Snack in the Open Air

One of the joys of springtime is being able to have snack outside. Sadie enjoyed her "mulk" and a big "cooo-kee" on a bench in Hanover. Don't worry, she didn't eat that whole cookie! She was kind enough to share it with Mommy.

She's a little teapot...

Here is a video of Sadie and Mommy playing "I'm a Little Teapot." It cracks Sadie up every time.

New Conveyance

Sadie got Daddy this backpack for his birthday. I think she likes it even more than he does. We used it today and had a great time. We were going to walk to the playground, but there were a lot of dark clouds and we decided to just walk the loop around our block.



Sadie has already learned to say "bah-pah" and tries to climb in on her own so we've had to hide it in the guest room. The backpack will surely be getting a lot of use this spring and summer and for a while into the future. It can carry up to 40 pounds and Sadie weighs about 23.

This morning

A sideways glance...

Pointing at a birdie..

Say "cheese", Sadie!

Tidbits

Here are a couple funny things about Sadie:

• She says "muk" instead of "mina" for milk. I think most of you would be able to understand what she means, too.
  
• The other day, I was singing along to the radio when I was strapping her into her car seat. "I Want You to Want Me" by the immortal Cheap Trick was playing. When I got to the title line, Sadie pushed my face away with her hands and angrily said "No! Mine!"
  
• If you are walking along with Sadie outside and she sees or hears a bird, she will immediately become rooted to the spot at which she is standing, point to the sky and say "birdie" over and over. If you whistle like a bird, she will do the same thing. This makes it a bit difficult to walk anywhere with her.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Dear Daddy,
Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day. Since it is your birthday, I can tell you in front of everyone how much I love you. You are so fun! I like to play with my toys with you because you do funny things and you showed me how to build very high towers. You make a lot of sound effects when you read to me. You are the best at giving me baths! I love to see you at the end of the day when you come to pick me up from daycare. You are my very best Daddy!
Love and sloppy kisses always,
Sadie

25% Irish, 100% Cute!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from our little leprechaun.

(green sweatsuit a gift from Nana and Grampy, little chair a gift from Grandma and Grandpa)

Helpful

After a fun visit to the Montshire with Isaac and his dad Andy, we were ready to head home. Sadie was determined to push her friend across the parking lot to his car. She was able to push the stroller for quite a while, despite it being loaded with 6 month old Isaac, Isaac's diaper bag and assorted other baby gear.



While at the museum, another mother asked if Sadie and Isaac were both my children. They are 9 months and a few days apart in age, so perhaps it is technically possible, but yikes. They are just friends, thank goodness, and Isaac has his own very nice mommy.

Sit at Table, Drink Milk

I like this picture from Monday's library outing because it's a good view of Sadie's recent hair, plus you can see her cute feet dangling in her new LLBean knock-off Merrell shoes. Doesn't she look like a genuine toddler sitting in a chair like that?

Wishing for Spring

The slightly milder weather today meant we could go for a quick swing before Mother Goose Time at the library.

Maybe Spring really is coming.

Cold Morning...

Yesterday morning, we went to watch the US Junior Olympics Team ski jumping event at Storrs Hill in Lebanon. It was a good time, but chilly.


Sadie liked being held in Daddy's arms and she was interested to hear that Daddy had been a ski jumper in high school.

Sadie fell asleep on the way home.
It turns out that watching teenagers ski jump is very, very tiring.

New Baby Cousin and New Baby Friend

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Sadie's new cousin William (the son of Daddy's cousin Kate and her husband Will) and to Sadie's new friend Marin Pearl (the daughter of Mommy and Daddy's friends Holly and Adam)! They were both born today. Sadie can't wait to meet the little bay-bees.