Adding another "Simply Amazing" to the list

We continue to be amazed at how well Erin pronounces many of her words.

We realized recently that she even picks up different accents and inflections.

For example, one of her Elmo videos has a little girl that says the phrase "It's my turn now." The girl pronounces the words correctly, but uses an unusual inflection on the word "now." Erin uses that exact same inflection when she says "now."

Last weekend, we had visitors in from China. One of them noticed Erin eating a cookie and asked her "Do you like your cookie?"

With his accent, the word came out as "cook-kay."

Erin said "No! Cook-eeee!" She repeated the correct pronunciation over and over until he was able to repeat it back. At one point, she even pointed to her mouth to show how to form your lips when saying "eeee."

Our guest thought it was hysterical. I thought it was simply amazing.

Toes Turns Three

It's official! We have moved from Toddler to Pre-schooler.

Toes thoroughly enjoyed herself at her birthday party. This is the first year she really understood what was happening. She had a blast being the center of attention. (Not that she isn't normally the center of attention, anyway, but having an excuse made it more fun.)

Waiting for Guests to Arrive