I went through all of Leia's clothes this week…boxed up the stuff that's too small and put out a whole slew of new clothes the next size up…can't believe how much she's growing!! Plus, Gram Gram sent us two new boxes of clothes, so this week has been all about having fun with new outfits. She's very authoritative these days as well…pulling on your arm or your leg to make you go where she wants you to go! We had a really fun day at the Regional Park in Truckee, where they have a much better play structure than our pathetic little park in Squaw. But what was really fun was that we were able to go on a little nature hike through the park, and she just kept trucking along in a forward, destination driven direction. Of course, when it was time to turn around and go back, she did NOT want anything to do with that! The fall weather has been really spectacular, so we had a lot of really fun days playing outside, including a fun day playing in the creek with Nana and Poppy, recently home from their big vacation to Croatia. Finally, Leia's manual dexterity is really improving by leaps and bounds. She is getting so good at feeding herself with a spoon and keeping the spoon level so that all the food stays on it (especially Rice Krispies with milk). And she's starting to enjoy using the colored pencils a lot, and I even saw that she was holding the pencil exactly the way a properly trained adult would! She doesn't do it all the time, but I've definitely seen it more than once…so amazing!
Our little Fox!
Vitamin model!
I love it when her hair gets those cute little curls!
Peek-a-boo, I see you!
80's fashion show day!
Testing out her new Leia sized table (and I do realize she's not holding the pen properly here, didn't get a picture of that yet).
Wearing her pretty party dress from her friends Brit and Ari to celebrate Poppy's birthday.
She really loves to sit in all of Emmett's baby stuff!
Finally some soft, stretch, and comfy jeans for her to wear!
More with the baby toys…she never really cared about Sophie until now!
So good at those endless squats!!
Who's that pretty girl looking at me in the mirror?!
Fun day checking out the Truckee Regional Park.
Mom, check out this frog…it's bigger than me!
Uh oh, she's starting to figure out how to climb!
More slide please!
Yeah, that was so fun!
Fun with our new slow-mo video application.
Very into Rock Climbing!
Carefully side-stepping down the train tacks like they were a balance beam!
Big smiles on our nature walk.
Hey, check out these cool pine needles I found!
Doesn't allow Dad to do the steering…prefers to take matters into her own hands!
Roller bag - check, safety helmet - check…see ya later!
Catching leaves in the creek with Nana.
Cracking Poppy up with her signature dance moves!
Stepping into the creek…oh yeah, it's cold!
Loving her new water shoes…protects the feet from the rocks but toes can still get wet…what a concept! Where were these hiding all summer Mom??
Beautiful fall day in Nana's garden.
Fun time playing in the water.
Picking out the perfect pumpkin!
Loving her new back pack from Croatia.
Mom, look what Nana gave me…it's got my name and everything!
Little goof.
Uh huh, with a look like that she's simple irresistible!
Love that smile…she's happy with the tomato creation she just cooked up!
Happy Halloween!
I'm talking to you!
This is going to be trouble, I can already tell…she's already got a major shoe fettish!
Showing off more of those signature dance moves.
Life is good when you have a backpack and a monkey.
Still loving her gift from Nana and Poppy's trip to Croatia.
I'm outta here, see you next time!
