August Update!

Let's see... where to begin...

We continue to be very very busy with, well, life. With Deanna returning to work and Dave returning to school, we have tried to cherish those precious weekend hours. We recently bought our ginormous toddler her first bedroom set (ironically, called "Delaney" at Target). The first pic is of us trying to put together a bookcase, while Delanie proceeds to climb in and out and on and off of it.

The second picture - we finally have a photo of her downward facing dog yoga sleep moves. Anyone with a child knows that a picture is worth a thousand words... unless of course, that picture wakes a sleeping baby. So, we have put off taking photos of her sleeping for, oh, 16 months or so. This has been her sleeping position since about 6 months old. Notice the baby appendages coming out from under her right arm...

Delanie's vocabulary continues to expand. Some of the latest words: tractor, lawn mower, trees, cheese, Nicky (neighbor's dog), kitty, mail, swim, peanut butter, bath, trash, clean, dirty, and phone. The one word that she has just about perfected - "NO!" She says it with a head shake and usually some sort of hand gesture such as pushing away from us. And she likes to repeat it over and over for emphasis...

Last week, Delanie got a little package in the mail from her Mamo (great-grandmother). Inside, two adorable little outfits! Here she is below, posing in her new outfit, accessorized by Mardi Gras beads. We cannot seem to coax her to keep any hair accessories on her head longer than 2 minutes, but she regularly wlaks around the house with some sort of necklace.

And, the last picture is just proof that we have morphed into parents - we took joy in taking photos and video of our daughter, looking miserable under a too-big bike helmet. Here she is riding her new bike for the first time. Since she has been a B-I-G girl her whole life, she really hasn't ever fit on those ride-on toys, her legs are just too long. So, we went ahead and got her a bike a little early, hoping she will be able to enjoy growing into it. We just have to work on her with the helmet.

We are off to a few weddings over the next few weeks - one in Virginia and one in Cape Cod. We are looking forward to seeing so many family and friends, and perhaps getting a little R&R in as well. We will surely have lots of pics when we return!