Sunday, January 26, 2014
Pictures
I took these a few months ago to document her at 18 months but I never got around to editing and posting. Better late and unedited than never right?
More Bentleeisms
My computer is seeing it's last days and I've been afraid to get on here because I don't want it to die for good. But Bentlee has been so darn cute lately and I have to write some of these things down before I forget.
She's now 21 months and already saying and doing more than before. My latest favorite is that she calls any adult male "guy", and when we're out in public you can bet that she waves and yells "hi guy!" to every one that walks by. Last week we stopped at the Wiggin's and when she saw Uncle Chuck through the window she pointed and said, "Guy!" We went over there a few days later and the first thing she asked was, "Where Lisa?" And a minute later, "Where kitty?" And when she had no luck finding them she asked me, "Where guy?" I just about died. And then a little while later she wandered into the kitchen and asked "Where cookie?" Aunt Lisa always has cookies at her house. :)
We saw Frozen while we were in Michigan and I made the mistake by playing some of the songs on YouTube a week or so ago. Now, every day Bentlee goes over to the computer and asks for "Elsa?!" I can't resist. But I'm a little bummed because I'm almost sick of "Do you want to build a snowman" and I've only seen the movie once!
Last night we went to dinner and Bentlee purposefully kept wiping her dirty hands on me and saying "Nice." It took me a second to understand why, and then I realized that I probably say that a lot when when she get stuff on me. She is always taking up by surprise whether it's saying new things, or doing things out of the ordinary. About 6 weeks ago she accidentally turned the shower on while taking a bath and since then has been absolutely terrified of baths. We've only been bathing her a few times a week because it is heart wrenching to hear her cry and beg to "be a baby" which means she wants to be wrapped and cradled in a towel. We tried everything from new bath toys to getting in the tub with her. Randomly the other night we asked if she wanted to take a bath and she told us yes. The rest of the week has been smooth sailing, and then this morning she actually climbed in the tub WITH her diaper and pj's on because she was too impatient to wait for it to fill up. Needless to say, I think she is over that fear!
There are a many times we give her credit for things where credit may or may not be due. Case in point: the other day she asked for wawa and I clarified, "wawa or milk?" to which she replied, "bose." I was like, "Bose? As in both?" She answered, "Yeah." I was like you want wawa AND milk?" She said, "Yeah!"
Last Sunday I was trying to get her dressed for church. When I told her where we were going she immediately asked "Bompa? Abby?" She totally understood that going to church meant we were also going to Bompa's house later on. Last night on our way home from dinner she was grumpy so we were trying to cheer her up by telling her that tomorrow we're going to Bompa's house and we were naming everyone that she was going to get to see (she repeated everyone's names-our favorite is "Yiya" (Lyla)). But we confused the poor girl because when we pulled into our driveway she started crying, "Bompa. Abbbyyyy." Oops. I guess she doesn't quite have her days down after all.
The other day I sat down to fold some laundry and she asked, "help me?" She also doesn't understand my sarcasm when I tell her she's helpful. :)
My favorite, favorite thing she does these days is tell us stories. It started at dinner one night and now it's more of a game to her because she loves our reaction. She starts her stories by stuttering, "An...an...an..an..and then jabbers and then ends with a laugh, complete with head throwing and all. It's hilarious and I don't understand how kids know to be funny like that.
Our other favorite thing is her interpretation of what a kitty says. She scrunches up her whole face, almost like she's sad and gives the whiniest, "Noooowwwww" or "Nooooooo". She has all of her animals sounds down and we just started working on colors. The other day we were trying to keep her busy while we were playing a game so I gave her a deck of cards that were 4 different colors. I made 4 piles of blue, green, orange, and yellow and then told her to match the colors and she matched the entire deck. We were surprised because that's the first time she's done anything like that. A few different times she did the wrong color and I would start to tell her it was wrong and she'd quickly switch it to the right color. It's so fun to watch her learn.
