say click. take a pic.

These Hulk hands were a gift from Josh for Christmas. They scared her pretty bad but lately she has been putting them on and saying "boom boom." She still wont let the voice box be on, but its a start.







she can pedal on her own now and she was carrying her monkey around.

plants

Himani and I grew some plants in her play room. Little did I know they would grow to get so big! I had her paint the first set of pots i got to replant them. Then they seemed to get even bigger so I had a craft book with some ideas how to paint pots and this is what she ended up with.


a penguin this is a polka dot plant



...and a chick and pig. the plant in the chick is a sensitive plant. it doesn't look very big b/c it shrivels up if you touch and breathe on it. The plant in the pig is lamb's ear

She really enjoys watering them and checking them out everyday when we go down there in the mornings.

Some things

Himani and I have been Skyping Josh and Hank lately. She loooooves talking to Hank over the computer. Its pretty funny Hank looks at the screen and turns his head side to side everytime we talk to him. The other day after we was done talking to Josh I saw my dad was on. I talk to my dad on there almost everyday. He's still not working and is pretty bored. I called him on that and Addi was over at my moms so Addi and HImani got to talk via Skype. I think they both really enjoyed it. Addi turns 1 next Wednesday. I will have pictures up from her birthday party that is this Saturday.

She has learned several things lately, main things; starting to tell what is left and right and counting to 20. Himani looooves counting.

Heres some pictures of just whatever from lately.


ive been teaching her to do some more silly faces. just what every girl needs to know


Addi loves standing at Lenny's cage and watching him when she comes over to my place. And she is also getting lots of teeth now. And her top 2 are gapped.


I love taking Hank places and he loves the AC in the car


Addi's new thing. Doing a head stand. I know its not the best of pictures but I was cracking up b/c she would crawl a bit then go into this.

Kid Scape

We checked out Kid scape last week. We got there and waited them to open. She had fun when it was only her. Kidscape is at the Johnson County Museum just down the street. It looks like a little city and they can go into the "buildings" that are set up and they can dress up, play with cars, play doctor, color, look at books, put on a play on there stage with curtains and costumes. She walked through all of it playing a little bit in each one and then she walked through the museum and by the time we got back to the Kidscape area there was tons of kids and she just stood there and looked at all of them. I was able to take a few pictures.



she put this hat on and said "Im like Boots! Boots hat" I am not sure if there is an episode of Dora and firefighters. I am sure there is but she has a book and he has a firefighter hat on.


She loved this tractor and she talked about it for the rest of the day.

Sweaty McSweats

This is how I usually find Himani when I wake her up at 3 from her nap.

today she was totally covered up. I walked in and I said Himani time to wake up. "Stephy, do you see me. Stephy do you see my head." I guess she was hiding from me and waiting for me to come find her.

And this is is how she looks when she comes out from underneath the blanket.

This picture really doesnt do justice to her hair. it drips with sweat. By now when she gets up from underneath the blanket she knows she is sweaty. "Stephy, Mani sweaty and sticky."

over due photos

So i still haven't figured out how to make a slide show.. so i picked some of my fav photos from the last couple months

Himani before tumble class with pig tails in a new leotard. She looooves tumble class and she asks to go everyday. A big part of her after nap time goes to tumbling in the living room because tumble class is after her naps on monday and she always says. "go tumble class after my nap." or the last month its been"go plane after my nap" and then she gets really upset when she doesnt get on a plane after nap.

she got a certificate and a cookie after she finished her first session of tumble class this was back in May.

Himani loves wearing her backpack and saying shes going on a school bus. She says she waits for it to come. But it may not be for a couple more years

Shes talented silly face and swinging at the same time. whoa!

we have been growing plants in the play room. i let her paint some pots and we replanted them and they grew huge fast. 2 out of the 3 could use an even bigger pot already

drinking her big coffee (water in a coffee mug)

I took Himani to Deanna Rose farm. My sister and Addi meet up with us. Himani got brave this time and fed goats milk in a bottle and few other animals fed and went down the big red slides all by herself

this was in the baby cow barn

singing twinkle twinkle little star into her chalk

Himani loves her some Addi Paddi.

I love this picture b/c it looks like the boy in the background is raising up his sunglasses to check Himani out. You can really tell how nice of a tan Himani and Addi will always have and how it takes forever for me to tan with my nice pale leg

This is at my apt pool. Addi loves swimming and fell asleep in it 1 day

HULK SMASH!

common/ funny things Himani says

Alright. Well my summer school is over and I got straight A's again. I amaze myself sometimes. But i feel like I am sooo behind in homework because I was constantly do it and havent for a week now and it just doesnt feel right.

I have tons of photos. I need to figure out how to do a slideshow so i dont have several pages of them.

While my 6 weeks of summer school I figured I wouldn't have time to update so I wrote down things I thought was funny that Himani said or her common sayings.

"BROWNNNIEEEE yummy brownie!!" (while eating an apple)

"Play Himani's park"

"AWESOMMMMME"

I asked her if she knew what kind of work her mom did. Her response "Homework!"

"Addi Paddi c'mere"

"C'mere stephy C'mere"

Awwwww Mannnnnn (like swiper)

I taught her what an underdog was with her swing set and every time she does it she says "SUPERMASSSA!"

" I need my medicine" She tells me daily she needs medicine because something on her hurts lately her teeth

"Go tumble class"

"Mani go home" (while at home)

"Applesause!"

"Shhhhoooootttttt."

"GabriLinsy" Both names are 1 word

If she doesnt see someone of something "Its lost" "Mommy lost"

"Put lotion on my armpits"

"There bird poop on the ground" (while we are inside on the couch)

"Play soccer game"

"I want big coffee"

"Cute bird poop"

"Whoooppsie daisy"

Points to her house "Mommies house" I ask her who else lives there "My sister"

"Mmmmmmm Liscious"

"Wheres make up?, I wear make up"

"My Lina My Ryan"