Let's Take Dora on a Walk

The weather is beautiful today, and AC kept saying, "ouside! ouside!" and so we took a little walk. Dora was kind enough to join us on our little stroll, and what stroll wouldn't be complete without collecting a few rocks. This has become AC's newest passion - rock collecting. We can't take 2 steps without picking up a couple of rocks. Today, Dora held the rocks in her stroller. Gracias, Dora.

Chatter Box!

It's official...our child is a chatter box! I'm not ashmed to admit that she comes by it quite naturally! Bless her heart. She talks non-stop! Whenever one of us steps out the room, she immediately asks, "Where Da-da (Ma-Ma) go?" and when she sees a school bus (she can spot one a mile away), she says, "Oohl Bus..round and round and round" (to go along with the song, "The Wheels on the Bus"), but her three favorite words are "pease" (please), "mine", and "no"....lovely.
Today at school, her teacher gave her some sunglasses. She was so excited to get home and show her daddy, but he wasn't home yet. I put them on her while we were getting out of the car, and when we got in the house, she went in every room, asking "Where Da-da go?". She even has hand motions.
One of her new favorite TV shows is The Wiggles, which she confidently refers to as "The Wi-Wi's"....that's nice. She will bring us the remote and say, "Wi-Wi please"....oh dear. Anyway, today, while catching a few minutes of the Wiggles, Anna Claire found it necessary to scoot her chair as close to the TV as possible. When I asked her to move her chair back...this is the look I received, as if to say, "What's wrong with where I'm sitting, Mom?"

Church Nursery....Her Second Home!

As you can imagine, AC spends quite a bit of time in the church nursery! Fortunately, she loves playing there with her good buddy, Brennan...or "B" as she calls him.

My friend, Lindsay, is my hero for finding these clips that AC will keep in her hair! Fabulous.

Google

We have a 'site meter' on our blog that shows us information about who visits our site. It doesn't give names - just location, time spent on blog, and how he/she got to our blog. Anyway, someone from Chiriqui, Panama, found our blog by going to Google and searching "McKenzie brownies New Orleans". Really?
So, I did my own Google search, thinking I might be missing something about a McKenzie brownie in New Orleans.....and well, on page 10 of the Google search, I found a mention of McKenzie's Bakery in New Orleans, and I'm on page 17 now with no mention of our blog. This person must have been serious about finding McKenzie brownies in New Orleans.

The "Wah-Wah"

We have a new addition to our mall here - the Boulevard - an outdoor, store-front shopping area. Anyway, they have two huge water fountains, and Anna Claire loves them! We showed her how to throw pennies in, and this made her squeal with excitement! We were out there today, and every store we went in, she would quickly point outside and say, "Wah-wah pease" (read: Water, Water, please).


Please note the clip in her hair....before we went shopping, a huge package arrived from my friend, Lindsay, filled with clothes and accessories for AC, including some hair clips. I tried one in AC's hair, and she pulled on it at first, but then realized it wasn't coming out, so she left it alone! Beautiful. Thanks, Lindsay!

Wacky Hair...

AC needs a hair cut...but if you recall the last time we went to the kid-friendly hair salon, they didn't do much, so I'm on the hunt for a new place to take her. This morning, while she was eating breakfast, I tried to put her hair up. She kept the bow in long enough for me to snap a couple of pictures, and then she pulled the bow out, saying "No, Mommy", and tossing the bow on the floor.

It's Raining. It's Pouring.

And Wednesday evening church has been cancelled. Crazy. Here's the view from our front door. The small river is actually our driveway.
Here's AC modeling her new Yankees outfit that her daddy brought back for her from his recent trip to NYC. (And yes, she's being a good PK - notice the church directory in one hand!)

Editor's Note: This is my 3rd post for the day...be impressed. *grin*