Naps….They both like their naps. At least they nap at the same time :)
Because our jeep is pretty much totaled and it would be a massive inconvenience and hard to see each other ever, we decided to replace it. We thankfully found our little mint green "Mitsy" in our price range in good condition. She's an '07 Ford Focus with less that 80,000 miles on her. She's going to be very nice on the gas budget as she is Scott's commuter car to Anchorage for school 4 days a week.
Scott had been home with Kasila for about a week before I got out of school. During the day, while I was gone, Scott came up with a bunch of fun ways to entertain Kasila and himself. This was probably pretty close to his favorite and I would say most definitely her favorite. I mainly took video of it, so this is the only photo I have. He took our 6' folding table and leaned it against the couch, creating a slide. She sits on the blanket and slide down. If we have it on a lower slope, she'll even slide down on her belly head first. This child has no fear. She seems to be willing to try anything!
She got some adorable dresses for Christmas! I was trying to get a picture of her in one but she refused to really get me a chance. This is the best I was able to capture.
Bubbles! We've had lots of fun playing with bubbles!
Since Kasila has so much fun with the indoor slide, we (meaning, I) decided take her out and try a real slide. We stopped by my school and played for about 15-20 mins. It wasn't super cold, but still chilly. The Alaskan air gave us all a nice kiss on the face.
Scott forgot his heavy coat, but he was made for Alaska. The cold didn't bother him as long he didn't fall down in the snow. Hence, him slowing himself down instead of sliding off the slide into the snow.
Cute girl!
Happy New Year! We spent the evening with the Summers and the Fowlers. It was a night filled with fun, games, laughter, food, fairly happy babies, and sparklers!
I don't know know if I should be proud of this or not, but Kasila has become very proficient at maneuvering through the iPad. She is very precise and uses her index finger to touch apps and arrows. She know the PBSKids app and the Baby Sign Language app.
**Which by the way, she has learned how to sign 3 signs consistently! More, Please, and Thank You are the specific signs that we've taught and reinforced. Got to have a well mannered child! She seems to do Milk & Want but I can't quite tell if she's signing or just doing a natural baby thing.
Yum Yum Yum! She likes her food!
Today was my first day back and it went pretty well. I missed my little girl. Scott missed having 2 of us home with our girl who is becoming more and more demanding as she starts knowing what she wants. Most of my students seemed to miss their beds. However, it seemed to go fairly smooth and I feel a little more invigorated for the last half of the year!
