Words you know

I've been meaning to do an entry about what you're saying these days for a while now. Here's a list of the ones that come to mind:
dog "daw"
car "caw"
dig "di"
yummy
milk "niw"
juice "ju"
teddy
hippo "appo"
tea
wine "why"
pop
door "do"
dark "dak"
more "mo"
please "me"
yea
no
daddy
mommy
grandma "ahma"
bean
rice
butt
nose
eye
mouth "mow"
night night "ni ni"
cold
hot
remote "mote"
wall "wa"
book "boo"
cup
bowl "bow"
spoon "spoo"
fork "fo"
wipe "why"
dirty "deety"
pool "poo"
elmo
santa "anta"
paper
toothpaste "appy"
deodorant "deo"
wash "wa"

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but you say a new word almost daily. I know I've forgotten a bunch! Of course, these are all partial words still, but we understand what you're saying very well.

Office Christmas Party

Mommy and Daddy on our way to the Dorchester Hotel for our fourth annual Northfield Dental Christmas Party (and 3rd one at this venue). Hard to believe we've been here that long!
Looking dapper!

Our move to Nanoose Bay

You and I on moving day, just hours before we left Malibu Terrace for the last time. We spent just over 3 years here and this was your first house, so it has a special place in our hearts, but it was time to move on. Shetland is perfect for us right now. We love it!
We were a little bit worried about you adjusting to the new house but you have been just fine with it. Even though the day we took possession we went to the house and 2 lots away were a collection of heavy machinery just chipping away....we had a fit! While they were blasting rock our house shook and they were really going at it during your 12-3 daily nap, ugh!
But you have been a sleep champ as usual, it didn't seem to phase you a bit.

We out up our puny little Christmas tree that we bought at the townhouse in Victoria and it just looks so ridiculous here but we had way too much on our plates to upgrade it this year! Next year we'll have a stunner :)

Your first advent calendar!

Grandma bought you your first advent calendar ans as could be anticipated it was a hit!
I don't think that you get that there is a chocolate every day in December and that we're counting down to something but you sure do enjoy eating a chocolate a day!
Every dinner (and sometimes lunch) you ask for a "yummy." We help you to open a little window and pry out a chocolate and then we proceed to break the little chocolate into several pieces so we can bribe you with it to eat a few more bites of real dinner. Eating is not your strong suit my love. Can't wait to see you open presents!

Your little plastic shopping cart

You have a strange obsession with shopping carts. When we go grocery shopping you are very interested in sitting in the cart, or pushing the cart with mommy, and if a better cart comes along (aka a car themed one etc) you quite boldly "suggest" that we trade carts, which we often do...
Shopping with you is quite an experience.
Whenever we go to a toy store you gravitate to carts, or maybe it's just things with wheels that you like. Lately, there is a clear interest in anything transportation.
So Grandma and I couldn't leave Toys-R-Us without this little cart and you pushed it through the mall on our way out. Now you push it around the house, and lately you've been trying to sit in it. You try to sit in lots of things, even your little cars and trucks. That is very interesting to watch ;)
So this is you, at 20 months, sitting in your little cart. XO!

Puerto Vallarta November 2010

Last week we went to Puerto Vallarta (again!). We stayed at the Royal Decameron which was less than impressive. Let's just say we won't be back to that resort and Daddy had a very sore back from the rock hard mattress all week :(
You had fun, but we spent too much time chasing after you! You are such a handful as it is, and that week we had a pool to contend with and all sorts of other safety issues so we really had to keep a close eye on you!!!
I kind of thought you would prefer the pool but the water was quite cold, I don't think it was heated at all. I couldn't blame you, it was cold for us too!
We took you to the beach and for the first little while you couldn't get over the sand that was on your hands. You kept saying "deaty" so we would wash your hands off. I'm not sure where you got this clean freakishness from but it is quite funny.

You spent a little bit of time in the pool with Daddy and I when it got really hot. We would carry you around or put you into this little floaty tube. You didn't like either very much though. It wasn't long before you were saying "ow." (Out).

This was the cutest! We found a sprinkler on one of the lawns after breakfast one day and you had a ball with it. It was the most light, misty spray in just the first hours of the morning with the hot sun starting to come on. You ran into it and away from it and screamed with glee every time. It was precious. Pretty soon you were drenched and we took you back to the room to change you.

With mommy and daddy by the pool:

There was a large chess set there where you spent a lot of time. You liked rearranging the pieces and carrying them into the pool area (while we chased you) and most of all you loved the horses which you would snuggle and kiss. Really. It was adorable.
Sometimes mommy even got a snuggle. Albeit for just a moment...

You and daddy having a look at the beach:

New IKEA fun stuff

Last weekend Daddy went to the IKEA in Vancouver and bought you your very own table and stools, so cute!
You love to sit on the little blue chairs and use a table at your level. We draw with crayons, have snacks and play with you new tea set here. You are big on scooping the sugar.

In the new house you will have a sizeable play room (aka our formal living room) and I can't wait to see everything in it! You are going to love it! And mommy loves the storage that was also purchased for clean up time.

Our new house

We took you up to see the new house in Nanoose last weekend. You were mostly interested in getting back into the car (you are obsessed with driving these days) but we think you liked it??

Anyhow, this was the first time in the new house. We love it and I'm sure you will too! Especially the super fun pool in back!