I have like 6 adorable videos I want to post and it's not working. Maybe someday I'll have the patience to keep trying.
She's now 21 months and already saying and doing more than before. My latest favorite is that she calls any adult male "guy", and when we're out in public you can bet that she waves and yells "hi guy!" to every one that walks by. Last week we stopped at the Wiggin's and when she saw Uncle Chuck through the window she pointed and said, "Guy!" We went over there a few days later and the first thing she asked was, "Where Lisa?" And a minute later, "Where kitty?" And when she had no luck finding them she asked me, "Where guy?" I just about died. And then a little while later she wandered into the kitchen and asked "Where cookie?" Aunt Lisa always has cookies at her house. :)
We saw Frozen while we were in Michigan and I made the mistake by playing some of the songs on YouTube a week or so ago. Now, every day Bentlee goes over to the computer and asks for "Elsa?!" I can't resist. But I'm a little bummed because I'm almost sick of "Do you want to build a snowman" and I've only seen the movie once!
Last night we went to dinner and Bentlee purposefully kept wiping her dirty hands on me and saying "Nice." It took me a second to understand why, and then I realized that I probably say that a lot when when she get stuff on me. She is always taking up by surprise whether it's saying new things, or doing things out of the ordinary. About 6 weeks ago she accidentally turned the shower on while taking a bath and since then has been absolutely terrified of baths. We've only been bathing her a few times a week because it is heart wrenching to hear her cry and beg to "be a baby" which means she wants to be wrapped and cradled in a towel. We tried everything from new bath toys to getting in the tub with her. Randomly the other night we asked if she wanted to take a bath and she told us yes. The rest of the week has been smooth sailing, and then this morning she actually climbed in the tub WITH her diaper and pj's on because she was too impatient to wait for it to fill up. Needless to say, I think she is over that fear!
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| Helping dad |
There are a many times we give her credit for things where credit may or may not be due. Case in point: the other day she asked for wawa and I clarified, "wawa or milk?" to which she replied, "bose." I was like, "Bose? As in both?" She answered, "Yeah." I was like you want wawa AND milk?" She said, "Yeah!"
Last Sunday I was trying to get her dressed for church. When I told her where we were going she immediately asked "Bompa? Abby?" She totally understood that going to church meant we were also going to Bompa's house later on. Last night on our way home from dinner she was grumpy so we were trying to cheer her up by telling her that tomorrow we're going to Bompa's house and we were naming everyone that she was going to get to see (she repeated everyone's names-our favorite is "Yiya" (Lyla)). But we confused the poor girl because when we pulled into our driveway she started crying, "Bompa. Abbbyyyy." Oops. I guess she doesn't quite have her days down after all.
The other day I sat down to fold some laundry and she asked, "help me?" She also doesn't understand my sarcasm when I tell her she's helpful. :)
My favorite, favorite thing she does these days is tell us stories. It started at dinner one night and now it's more of a game to her because she loves our reaction. She starts her stories by stuttering, "An...an...an..an..and then jabbers and then ends with a laugh, complete with head throwing and all. It's hilarious and I don't understand how kids know to be funny like that.
Our other favorite thing is her interpretation of what a kitty says. She scrunches up her whole face, almost like she's sad and gives the whiniest, "Noooowwwww" or "Nooooooo". She has all of her animals sounds down and we just started working on colors. The other day we were trying to keep her busy while we were playing a game so I gave her a deck of cards that were 4 different colors. I made 4 piles of blue, green, orange, and yellow and then told her to match the colors and she matched the entire deck. We were surprised because that's the first time she's done anything like that. A few different times she did the wrong color and I would start to tell her it was wrong and she'd quickly switch it to the right color. It's so fun to watch her learn.
I have like 6 adorable videos I want to post and it's not working. Maybe someday I'll have the patience to keep trying.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Bentleeisms
Oops, I never finished this post...
My kid is so funny. My list of things she does and says is getting longer and longer (and the ones I haven't written down will surely be forgotten), and she happens to be 20 months old today so I thought that deserved a post.
