Fun with Jadyn!
In this the final installment of National Blog Posting Month on Jadyn's Web site, we find Jadyn doing some pretty cool stuff today.
First, she said the word "Mississippi" after recognizing a Mississippi State emblem on a shirt Daddy was wearing.
Next, we see she helped Daddy with some laundry by moving the basket around some on her own (These shots were only moderately staged; she'd been moving the basket around in various ways by herself.).


Finally, we see Jadyn pretend to talk on Daddy's cell phone. Later, when she was playing with a toy phone, she pretended to call Mommy and said "Hi Mommy. (How are you or What are you) Doing?" She also was pretending to talk to a friend of the family.


We've had so much fun posting stuff (almost) every day this past month! We hope you've enjoyed it. We plan to keep updating the blog regularly, though probably not daily. Thanks for joining us during NaBloPoMo!

So Grown Up


Doesn't she look like a big girl? It's almost as if I can tell what she'll look like at 10 years old.

Cuz Ya Gotta Have Friends....

I remember when taking my daughter to a play date basically meant she had someone to crawl around on the floor next to. But now she's 2 and in preschool and suddenly mentioning names of people I really don't know. Connor and Sabrina and Austin and the like. Who are these people and why is my tiny daughter talking about them?

I gotta get a grip before the teens hit.

Icecapades

Jadyn's new love is Ice Cream. She requests it with extreme regularity.

Here are some pics of tonight's indulgence.

Cute Clip

This clip was made by my friend Val. She makes lots of other adorable ones. If you place an order with her, please mention me.

Cutie Face


Great shot her Daddy took.

Miss Manners

We have been working really hard on making sure our toddler practices good manners. She fully understand please, thank you and excuse me, and often says them at appropriately without needing to be reminded. But now I feel like it will be important to show her the reason behind the good manners. Not just because polite society demands it. Not only because she's half yankee and living among southern belles. Not even so that folks will "ooh" and "ah" at her advanced articulation. (Though I admittedly get a big kick of out that one.) But most importantly because using manners shows that we value other people, and we (as Christians) are called to do so because Jesus values others, and we should emulate all His qualities.

Now if I could only get the please to not sound like whining on the verge of a tantrum by the 4th or 5th time she says it while asking for ice cream.

Random Samples

A few pictures from the past few days.

Bedhead.

Riding Oma.

Funny goggles.

OK, OK this is post-dated because we forgot to do anything on Thanksgiving Day. We were all generally groggy and tired, and Jadyn's been battling a cold over the last couple of days, with a great deal of wheezing and a raspy voice - kind of strange to hear with a 2-year-old. But she's otherwise been enjoying herself and having a blast hanging out with her grandparents.
She wasn't too big on the turkey, but raring to go when we had ice cream later in the evening.

Elmo Monk


I love it when she wears this towel. So cute!

I Want to Ride my Tricycle


Acquainting herself with a gift from Oma and Opa.

Friendly Neighborhood Cookie Monster

Playing hard to get at age 2?

Those who spend time around Jadyn see that she's normally an extrovert. She often calls out the names of people she approaches even before she reaches them and waves to strangers. But her interactions with non-related men can only be described as intermittent. Sometimes, she'll pull away when a man approaches or won't call out the person's name. Sure, we want her to remain safe in her interactions with the opposite sex but we still want her to be friendly with those who mean her no harm. So, I guess we'll just have to teach her that it's rude not to nice to people are just trying to be nice to you.

On the mend

Jadyn is feeling must better today and we're very grateful. She ate only some of this piece of pizza tonight, but that's OK. It's a small step back to her normal eating habits, and she's definitely back to her typical smiling, funny and inquisitive self.

Under the weather

Tonight, we saw a rare moment where Jadyn wasn't feeling herself - she was having some tummy trouble. Normally, it doesn't take much to make her laugh, but she cried much of the last 90 minutes of the night before we put her to bed. We think she's doing better and will monitor her condition through the night. Here Mommy is comforting her.

One Little Two Little Year Old Indian

Apparently they dressed up as Indians and made drums for the Thanksgiving feast at preschool

Father/Daughter Moment

Bathing Beauty

I think this is my favorite photo of the month...so far.

Peek-A-Boo

Now you see me....

Now you don't!

Three Favorite Sayings

1. Mine! (We never say that word so I blame it on Mother's Day Out.)

2. No! (Ok, so yeah, she's heard that one from me. A lot.)

3. Wassat, Mama? (Natural curiosity is a good thing, right?)

Dollar Tree Fashion Show

Pardon the poor quality, these were taken on my camera phone.

Cheesy Grin, Etc.



Such a flirt.

Cheap Thrills


Amazing the fun you can have with 6 quarters and a two year old on a long afternoon.

Sssshhhh!


While Daddy is on the phone....

Car and Driver

Another dose of joy at the local WalMart ride-on. Cute, huh?

Dressing Up

She looks like a messenger boy in NYC.

NaBloPoMo

Perhaps you've wondered how come I've been such a good picture-poster this week. Well, I'm trying to participate in "NaBloPoMo", or National Blog Posting Month. I did it last year on my personal blog, but this year I thought I'd try it with Jadyn's instead. Aren't you excited? A whole month of daily cuteness!

And now, for today's photo.

I think she looks stoned.

Party Girl

Jadyn has gotten the idea of birthday parties. When I tell her we're going to one, she says, "Yay, pawty!" Here are some pics from one such party she attended this morning at the Children's Museum in Tuscaloosa. These photos are courtesy of my friend Martha, aka Marfa.

She was particularly enamored with the car.

One of those giant keyboards that play when you step on them.

Just a really good close-up.

$.50 Worth of Joy

Who could possibly argue that this kind of joy was not worth the full fifty cents?!

Trick or Treat

This was her second year going out gathering candy, but this was the first year she really "got" it. After she got candy at the first house, she was practically RUNNING down the street to the next house. SO cute.

Our cute little Lady Bug.


Excited about getting some candy.


After the festivities, celebrating her stash.