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Saturday, August 27, 2011

8 Months Old!

Marin....
  • loves her gym class. Whether they are balancing her on a tall ladder or flipping her over a bar, she is always smiling. Loves every minute. Fearless. 
  • loves climbing up on the bookshelves and pulling down all the books. Maybe she wants to be a librarian too!?!? 
  • loves the printer!!! She will push the buttons and then, of course, climb up on it. 
  • can wave now. It's more of a Hitler military salute mixed with a bear claw but we have confirmed that it is a wave and it is adorable! Side story: We went to lunch the other day and enjoyed the weather and ate outside (while the weather is still nice). We were on a busy street so people were walking by quite a bit. And friendly Marin gave each and every passer by a good ol' Hilter/bear claw salute wave. Thankfully, they were all friendly and waved back. Marin was in heaven. 
  • is VERY, VERY opinionated when it comes to meal time. She knows exactly what bites she wants and if you don't get it to her mouth fast enough, you could perhaps see a little girl drama. Fun times. But she will try anything once, especially if I take a bite/drink first. 
  • loves her Cheerios book. She will put all 300 Cheerios in her mouth at one time if we let her. And the fact that she chokes, gags, and yaks with all 300 doesn't slow her down one bit. 
  • loves climbing up the slide and then sliding down....and repeating at least 10 times before we leave the park. 
  • will do laps in the bathtub and even put her face down in the water once or twice just to get a drink. :o)
  • loves the double stroller (another yard sale find), but she can sit up and see everything much better in it. 
  • loves pushing buttons on the laptop but the "caps lock" key is her favorite because it lights up.
  • loves Wheel of Fortune and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 
  • can turn the light switch off. 
  • AND has TWO TEETH!!!












We got Marin a "few" books from our local thrift store. Here is a video from this morning of her "reading" one of them.


Marin reading her new book. from Stacey Brednich on Vimeo.

Friday, August 26, 2011

A little tooth....and a few other pictures

So this is the best I could get of her little teeth. She is so busy but I was able to get a few pictures while she was trapped in the bath tub. Not that she is still in there either. The Beluga does laps in the tub....back and forth, back and forth!!

Hard to see, I know. But she is still so stinkin' cute!

A little better....

This is what I normally get when I am trying to get a picture of the teeth. But just look at those rolls!

yep, too busy for a photo. 
And a few more pictures for fun!
Guess we are going to need to find a new place for the printer....

Climbing EVERYWHERE!

Marin loves watching Wheel of Fortune. It is so funny to watch her.
Not sure if she is just exhausted since it comes on right before bed or if Pat and Vanna are just
that entertaining to her!?!?

Loves it!
We are hoping she is at least learning a few letters! :o)

Monday, August 22, 2011

Colors!

Playing with BLUE felt mat in the car....

Shake, shake, shake those colors! from Stacey Brednich on Vimeo.


The color bottles were a good car ride distraction as well!

Water Play from Stacey Brednich on Vimeo.

Some water play with her color toys before the weather gets chilly! 

She had so much until she realized she could crawl out of the pool. Then that was all she wanted to do!



Pudding Painting from Stacey Brednich on


She didn't really like the taste of the pudding. But she kept trying to eat it! 



Saturday, August 20, 2011

Nature Museum

We got another library pass for the Nature Museum. It didn't have as much stuff for little ones but it was a fun little outing and in the future when the kiddos are older it will be a lot of fun for them. Plus it was free. 
Critter Connection

Petting a snake


Aquariums full of different CREEPY crawly things...


YUCK

CrEePy

"I'm not scared of that bear!"

Crawling the tunnel

Love those chubby wubby legs!



Peek a Boo

I'm doing something sneaky....



This is so neat. They have these backpacks you can check out
on different themes. They are filled with all kinds of things to
experiment with for a week. We will be taking advantages of these when
they get older!

The Butterfly Garden






Butterflies "Emerging out of their Chrysalis"


BEES! ugh.

Working out like the groundhogs...


Exhausted after another Chicago adventure!