She started saying remote ("mote") which made her daddy pretty proud
She now says please ("wease") while she signs it and it's sooo cute.
Favorite things to do:
Skye with Nana, Papa, Jeremy, Steph's family, and Grandma Vibbber (GG)
Play with cousins (she's especially obsessed with Abby)
Pull jars, laundry detergent, make up, etc. out of the kitchen and bathroom cupboards (I'm convinced she'll still be emptying my cupboards and drawers when she's 25)
Go to the library/read stories
Eat goldfish crackers (Ishies)
Take baths, which is her ritual with daddy every night after dinner
My kid is so funny. My list of things she does and says is getting longer and longer (and the ones I haven't written down will surely be forgotten), and she happens to be 20 months old today so I thought that deserved a post.
She started saying remote ("mote") which made her daddy pretty proud
She now says please ("wease") while she signs it and it's sooo cute.
Favorite things to do:
Skye with Nana, Papa, Jeremy, Steph's family, and Grandma Vibbber (GG)
Play with cousins (she's especially obsessed with Abby)
Pull jars, laundry detergent, make up, etc. out of the kitchen and bathroom cupboards (I'm convinced she'll still be emptying my cupboards and drawers when she's 25)
Go to the library/read stories
Eat goldfish crackers (Ishies)
Take baths, which is her ritual with daddy every night after dinner
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Garage makeover
I kind of laughed at Kyle when he said he wanted to paint the garage door leading in to our basement. It was never painted, but I guess I didn't see the point since nobody sees that door. Kyle told me to pick the color, but I let him since it was his idea. He suggested blue but insisted that I at least help pick the shade. When he wasn't a fan of the "pretty" blues that I liked at Home Depot, I insisted he get what he wanted. I'd be lying if I said I super loved the color, but the message on the wall made up for it. It was either leave both, or repaint. Not really. I pretended to like it but my babe knows me too well. In the meantime we saw a house with the front door the color "Cay" and I fell in love.
Before
After
This was my surprise during my last Michigan trip! When I returned he had me help pick the color for the walls, which was supposed to be a light gray and it turned out more tan. But I love it! We even painted the walls together. Romantic.
Who knew painting garages could be so fun??
Jazz game
We took Bentlee to her first Jazz game last year....err...maybe the beginning of this year? I have no idea when it was or how old she was, but these pictures are so cute I had to post them! |
| As always, she was much more interested in the children behind us |
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| Daddy's girl |
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Farm Country
One of my favorite things about being able to stay home with Bentlee are play dates with our friends. We get together with Whitney and Jillian, and Jen and Brynlee the most. Jenn Wilson was in Utah this summer, so I was excited to have play dates with her as well. We spent one morning at Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point and it was really fun. There was just one giant cow there, and Bentlee fell in love. She'd wander in his direction every chance she got, yelling, "Caaa".
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| Keeping her eye on him |
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| She thought the goats were okay until the started sticking their face through the fence |
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| Sneaking away to her cow |
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This is as close as she let me get to the horse. She loves animals as long as they don't get too close!
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Parting ways with her new friend:
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Autumn
Just like everyone else in the universe, I love, LOVE this time of year. I know it's going to be over in the blink of an eye, so we are trying to take advantage. The Saturday before last we went to Hee Haw's farm with my cousin Jen and her family. Bentlee was excited about the cows, pigs, and bunnies, but for some reason she's not a fan of goats. She also loved the little tractor ride which daddy took her on several times.
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| BFFs |
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| Check out the position of her wrist. Or don't....ouch. |
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| "Where piggy go?" |
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| Hiding from the big bad goats |
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| She kept sliding down until she practically lying down |
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| We took a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch where the sunflowers were twice as tall as toddlers |
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| Who loves daddy?? |
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Bentlee gets pretty excited when she sees pumpkins, so I want to take her to another pumpkin patch with bigger pumpkins    |
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