16th Month Annibirthery

16 months. What to say? Etta is learning new things every day. She is so inquisitive about most things and is learning to "joke". It is so fun to just sit and watch her run all over the house playing, exploring and imagining. Sometimes hard to get upset with her when she is being bad, (ie: standing in her Papa chair) when she is just so. darn. cute.

Bob and I are starting to flirt with the thought of time-out though. As Etta is approaching the thought of "back talking". . . as much as a 16-month old can "back talk". But we haven't yet because she has still been obeying fairly quickly. Oh, the times that lie ahead.

Her newest word is "go" and she likes to say it repeatedly. Go, go, go...to Grandma's...the the gym...to the park...to Auntie Christine's...she really isn't that picky!

4 months old



...chillin' with Lena (at 4 months old)



And today. Dancing with the penguin again.



I kept saying, "Can you put your hand on the penguin?" But she just wanted to run at me every time I took the picture. Can't believe that I got this one. Although I did want a face front...Oh well.



[In her hand is Erik's graduation announcement. She carried that and his name card around for awhile today. She would walk around and then lay them both on the ground. Look at them, pick them up, keep walking, find some place else to lay them down...repeat!]