Bubbles

We've been having lots of fun playing outside now that the weather has cooled down a few degrees. It was so nice this morning that we went outside to play in our pajamas! Quinn loves running around trying to catch the bubbles. When I blow new ones, she claps her hands and screams "Yay, bubbles!!". This girl is SO fun!!

"My Malloon"

Do you see how she has her baby in the shopping cart and her balloon tied to the cart? Someone's trying to be like momma now! So cute!

What a little chatter box we have on our hands now!! Quinn loves her balloons she gets from our weekly visit to HEB. The minute we pull into the parking lot she is screaming "malloon, malloon, malloon!" and literally won't stop saying it until we are in the store and have it tied to the shopping cart. She loves to ride around in the cart while pointing to her balloon and telling everyone who walks around it is "my malloon".

I am so amazed by how much toddlers can learn just by watching their parents! Believe me, we don't sit around with flashcards teaching Quinn new words. She just hears us say them, and says them herself! She is now putting two words together, like 'my malloon'. Here are some of her little two words phrases:
-big house
-all done
-all gone
-my daddy
-my toy
-what doing? (What are you doing?)
-where going? (Where are we going?)
-blue ball
-heavy book

We have to really watch what we say around her now too. The other day we made it all the way to JoAnn fabrics (from our house its like a 25 minute drive) when I realized I forgot my wallet! When I realized I had forgotten it I said "oh cr*p" and guess who reapeated me? Only she said "oh cap". I'm really not one to use bad language, but I guess I'll need to be aware of what comes out of my mouth at all times.

Curly Q

Quinn's hair is so curly now! We're wondering if this will be permanent or just while she's a baby? Who knows, but we love watching it bounce as she toddles her way through the house!

"Good Girl"

Today Quinn was having macaroni and cheese with deli ham and broccoli. I guess she decided today that she didn't want to eat the ham and would pick it out with her finger, set it on her tray, and say "good girl". And if she dropped a noodle she would say "oh shoot!" . What a funny girl!

Can you see all of the ham on the tray?

San Antonio Zoo

Before we went to New Mexico for my Grandma's funeral, we went to the San Antonio Zoo with Jaime's parents. BOY was it hot and humid!! It didn't matter to Quinn though because she just loves animals and looks at them intently as if studying. She was such a good girl and enjoyed every minute of it. Now she says "zoo, zoo" when we watch her Barney goes to the Zoo video. It is really funny.

Ready for te hot weather with her hat and sunglasses.
Quinn and Mama Rose. Every time Quinn would see a new animal she would say "ooohhhh" and then say the animal's name. Like "mokee" for monkey.
Enjoying a little lunch.
She kept saying "hand, hand" because she wanted to hold the fish in her hand!
We are taking a picture in front of Quinn's favorite animal, the Elephant! Can you see him in the background (over my right shoulder)? Every time Quinn sees one she gets really excited and tries to make the trumpet sound.

Room Re-Do

So a few months ago I decided to re-do the decorations in Quinn's room. I was getting bored of the pink and brown and then found this really cute pink, orange, and brown fabric. I guess its kind of similar to the old set but it was too pretty to resist. So far I've made a couple of throw pillows and the wall hanging above her crib. I had a cute little bumper that I made as well but a few weeks after I put it in her crib, I noticed her stepping on it and almost falling out of her crib. So of course I immediately took that out. Next I'll make a bed skirt and I may even try my first ever quilt. We will see.

One of my good friends has a photography business (Giggles and Bliss) and just recently started a paper company called Giggles and Ink. I sent her a picture of the wall hanging I made (right) and she made the name poster on the left to match!! I think I'll frame it and hang that up in the room too. To see more of her great products visit www.gigglesandink.com

I still have a ways to go but it will come together eventually. And as for the rest of the house....oh boy- THAT will take some time.

I'm a Grown-Up!

Lately Quinn has been doing some very grown up pretend play. Here are some pictures of her in action:

She's wearing my bra here! She'll walk around and say "baa". Ha, ha!!
It thought this was so cute- She hung her purse like I hang her diaper bag on the shopping cart and placed her baby where she sits when we go shopping! She'll walk around the house and place different things in the cart and say "shop".
She'll put this purse on and walk around saying "buh bye".

Too funny!