Cutie in a Pink Bib

Star Wars Shirt

Funny recent Alma happenings/quotes:

* Alma's face was covered in peanut butter because she likes to eat her peanut butter sandwiches without the crusts cut off, but still avoiding the crusts.  I tried to wipe the peanut butter off her face with my finger to no avail. So I licked my finger and rubbed again and this time the peanut butter came off.  Alma -- ever Miss Manners -- exclaims, "Thanks for using mouth wash!"

* We have been going to as many sporting events at Moravian College as we can.  They are close, free and a really great environment.  This afternoon at a field hockey game, Alma and I had this conversation:
A: Why do they have such beautiful hair?
L: Their hair ribbons, you mean?
A: No, just the beautiful hair.
L: Oh, yes, many of the girls have their hair in braids or other styles to keep it out of their faces.
A: Yes, and out of the grass.
L: The grass?
A: Their hair is so long that they need to tie it to their heads or it would be in the grass.  They need a haircut.

* Alma has an imaginary friend, Foxy Loxy from the old story Henny Penny.  Sure, Foxy Loxy is the villain in the story -- he eats Henny Penny and all of her friends -- but Alma adores her female version who loves to dance like a fox (it looks like scratching and running in a small circle), lives in a castle (an academic building at Moravian) and spends most of her free time watching tv at our house.  We often have to call to her to come to bed with Alma for nap time and set up a chair at the table for her to sit on (to eat her "fox food and spaghetti") while we have our afternoon snack. The sweetest thing is when Alma puts her in her carrier to go on a walk. 

Baby Bubbee at 9 months

Happy Birthday, Godmother Christine!

Utah!

(Photos courtesy of Erica's camera -- thanks darling!)

Recent highlights

There have been so many great things happening recently and, like a typical blogger, I keep thinking of this site and wishing that I had the time, energy and (dare I say it?) interest to update this space.  Here's a few of the highlights we will get to eventually:

* James and I took a trip to Utah to visit Erica and her family.  It was awesome.  Alma had a great time hanging out with my parents while we were gone and Joshua was at work.
* Alma loves preschool and happily waltzes into the classroom twice a week.
* James is in zombie stage: crawling around the house trying to find someone's leg he can try to climb up while making low moaning/crying/unintelligible gibberish noises.  It's the cutest.
* We finally admitted to Alma that the "music truck" actually contains ice cream and got her some one evening after dinner. She chose a popsicle that looked like Dora, who she refers to as "that girl from my pajamas."
* James had his first trip to IKEA.  This doesn't seem especially noteworthy but I love that place.  Since we broke one of the last dining room chairs, we started to get a new set.  It includes kids chairs that match!  Hooray for Alma not having to use a booster seat!
* We went to a petting zoo and Alma fed the animals from her hand.  This is HUGE for the little girl who didn't even want them looking at her last summer.

Pictures of most of these things will come along soon ... once the rest of life calms down a bit. 

Ice Cream Truck

First Day of Preschool