Look at me, I'm 1.5

Sadly, I wrote this post back in August and never posted it.  Never too late I guess.


MB is just a few days short of being one and a half now. She is such a fantastic kid. She has so much energy but not in a way that annoys us thankfully, she just loves to "go, go, go". She really does have an easy going personality and she is happy in nearly any situation as long as she's not sick or hungry. She also really loves being around other children and does not seem to be too shy. Another thing that impresses me about her is her capability to grasp new words and ideas. She knows and will say or try to say most of the words we use for things specific to her in the house and lots of things outside like trees, garden, grass, she calls grasshoppers-hoppers, apples, stars, sun, moon, airplane, etc. She also knows the words for most things in her Baby Einstein vids and her books. She picks things up quick.

Overall she is just so happy, she loves to laugh and smile. She loves us both and gives us "pats" on the back all the time, but she particularly loves her Da Da and really notices when he's not around. I took her on a hike by myself today and she asked for him the whole time even though we were having fun and she was not upset in the least, she just noticed he wasn't there. I also really like that she loves when I do very silly faces or use strange voices or gestures. I'm sure she will love it when she's a teenager too.

Here are some recent pics of her doing what Munkeys do.

Dances like a white girl, needs lessons from her Aunties :

Always big smiles and has cute teeth :


She is actually starting to grow some hair and it's a beautiful color :

Climbs on everything!



Is not affraid to wear a laundry hamper on her head:

Is generally adorable :



Still gets around quite a bit outdoors and can hike tough trails for surprising distances :



Naps whenever she can :


Loves hanging out in her backyard that she calls "side" for outside, which is also the same word she uses for inside (so you just have to take it in context, for example if we're outside and she says "side" she just wants to go back inside :)




What a fun little girl, we are so lucky!

I can do stairs

Munkey spent all day one day going up and down the back stairs, practicing how to do them by herself.

It was funny watching her try to figure out just how far to reach her legs down to the next stair. She would inch her way back, feeling with her toes.

Munkey's steps to doing stairs :

First you have to look cute and get yourself psyched:

Next, stick out your butt real far and lean it over the precipice, pretend like you're going to fall, but don't :

Next, stick out your toesies and do a spiderman :


Then step-ball-change, don't look down :


Did it!


Repeat :

Don't Feed the Wild Munkey

Pleez, to feed, look how cute I iz :)


You can put the food right...back...here.

Thank you, may I reward you with some ear wax?

Munkey B visits her Bama Nanna

The first part of our vacation in Bama was at a house we rented at Lake Guntersville. Munkey B spent almost the whole time at the house trying to climb up to the second floor on the very tall stair case. When we got tired of helping her up and down the stairs, we took her outside where she ran up and down the street and sidewalks. Here are some pics of her enjoying the outsideness in her jogging shoes.

We also did a hike up to the Walls of Jericho and MB loved playing in the river and finding rocks.





When we got back to Nanna's house in B'ham we had lots of fun too. We took MB to the Zoo. She wore her monkey backpack with a leash for a tail, which came in handy for keeping track of her.

We saw peacocks and flamingos:


I love this photo of the three of them :


This one too:

Munkey liked the aquarium part :


And we saw a gorilla butt :


Us at the kangaroo pen :


Daddy and Munkey in the Bamboo Jungle :


Back at Nanna's house Munkey had fun in her pool and visiting with her Great G'm Nanny. My dog Ruby watches ( thinking to herself, "This kid knows how to have fun!" )


We took a pretty cool 4 generation picture on Nanna's back deck :

Munkey with her Great G'ma :


Munkey borrows her cousin's bike and takes a spin, legs almost reach the pedals.


My friend from High school and College, Jenny holds Munkey and a friend's baby ER as they examine her necklace :

Then when we were ready to leave, Munkey helped pack the suitcase :