Messy eater

Remember when we were complaining that Alice didn't like to feed herself? Boy, do we wish we could go back to those days! All the cracks in our floor are permanently caulked with foul-smelling yogurt now. It turns out in regards to parental workload / time commitment, the clean-up after Alice insists on feeding herself takes a lot longer than sitting with her and carefully feeding her ourselves ever did.

Safety first!

As biking season approaches again, we're trying to get Alice used to wearing a helmet. She's kind of taking to it (for short stretches only, and not necessarily buckled), but at least like her cousins before her, has come to appreciate that safety starts in the home!

More static

Another fun - and hair-raising - day at the park. Alice, ever the adventure baby, now wants to do the slides all by herself.

All the little Dollies

Alice got to meet her Dolly's cousins last time we were in Green Lake. Aunt Ginny's own Bubbles and Dolly the First are in a little rattier shape than Alice's Dolly -- but all in all, they didn't smell too bad.

Chicken farmer

Although she's been coming with us to help us collect eggs and change the bedding all winter long, Alice only recently seems to have started noticing that there are actual chickens in the coop, too. She thinks they are very funny - especially Drumstick and Floofhead - and sometimes tries to make "cluck, cluck" noises, herself. Daddy worries that she's going to get her fingers pecked off - they look a lot like tasty earthworms to the chickens!

Little Green Riding Hood

Alice, who has always had a flair for drama, apparently wanted to act out a scene from Grimm's Fairy Tales last weekend when we were visiting Grandma & Grandpa. This wolf wasn't so big & bad, however.

Fun in the park

It's starting to get warm enough that we can enjoy an afternoon in the park. Alice really enjoyed watching all the older kids and digging in the chopped rubber "sand," but she found the slides to be a rather hair-raising experience.