21 months old!

Biggest progress of the month: Stephie not only held her own sign without trying to eat it, tear it, or otherwise destroy it......she also smiled for the camera! Yay, Stephie!

Catching up!

A few random pictures that somehow got skipped over from the past few weeks:
Stephie with her new speech therapist Colleen. Blowing bubbles helps work those mouth muscles!Reading some books with Cami and Ava:Stephie's favorite cart at Target. Please note that Bingo is strapped in safely too!And finally, eat this, GrAllen!

Gymnastics show

Today was the last day of the Tiny Tots fall gymnastics class; they celebrated with a "show" of everything they've learned. Mostly Stephie showed how she loves to accept help from friends.
Here is one of Stephie's teachers......and her favorite friend from class, Sophia.It's nice to have buddies in class to help you along the way!

Stephie's first haircut

Well, okay, to be honest it was little more than a trim. We mostly just aimed for mullet-control. But a few hairs were cut off the back, nonetheless! Measuring carefully...Just a touch off the back!
The big chop:Lookin' good!

Hide and Seek

Actual conversation during this afternoon's game of hide-and-seek:
Daddy: "Where's Stephie? Stephie, are you down here?"Stephie, emphatically, while hiding a few feet away: "NOOOOO!!!"Daddy: "HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Washington D.C.

Stephie and Mommy are in Washington D.C. spending the weekend with Aunt Stephanie and David. We met up with Stephanie's friend Genevieve and her son Charlie at the natural history museum this morning.Ooooohhhh...clown fish, just like Nemo.Look, the White House!Aunt Stephanie made us a delicious pasta primavera for dinner. Stephie's favorite part: buttery spray.Tonight was also the second night of Hannukah. We celebrated with David and his brother Daniel. Stephie liked the pretty candles!

Woodfield Mall at Christmastime

Stephie, Mommy, and Grandpa Allen spent a cold morning hanging out at Woodfield Mall. First, a snack!Then, a playground! Careful climbing up!
Wheee!Towing the "Wed Wider" wagon.Time to put the shoes back on...Santa, show me your tongue!
The window between Stephie and Grandpa Allen was very funny!