All righty... it's tough getting back into the groove of things when you've been gone for a week! Much to Chris's chagrin, I only just unpacked my suitcase on Friday. And I've been home since Thursday. Of LAST week. Hee. Anyway, time to get back to things... which means blogging!So I recently found out that my dad is going to get married. He's engaged to a woman who lives in Virginia and is planning to move out there when they tie the knot. That means Ong Ngoai's (that's Vietnamese for maternal grandpa) Annabel-time is being cut short. Because of this, he's been coming over a lot (or she's been going over to his place) so that they can hang out before he moves away. So, since I've been waaaaay behind in the photo taking, I'm going to post a bunch of the pictures that he's taken.
While I was gone, Annabel went over to Ong Ngoai's place after preschool on Wednesday. (Notice the jeans and t-shirt outfit. That's pretty much all Chris dressed her in. Good thing she's got plenty of jeans!)
Having a snack, with her Baby of course!
This one cracks me up. Her Ong Ngoai walks around like this, with his hands behind his back. I noticed that whenever he's around, she walks like this too.
Fun times with the Kangaroo Climber that we got off of Craigslist for Ong Ngoai's place! She loves this thing.
This one was taken since I'd come home. See the pigtails? Proof of my presence, hahaha! We went to her friend Beckham's birthday party, hence the cupcake t-shirt. She just LOVES her kitchen from Ba Ngoai (that's maternal grandma)!
And now that her feet can reach, she's getting really good at driving her little firetruck around. Although, she sometimes gets it confused with her PowerWheels and pushes in the middle of the steering wheel to try to make it go.
One of our favorite things to do together... read books!
This is her "Sing 'n Stage" that we've had since she was little bitty. She still loves to dance and sing with it! Notice that it's next to her changing table (that's what she's sitting on). It's the only thing that will keep her relatively in one place so we can change her diaper.
What can I say about this one? How can you not love that silly face?
Best buds, Annabel and her Baylor. (Macee's still not sure about the mini-person that keeps invading her space!)
With the recent few days of mild weather we've been having, Annabel has been loving the chance to go for walks outside. She especially loves pushing her scooter around!
Another favorite pastime... building with her blocks!
Hmmmm... and while I know that my daughter is
extremely gifted and talented, I somehow still doubt that she was responsible for building this structure. Still, makes for a great picture, eh?
And on another of our mild weather days, we went to the park, and Ong Ngoai came along. I took a bunch of photos from that day, but have only gotten to editing these. More to come, but thought I'd share in the meantime.
Ong Ngoai pushes Annabel on the swing. She LOVES to swing... she was on this for a good 20 minutes before she would let us take her out of it to play on the rest of the playground. Even then, she would have preferred to swing some more!
Annabel contemplates going down the big slide. She didn't contemplate for long. She promptly went back down the stairs because despite the fact that she wanted to get to Ong Ngoai at the bottom quickly, she didn't like the looks of that slide.
She finally sat in one place for more than 2.5 seconds so I could get a shot of her looking at me! I can't believe she's 21 months old already. Time flies, doesn't it?
OK, time for bed. Hope you enjoyed this picture-filled post to make up for the 2 weeks I didn't blog because of my trip.
Cheers!
Ponchos are great because they're still a cover up, but not as cumbersome or heavy as a coat. But still warmer than a spring jacket for the winds that might kick up. Plus, they can be part of an outfit, not just something that goes over your cute clothes. I didn't really apply that here because we were just at home and out for a walk in our cul-de-sac, but I think it's still pretty cute.
Cutie patootie poncho-head! Plus, I think when she gets a little older, she can pretend it's a cape and be a super hero. Super Binkie! She can soak you in drool in under 5 seconds!
Heading back into the house with Ong Ngoai. See how cute the poncho is on Annabel? I just love how it looks like wings or something. I know, I'm weird and starting to be slightly obsessive about ponchos.
