In the month of May...

Little One will make the transition from daycare to preschool later this summer. She seems excited about going to school, but for now, she is just relaxing and enjoying the nice spring time weather:

....ready to go to work with Daddy.....

April Update

After her birthday, Little One went to the dentist for the first time. The dentist suggested that we try to get her to stop sucking her thumb. We tried this "ThumbGuard" on her which she doesn't like very much.However, she was all smiles after going to Disneyland for the first time. At home, she sometimes studies the Disneyland map and reflects on those "good times".

Little One gets all excited whenever we mention going to a "park". Sometimes, she will stop in the middle of what she is doing and head towards the front door to look for her shoes.

3 years old

Little One is now 3 years old. Here is a picture from her birthday..... 36" tall and 31.6 lbs at 3 years old.....
Little One continues to talk more and more and is now willing to answer us (somewhat), if we ask her questions such as “what did you do today at daycare?” However, it also means that she has started talking back to us. If I warn her about putting her on timeout for misbehaving, she comes back with “Daddy …..timeout….two minutes” in the same stern tone that I usually use on her.

Little One has also made progress with potty training and is now accident-free on most days. Sometimes, it feels like the kid is growing up right before our eyes......she should be driving in no time.

February photos

Here are some photos from February....Little One playing in the sand pit at the park. She had a good time playing with the sand, but the swing is still her favorite.

...more fun in the sand with Little One and "Little J". Afterwards, we had a nice picnic lunch in the park.

Little One likes to hang out in the kitchen. These days, she is always telling us that she is hungry.

Here, she is playing in her own kitchen.

..an attempt at making microwaved popcorn?

Pictures from January

A few pictures from January...

1.) We had a lot of rain in January, so we set up this tent for Little One to play with indoors.
2.) ....an indoors picnic....

3.) Little One playing with a bouncy ball in the kitchen.

4.) ..... going for a stroll with her baby doll.

A Look Back at 2009

December update

Little One had a busy December. She enjoyed a number of visits from friends and family and also had a chance to attend a birthday party (she now likes to sing the "Happy Birthday" song). She is also now a big fan of dinosaurs after having seen some fossils and a large dinosaur skeleton at the Natural History Museum. Here are a few pictures from December.....

...all excited as the holidays approach....

...opening presents on Christmas morning...

...playing with her new kitchen set.....

...posing with Tigger on Christmas day....

November update

Little One has been talking up a storm recently. She is not shy about sharing her opinions as to what clothes she should wear, what foods she should eat, and how things in our household should run, in general. You might be able to see some of her "attitude" in these pictures below....

We try to limit her time in front of the tv, but a few PBS cartoons have recently caught her eye (Curious George & Sid The Science Kid). She enjoyed watching these shows at home over the Thanksgiving holidays. Little One continues to learn more of her ABC's and is showing more interest in drawing and painting.

Here are a few samples of her art work.....

That is all for now.......Season's Greetings.

Halloween

Little One was a bumble bee for Halloween this year. She wore her costume to a Gymboree Halloween party and to go trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

A quick update...

(guest post by daddy) Little One has been indicating to us that she wants to do things on her own.  She will say "myself" to go up the stairs, when brushing her teeth, and when trying to get up onto her booster seat to eat meals.  This month, we made some strides with potty training, but then she got sick and we had to put the training on hold.  We did convert her crib into a toddler bed, and she seems to like the results.  She has been having fun climbing in and out of her bed all by herself.  Here are some miscellaneous photos from this month.....

Summer Time

(guest post by daddy) This summer, Little One has really enjoyed playing outside. She likes to run around in open spaces and is always picking up sticks and leaves as we go along on our walks. In September, we had very warm weather and also had to contend with smoke and ashes from the fires up in the mountains. Despite the heat, she has been very active and has enjoyed trips to the Huntington Library and to various parks in the neighborhood.

When it has been too hot to go outside, she has enjoyed indoors activities such as playing dress-up, drawing with either crayons or finger paints, and reading books.

Little One has also become a picky eater and will often tell you that she doesn’t like a particular food (especially vegetables). However, it looks like popsicles are still okay with her…..

Developmentally, Little One has continued to learn more of her 123’s and abc’s. This month, her favorite phrases to use have included “What’s that?”, “I don’t like it”, "I don't want it", “sit there”, and “there it is!”.

That's all for now.