Language Explosion

The toddler is saying so many new words these days, I don't know if I can remember them all right now.  I'd probably have to post about every ten minutes to keep up with her.  But here's a partial list:

Juice
Water (sounds like "whaaat?")
Nana (banana)
Cheese
Apple
Cookie

Tea (whenever she sees someone holding a mug)
Eat
Done
"Oh, my!"
Pen (sounds like "bun")
Swing
Bath
Piggy
Poop
Potty
Phone
Walk
Down
Ouch

Also, she says "peeeeesh?" when she's begging for something, so we're assuming that's "pleeeeease?"  Which she totally got from listening to big sis.  Interesting that she doesn't say the word "no" yet.

More New

El:  "Book!"  "Shoe!"  "Gook!" [we think it means "Look!"].  Two-word sentences are emerging.  "Up me!" for example.  Not hard to figure out what that one means.

Av:  Kindergarten starts in five days.  Not only is she going to a great charter school and got the best Kindergarten teacher there, according to parent poll, but as of yesterday one of her very best buddies will now be attending her school and even better, will be in her class.  This is a huge bonus for all, adults and kids alike.

More later...

El's Words, Etc.

 "Hi!"

"Up"

"Mahhhmmmmeeeeeeeee..."

"Uh oh"

"Ush" (Brush)

"Hot"

"Hat"

"Aaaaaaaaapee" (Happy - her new one)

"Aieee" (Avery)

"Dad-dad"

And of course, the old standby:  "BweeeeeeeeeeeeeedabwapaghakgahkgahkdahgheEEEEEEEEahhhhgh"

Please pardon my excitement over the spewing of nonsense syllables.  I never had this with the first one, who was clear and articulate like Dame Peggy Ashcroft since age 10 months.

And then there's the dancing.  We hear music and we spin around in a drunken circle, la-la-ing along.

We look a tad like Uncle Mike in this pic

Oh, hi.

Hanging out with cousin L. in the pool

I hate this.  Obviously.

Beach.  It's hard work, Brah.