A Lady Says Yes

Carolyn has the cutest "yep" you will ever hear. And she'll say it all day long too. My mother taught my nephew how to say "yes" when he was little, and I was wondering if Carolyn even knew how to say "yes." So one time when she answered "yep," I asked if she could say "yes." She could. And she has never said "yep" again. I miss it.

Laundry Help

I left an empty basket outside the dryer because I was distracted by the phone ringing. After a short conversation, I returned to see Carolyn helping her mama out. She doesn't quit a job until she is done!

Here's a clip of her finishing the job.

I can't wait until she's older and I can employ her all day while I nap or read trashy novels.

A Morning Kiss

Parties

Carolyn's been to birthday parties for her cousins, but Saturday was the first time she went to one for a friend. It was adorable to see the friends all sitting at a kid table with party hats, eating food. Afterward, Carolyn got a goodie bag that she insisted on carrying home like a purse. She had so much fun and loved it all. The best part? She took a long nap afterward.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

In my defense, I was paid a whopping five dollars to do that. Carolyn did it for fun. Also, Jeremy dressed Carolyn that day. I disclaim any knowledge of that outfit.

Catching up

It's been so long. Mostly because I've been lazy. Just not feeling like blogging at the end of the day. Or finding the cord for my camera. Although, we are lacking pictures, Carolyn has been up to some antics lately.

One day I was at my brother's house, when Chandler came down and kept telling us "shoe, shoe." We told him he was very smart and to go play until we finished making dinner. Finally, when time to eat, the two older children had come down, but not Carolyn and Chandler. I went up to herd them down, and as I turned the corner, I saw Carolyn with one foot deep in the toilet bowl, the other dangling over the edge. She looked at me like "how do I get off this thing?" And you probably guessed it, her shoe was soaked! I suggest always investigating something if a toddler comes downstairs urgently repeating something.

If Carolyn can't do something, it immediately becomes hard. She'll repeat the word over and over until one of us come to save her. In her language, it sounds like "harsh. "But what happens when we don't help? Well, I'll tell Carolyn she can't have more rolls, and she reaches for them saying "harsh." Or I tell her no throwing toys and she says "harsh." I really wish I had video of this, because it is much cuter than it reads.

We are very much enjoying springtime, and hope to be able to spend a lot more time outdoors very soon. We hope everyone else (even those in Alaska with fresh snow!) get some warm weather and can enjoy some sunshine.

Teeth

Does anyone's kid actually let them brush the teeth? Carolyn is more than willing to have a toothbrush and some toothpaste. She immediately sucks off the toothpaste and insists on more. Today, we had a compromise, she could carry around the mini tube with the cap on, and refill her brush to her heart's content. I never said she was the smartest kid in town.

Seriously though, for kids under 2, does anyone get real brushing in? My doctor just told me this is why we have baby teeth. At least he's not judging me.

Fun with Chan Chan

For those who don't know, Carolyn has a cousin who is a mere two months older than she is. She loves him. A lot. I could convince her to eat worms if that meant she could go see Chan Chan (better known as Chandler).

Now that Carolyn speaks, she asks for Chandler at least 4 separate times a day. And if I should accidentally say his name whilst doing something else, that is the one word she hears and she repeats it ad nauseum for the next 15 minutes, periodically tearing at my heart by looking out the front window to see if Chan Chan is coming up the walk.

So days like this one about two weeks ago are her absolute favorite. We went to the mall to enjoy a play structure. After lunch, everyone got milkshakes.



And then! We saw Chandler later in the day too. Not only that, but she got to share his swing.

Without so much as a learner's permit

Just so you know, I wasn't present for this. I ran into the store with Carolyn buckled into her car seat, safely tucked in the back seat. After picking up the few items on my list as quickly as possible, I returned to find Carolyn trying to take the car out for a spin. Aunt Bean is not the best chaperone.

Picking my tunes

Checking the lights

Taking this baby for a spin!

Siamese Swinging

I don't know if this video will embed properly. Hopefully, it will. We had a park trip with the Wildes and the little cousins got in some quality swinging time together. They swung for awhile and as soon as we got the video going, Chandler decided he was finished. You can hear Carolyn saying no as Angelina stops the swing. She wasn't quite ready to be done. WARNING: The video can be a little motion-sickness inducing. But it's still cute!

Shoe Shopping

Carolyn: Do you have anything in my size?

Chandler: You, my dear, are a perfect size 6.

Best Buds

Don't turn your back

Oh, how quickly this--

turns into this--

Fur Rondy

To celebrate swapping dead animal pelts, Anchorage throws a festival every February called Fur Rendezvous. This means we have a carnival in the dead of winter. We took Carolyn. She loved it, but apparently, even though she rode everything at Disneyland, she's too stinking short for most of the rides, even if I go with her. They wouldn't even let her ride the ferris wheel!













We found one guy who let Carolyn go for a spin, and she thought it was the best thing ever.















We caught some fish. We traded our animal pelts for a stuffed pig and lamb.

Party Girl

Getting ready for a night on the town

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Coming home

Good Morning Baltimore!

Angel wanted to document the three of us at Hairspray together

Why is she so bad at taking pictures?!

This will do.

We do have a picture of Kara, Angel, and me after Hairspray, but no decent pictures were taken before the show started. We had a grand ol' time at the show. Penny Pingleton is hilarious. I thought she was much better than in the movie. Who knew Broadway shows would rather tour to Anchorage than Portland?

In town square there are ice sculptures. Most are slightly melted and bear little resemblance to the artist's original intent. I was told this was supposed to be Mickey Mouse.

All I see is a blob with ears.

I got tired though so we had to go home.

PS: Dad, Carolyn is still cute.