Swimming

Mary Elizabeth doesn't stay still long and pooltime is no exception. She wants in, then out, in the float, then out of the float, wants to be held, then wants to be free. We had a good time at the pool, but it is sure a lot of work to have fun and still be safe! It is going to be a busy summer.

Ice cream

Mary Elizabeth and I tried out the new ice cream shop last week. The Dish and the Spoon has terrific ice cream and several menu options as well. This was only the second time M.E. had tried ice cream and she is still not sure about it! I was glad to finish hers though!

Reading

I had forgotten about taking this photo. My girl really loves her books! Of course, she also likes digging in the dirt until she has black fingernails.

Summer!

We are having so much fun! Monday we went to see two of my friends after naptime. We visited with Heather and her new girl Honor, then we went to see one of my THS friends Melinda. Wednesday M.E. went to school and saw her friends while I ran some errands. Mike and I actually met with the architect and got the new house plans underway. We have been to the park twice this week and finally got in the pool yesterday for a few minutes. Today M.E. and I ran some errands in Alabaster then ate lunch with Mike. M.E. is turning into such a little girl. She likes to "dust", pick up trash (at the park) and put her animals down for naps. I know it is going to be a great summer.

Summer, really?

Okay it is the first week of summer, but it doesn't really feel like it! It's raining, so we can't go to the pool. The rain has turned the barnyard into a swamp, so I haven't ridden Doodle. To top everything off M.E. has a stomach bug, so I've been bathing her, doing laundry and cleang carpet and furniture non-stop! It can only get better, right?
UPDATE- M.E. has kept clear fluids down all day and the sun is out! Things are looking up! Currently she is dancing to a recorded "Jack's Big Music Show." The upside to having a sick girl is that she sure likes to hug her momma!

New words

Mary Elizabeth has started to say "thankyou" everytime she is done with something and wants you to take it. Sometimes this is when she has finished her milk and she hands you the cup, but sometimes if I put something on her plate that she doesn't want to eat she picks it up and hands it to me and says "thank you". It is too funny! She has also stared to say "dadee" and "momma" and point to us. It's like she knew the words and she knew us, but she just put 2 and 2 together. The word "no" is big right now. Anytime she doesn't want something, wants us to stop doing something (ie- combing hair), etc., we get a firm NO. She is really turning into her own person. I just hope we get a happy medium between the NO girl and the "thank you" girl!

New toy