EEEEEEE... why do we do it?

I was playing with Brooklyn the other day and realized that everything she was pointing to for me to name, I put an "eeee" sound on the end. Dog is now doggie, horse is now horsey, pig is piggy, duck is ducky, blanket is blanky, cat is kitty... you get the idea. Why am I doing this?! Are kids attracted to this "eeeee" sound?

Arizona= Majorly Flawed

I'm sure every state has it's flaws... but my first, and the only one I have to complain about Arizona so far is that they don't do daylight savings. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal... but I didn't realize the sun would be up before 5 AM every morning. That's ridiculous! I know, it's shocking, and you may not believe it, but trust me-- it's up. It definitely doesn't help our sleeping during the early morning. Apparently it doesn't help Brooklyn's sleeping either-- she was up before 6 today. Yay...

Happy 4th!

We had a great day on the 4th exploring our new little town. We watched a parade for a few hours, got lots of candy, and saw John McCain. Then we wandered around and I won a dollar because I knew the preamble to the Constitution. Then that night we went to watch fireworks. All in all, a great day.

You know you're moved in when...

You have bowls and ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies! Yay!!!

Climbing on everything

Brooklyn has developed the skill of climbing.

No, I haven't found her on top of the refridgerator yet, but I wouldn't be too surprised if I found her there tomorrow. The past few days she has been exploring climbing onto the couch and into her stroller.

The first time she climbed into her stroller she went over the front wheel, OVER the handbar, and into her seat. The second time, when I actually had the camera handy, she went under the handbar. Both of which looked impossible to me.











...And I thought her walking everywhere was bad. Now what do I do?

Where Do Monsters Come From?

Ever wonder why little kids-- and I mean really little kids-- seem to be scared of the dark? For the most part, I don't think it's because we expose them to horribly scary movies, music, or ideas right? Is being scared of the dark a "learned" behavior? I've been thinking about this alot for the past few weeks. It's amazing to me that Brooklyn will wake up when it's dark and be shreaking like she's afraid.
I don't know... maybe it comes back to the fact that we are drawn to light.

Here's another idea.

You know how you sneak back into your kids rooms at night to check on them before you go to bed? You know how sometimes they stir, and even wake up while you clumsily stumble around in the dark? And you know how you dive out the door when you realize that they are awake/waking up and have seen you?

Yup, that's where the fear of monsters in the dark comes from! It's you-- the parent, the MONSTER.

New Apartment, New... Pets?

Saw this on the ceiling above the shower our first morning here. We weren't sure what to make of it. Gross huh... Got any guesses as to what it is?