Fetch..............Or Not!

Pokey wanted the ball Royanne had. He wasn't

aware it was an orange golf ball, however.

She was really getting annoyed with him.

Here she wouldn't give it up. He has the

patience of Job, as they say.

She crossed her arms and was telling him

"BACK!"

She was teasing him with it.



She ran off and he followed.
This went on until way after dark when I
made her come in. It was quite a stand off!


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Isn't She Lovely?

Daddy's Day Off

PLANTING

They started their day off planting seeds.

Royanne doesn't understand, of course, planting,

but she has a lot of fun playing in the

dirt and helping her daddy.

They seedlings are now on top of the

fridge so they stay sort of warm. She

knows they're there. Might not know

what they are for, but she knows where they are.

Pretending to count. You remember....

1-2-3........8-9-10 !

Poking them in with planting tweezers.

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RIVERY WALK

There's a new walkway in town, and it
is about time we used it!
So, we got the wagon, some water,
some snacks, a golf ball retriever (we'd be
near the golf course, so why not!), Elmo
and the silky. Off we go!
As you can see, we found a few
golf balls.



Royanne decided she wanted to walk
a spell, and even offered to assist
with pulling the wagon.



She got bored, dropped the handle




and ran ahead, laughing.



She happily posed for a picture.

And another.

Collecting rocks.

Helping by pushing.

Throwing the collection.

Starting a new collection.

Heading towards the playground at the

end of the journey.

Can I really make it all the way up?

Looks very big to a little kiddo.

Bye-bye.

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1,2,5....8,9,10

That's how she counts..............

1-2-5........8-9-10.

These cards were one of many items from Mimi for

Valentine's Day. Elmo, Elmo, Elmo!

I'd say we need them!

Asparagus & Augmentin

I do declare! Royanne has the most unusual

palate for a toddler!

In addition to loving sharp cheddar, Asiago

cheese, chips & salsa and cold kidney

beans, she loves asparagus!

She shoved it in and wanted more.

I just started eating it in the last 6 years
or so, because I'd only had it from a can,
and discovered the fresh stuff is outta
this world! I am so glad Royanne
loves her veggies!



As you can see, in the background,
we are tracking the
medicine intake with Elmo faces.




Here she is showing me the Elmo collection.

Every morning, every night, it is

med-c (her way of saying medicine) and then

on to the Elmo wall.

We apply the tape and she sticks them

wherever. Sometimes she says "HIGH!"

so we will lift her higher.

Once it was all over, we had displayed

24 Elmo faces. When I bought the package

of Elmo faces months ago, I didn't know what

I'd use them for, but I knew she'd love them.

Sometimes putting up an Elmo made the

medicine easier to swallow.

Royanne, when in a calm and

pleasant mood, was given the opportunity

to pretend to draw up her medicine.
She was so proud! She really was good about

taking the nasty stuff.

We bought a canister of banana flavored

instant breakfast drink right before this

kidney infection thing happened.

She wouldn't drink milk and we were trying

to wean her from toddler formula.

The augmentin was banana flavored,

and since I hadn't yet opened the instant

breakfast, I returned it. Who would ever expect

her to take up with banana instant breakfast when

the med-c was banana? So, for the time

being we'll get our calcium in orange juice and

various types of cheese.

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Home From the Hospital

This post only has 1 picture. I still have not

had the time to complete my understanding

of how in the world to retrieve a picture from

the video camera, to log her hospital stay.

When it was time to be discharged from the

hospital, Bruce couldn't get away from work, so Kay

and Liam came to get us and take us home. I asked

Liam to stay until his dad got off of work & could

come and get him, and to play

with Royanne.

Kay brought Liam to the hospital in his pjs - he

loves his pjs - and she didn't realize he didn't wear

shoes. So, when we got inside our house, Kay made

Liam take off his socks because she didn't want

the hospital germs in my house. Liam said the tile

was too cold, so I gave him a pair of bobby sock

style striped socks, made from a polyester-spandex

blend. He managed to get them almost to his knees,

and while they were playing, I took this picture,

because it looked like the wicked witch

of the west,

under the house on the Wizard of Oz.

It cracked me up!

He asked me if he could keep the

socks- he is a sock lover also- and I said

sure! Mimi said he's worn them 3 or 4 times

since; they get washed & they're back on

his feet. Silly boy!

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Unhindered

The stool Bruce made for Ro has come

in handy when she wants to watch what

we are doing in the kitchen. Beats holding her

all over the place!

However, when she learned to PUSH IT

around, it had to spend chunks of time in

the garage.

Here, sporting a Christmas candy cane

confiscated from a kitchen snack drawer,

she has moving the stool on her mind.....

She threw down the candy - which she

doesn't even like (but it was snagged during her

covert operation)- when it was impeding

her progress.

Here she is turning it a quarter

turn so she can investigate another

counter top.

She grunts when it gets stuck in the

grout.



Almost done!



Climbing up........

Scoping out the possibilities.....

"OH! Mom's coupon wallet!.....

little pieces of paper......"

"WOW! Lookie what I've got!

And it was so easy!"

(Which is why the stool goes in

the garage from time to time).

Later, she decides to unload

the cabinet while I unload the dishwasher!


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