A sunny week...

Karina is starting to say some consonants, like "gooo" and "baa". She grab things well (she got Elvin's glasses the other day) and is learning how to stand up more and more. She is content to sit somewhere or lay on the floor if there is something entertaining going on.

Karina still enjoys bathtime, for the most part. As long as she has a toy to suck on, she is happy.

We're trying solids again with Karina. This time, she is actually swallowing some of the food instead of spitting it back out. But after every bite, she likes to suck on her bib, so it's anyone's guess as to how much she is eating versus how much is getting plastered onto her bib.

Karina likes playing peek-a-boo. Her little giggles are quite infectious.


This past week, we have had quite a few days of sun. Eliana's comment about this was, "I never see that before!" She put on her sunglasses in celebration.

Sunny weather means that Daddy can be in the backyard finishing up the fall cleanup. Eliana also came along to help. She used her shovel to fill up a bucket full of dirt. She asked Elvin to put worms in it, then she buried the worms. "I love worms," she says. We think she likes worms because she associates worms with gummy worms. But, in her defense, she really does like worms, and will hold them and play with them.

She also helped rake the leaves off of the grass.

"I want paint hands, Mommy!" That's what Eliana calls finger-painting. After putting on an old T-shirt, she is ready.

The masterpiece comes to life. Eliana actually did a pretty good job, but wasn't used to her hands being covered in paint. She asked Emily to wipe them clean periodically.

This past weekend was Grandma's birthday, so some family and cousins came over to celebrate. Eliana wanted to help blow out the candles and pre-emptively blew out about half of them before we could stop her.
All the girl cousins hung out and played with each other.

After almost everyone had left, Grandpa and Eliana stayed in the living room to relax and read books.