1) She continues to LOVE water or "wawa" as she affectionately calls it. "Tubby time", splashing in puddles (or dirty courtyard water, meh!), stirring water in plastic cups, drinking water with a spoon, drinking water from a bottle, cleaning up with water, watching video clips with water......it's all REALLY GOOD STUFF! I can't wait until we go home this summer where there are so many opportunities for (cleaner!) water-related adventures! It's going to feel like CHRISTMAS!
2) Dancing is her thang. The girl has some SWWWWEEEEEET moves and there's a dance party at least once a day in the Parkinson house.
3) She's on a "BA-BA-BA" kick. That's code for SIMBA.....from the Lion King.....DUH! A good snuggle with her stuffed ba-ba-ba, along with a viewing of "Circle of Life" on YouTube is a superb five minute activity. She tells you the names of the animals she sees, makes some oh-so-serious animal sounds, points out Simba's Mommy and Daddy and then comments on how "CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!" ba-ba-ba is.
4) Phil is her FAVOURITE. I can't tell you how many times I hear "Where'd Daddy go?!" or "Daddy coming?!" or "Daddy home?" throughout the day. She is the biggest Daddy's girl around. Or tied with me. Shout-out to Grandpa in Canada! xo
5) Cats. We are all very well aware of this one. She's OBSESSED. And that, my friends, is the understatement of the year. She wants CATS EVERYTHING. All the time. Hence the cat birthday party. Hence the cat wardrobe. Hence the insane amount of stuffed cats. Hence the ongoing battle of "Phil has allergies" versus "But she really, really, REALLY would love to look after a REAL CAT". Neither Phil nor I are cat people, so it could be many years before the girl is the proud owner of a cat.
6) She has really started to get into arts and crafts after getting an art easel for Christmas. Markers, crayons, chalk, stickers, paint.......she does it all! Playdough is her latest creative love and you will be shocked to learn she played with a new cupcake playdough set for ALMOST TWO HOURS on the day of her party! And did a similar thing the following day. I kid you not, I drank an entire HOT COFFEE that morning! BOO-YA!
7) We're working on colours and numbers these days. Red is her fave at the moment and she makes us seem like the best parents ever when she chants off "2, 4, 6, 8" (Alas, it didn't come from us! Let's give credit to K POP). She also loves to point out when there are two of something. Two cats! Two eyes! Two hands! Two mommies! Two ba-ba-ba's!!!!
8) Basketball is her JAM! Don't believe me? Check this out (thank you Gem for the video!):
9) She ADORES Juliet. First thing in the morning, she asks where her sister is and continues to check on her randomly throughout the day. She gives her kisses, helps to burp her, and gets really upset when Juliet cries. It's so sweet! I can't wait until Juliet can actually "come play" as Nory asks her to :)
10) Nory is the mash-up queen. If you ever want to hear what "The Wheels on the Bus" mixed with "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" mixed with "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" mixed with "Five Little Monkeys" sounds like, come on over! Haha.
11) Other things she LOVES? Her toy kitchen, balloons, running in the (fake!) grass at school, bubbles, collecting rocks, Minnie Mouse, her doctor kit.....
12) She's a GO-ER. She's passionate. She's wild. She's determined. She's.............lucky those two little pigtails offset a lot of the damage. I guess a few grey hairs never hurt anyone, right?
We love you SO VERY MUCH, Eleanor!!! This age is the funnest yet! Temper tantrums and all! XOXO
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| I can't forget about "washing her hands"! It's a real wonder she's ever sick. Wait a minute. Back to the dirty puddles. |
2) Dancing is her thang. The girl has some SWWWWEEEEEET moves and there's a dance party at least once a day in the Parkinson house.
3) She's on a "BA-BA-BA" kick. That's code for SIMBA.....from the Lion King.....DUH! A good snuggle with her stuffed ba-ba-ba, along with a viewing of "Circle of Life" on YouTube is a superb five minute activity. She tells you the names of the animals she sees, makes some oh-so-serious animal sounds, points out Simba's Mommy and Daddy and then comments on how "CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!" ba-ba-ba is.
4) Phil is her FAVOURITE. I can't tell you how many times I hear "Where'd Daddy go?!" or "Daddy coming?!" or "Daddy home?" throughout the day. She is the biggest Daddy's girl around. Or tied with me. Shout-out to Grandpa in Canada! xo
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| Bumper cars at the mall! SHE LOVES IT!!!!!! |
5) Cats. We are all very well aware of this one. She's OBSESSED. And that, my friends, is the understatement of the year. She wants CATS EVERYTHING. All the time. Hence the cat birthday party. Hence the cat wardrobe. Hence the insane amount of stuffed cats. Hence the ongoing battle of "Phil has allergies" versus "But she really, really, REALLY would love to look after a REAL CAT". Neither Phil nor I are cat people, so it could be many years before the girl is the proud owner of a cat.
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| Eating her sandwich with her cats....in her cat shirt....and her cat slippers. |
6) She has really started to get into arts and crafts after getting an art easel for Christmas. Markers, crayons, chalk, stickers, paint.......she does it all! Playdough is her latest creative love and you will be shocked to learn she played with a new cupcake playdough set for ALMOST TWO HOURS on the day of her party! And did a similar thing the following day. I kid you not, I drank an entire HOT COFFEE that morning! BOO-YA!
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| Making cakes! Notice the cat nightie. I told you: AN ENTIRE WARDROBE OF CAT ATTIRE!!!!!! |
7) We're working on colours and numbers these days. Red is her fave at the moment and she makes us seem like the best parents ever when she chants off "2, 4, 6, 8" (Alas, it didn't come from us! Let's give credit to K POP). She also loves to point out when there are two of something. Two cats! Two eyes! Two hands! Two mommies! Two ba-ba-ba's!!!!
8) Basketball is her JAM! Don't believe me? Check this out (thank you Gem for the video!):
10) Nory is the mash-up queen. If you ever want to hear what "The Wheels on the Bus" mixed with "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" mixed with "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" mixed with "Five Little Monkeys" sounds like, come on over! Haha.
11) Other things she LOVES? Her toy kitchen, balloons, running in the (fake!) grass at school, bubbles, collecting rocks, Minnie Mouse, her doctor kit.....
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| "I'm going to work!" "Okay, Dr. Nory!" |
We love you SO VERY MUCH, Eleanor!!! This age is the funnest yet! Temper tantrums and all! XOXO
Finally a few more people in this family that love cats like I do. :) xo
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