Remembering Anna's signs/speech

I'm going through some older photos and videos tonight (to try to catch up on the blog- hah) and stumbled across this one. It's from September of last year. I had forgotten how hard it could be to understand what she's saying. You can see here how much she used to combine speech and sign. In this video she requests Signing Time (her favorite video series at the time), choo choo (I think she may have been referring to a Thomas the Train video), and her swing (outside on the deck). After being refused all three because we were in the middle of a meal she says she's "all mum" (all done). The signs for Signing Time, train and all done are all accurate. "Swing" is a sign that she made up herself.

A plug for TJ Maxx

You just can't beat $12.99 for a beautiful Easter dress! Doesn't it look fetching with her firefighter's hat?

Swiper, no swiping!

For the uninitiated, this is a line from Dora.

You WISH you had moves like these

A conversation with Anna.

This morning Anna and I saw a baby in the hallway when we were walking to her ear doctor's office.

Anna: Baby!
Mommy: You're right. That's a baby. Are you a baby? (Anna shook her head) Are you a big girl?

Anna: I Anna. (very solemn)

Truly one of the best websites of all time

And it's free!

Do your dreams have soundtracks?

The other day, a song came on the radio that I now find rather eerie, not because of the song itself, but because of its association. I told Jen that this song was the soundtrack to a nightmare I had. She was surprised to hear that my dreams had soundtracks. I guess I thought that was normal. I'd say a quarter of my dreams have soundtracks. Jen asked a few people, and it sounds like I might be unusual (as if that's a surprise).

Anyway, do your dreams have soundtracks? If so, how often?

Steve goes to college

Anna and I just finished watching an episode of Blue's Clues titled "Steve Goes to College." I have to admit, I feel a little sad over the whole thing.

Just in case this post raises any eyebrows- no, I'm not pregnant :).

Christmas packages mean...

... packing peanuts!

A video from early August

This is a video that I never got around to posting. The three of us were meeting a bunch of friends at Tunnel Park in Holland to hang out and have dinner together. We quickly had to relocate- hit play on this video to see why.