and I made this hat out of a newspaper. It thrilled her that I love to see her put it on, so she gave me a fashion show with the hat.

Daphne Loves Her Daddy

In case you were wondering, Daphne really, really loves to play with her daddy. Do you think it is a mutual love?

This is what I get to look at everyday!

Blog Neglect--Guilty

I've vowed to use the blog as a method of communicating the milestones of Daphne for some time now. I like to look back over what she has accomplished, and I am sure that all you like to look as well.

As of this point, I am going to keep you all more informed. I am going to post 1 time every day with at least 3 photo posts per week.

I'm sorry I've been gone for so long, I just took a break, and it keep extending itself longer and longer.

Good to see you all again.

Done!

Daphne is learning the concept of the word "done."

On TV, someone was pouring a beer out into a glass. When the beer was all poured out, Daphne pointed to it and said, "Done."

I have one smart baby.

Potty Chair Pee

I know I have been announcing milestones on here with potty training.

I put the potty chair on the floor next to my desk the other day to make it more visible. Daphne was playing around my desk today and then she just sat right down and peed on the potty.

I was so excited I made a big deal about it yelling, "Good Girl" for AT LEAST5 minutes.

She is finally starting to get it.

Hi, Hi, Bye, Bye

Daphne is quickly learning to mimic what I am saying.

Today, when I was milking the goats, Daphne was walking through the field with me. I said, "Hi Goat." Daphne repeated, "Hi Goat." I said, "Hi llama," Daphne repeated, "Hi llama."

Today, when I was getting ready to leave Julie's house, I said, "Bye Julie" and Daphne repeated, "Bye Julie." I said, "Bye Copper" and Daphne repeated, "Bye Copper."

How cute is it to have someone to mimic me?

Rosita!

When we go out to visit Grandma Diane and Auntie Melissa in eastern Oregon, we always stop in to see the pony.

In truth, Daphne doesn't love horses so much, but I think she is coming around.

Daphne and Eli

Daphne and Eli love to hang out in the car together. Don't they look so happy?
This was taken in May (I know I'm behind).

Goat Water

I was up milking the goat with Daphne today. The goats don't have water in the stall at night, so they head to drink first thing in the morning when I let them out. Daphne followed them over this morning and was trying to mimic them as they leaned down to drink.

I had caught her in the bathtub yesterday while she was on all fours drinking like a goat. I didn't realize until today what she was actually trying to do. It truly was a moment that I had to stop and laugh for a while.

Mopping

I was mopping the floor yesterday out of sheer desperation to get the house back in order.

When I set the mop down, Daphne ran over and grabbed it and tried to mop the floor.

Perhaps my life just got a little easier?

Potty and Poop!

I have been working on potty training Daphne by making a big deal about when I have to go pee and taking her to the toilet with me and showing her how it works.

Today, I showed her how to go pee and then I left the bathroom to catch a phone call. When I went back in to see her, I saw that she was working on putting toilet paper in the toilet. When I looked in the toilet, there was a nice Daphne poop in it.

So, she accomplished climbing up on the toilet and making a poop all by herself. I am so proud!

Scissors

Daphne came up to me today while I was sewing and she grabbed the scissors off the table while she said very calmly and clearly, "Scissors."

Where ever did she learn that new word?