Tinkerbell

The Overlord LOVES Tinkerbell. We watch Tinkerbell movies, she has a Tinkerbell costume and a magic wand. She likes to go around the house and zap things. She also sprinkles us with pixie dust from time to time.

She's running around the house right now with her arms behind her. She says that she's flying. Can't wait for Halloween when she gets to wear her Tinkerbell costume again!

Note on New Words Posts

Sorry I haven't done one since June. The reason is simple; her vocabulary is so big I can't keep up with it anymore. Instead of individual words, what stands out now are certain phrases, or leaps in language.

She uses "too" now, as in "Summer wants that, too." And yes, that's a four word sentence. She uses them fairly regularly now.

She's starting to use verb tenses, which is the part that just floors me. "Summer pooped" is one of my favorites. It's pronounced "poop-ped" which just cracks me up. She'll also say things like "going" or "eating."

Fall Break

I had this week off of school, so we headed down south to visit family. We stopped halfway through the trip and got a hotel room, because the Overlord let us know that she was quite tired of being in the car. We had some play time in the hotel room, then it was lights out for us all.



The next day we finished our drive. All of the grandminions gave the Overlord her due praise, which she acknowledged graciously. Pimi gave her some blocks.



Papa Bob's trains were the star of the entire visit and she watched them over and over.



The next day we took her to the beach. She wasn't certain what the beach was, but she was getting excited from us talking about it. First we took her to the beach next to the inlet.



She walked out to the water, and after a bit of coaxing, she got close enough that a wave got her toes wet.



One was okay, but when the next wave came in, she yelled "Ocean coming back! Ocean coming back!" and ran off.



Since the entire ocean was a bit much, we took her to a little spot next to the rock walls of the inlet where there was a quite little pool of salt water. She was cautious at first but with some encouragement she eventually came into the water.



She quickly gained her confidence back and started to walk around, splash and play.



Throwing rocks was fun.



She even maintained a smile through a few tumbles.


What a character!



She played for quite some time before she got tired and it was time to head out. Quite an exciting day!

Ick

Recipe for stinky garbage: one poopy diaper and red cabbage that's been boiled to make pH indicator. At least I didn't feed the red cabbage to the little one...

Splotches

Beginning to think little one is allergic to something in bread; she gets red splotches on her face every time. So I'm going to try to go gluten free with her for a week or two and see what happens. If we get no red splotches, I'll gradually add foods back in, starting with organics. Not sure if it's the gluten or preservatives.

Home, and Tornadoes

Came home from D*Con to a tropical storm - watching tv and the internet for the tornadoes all around us. Little one napping downstairs so I can grab her & go if the need arises.

Update: More sirens here, and a phone call from the Code Red service. Have moved family into basement. Little one set up in her play pen and I'm on some blankets on the floor next to her. Looks like we'll be sleeping down here tonight!

Dragon*Con 2011 Sunday

Another D*Con morning. The Overlord and I dressed as fairies for the day and her Daddy dressed in his kilt.



After breakfast we went to a panel on "How to Raise a Mad Scientist". A nap occurred afterwards.Then we explored the dealer's hall at the Con.



After some wandering around, the Overlord insisted we return back to the hotel room. After dinner, we went with some friends to their hotel room and we all watched the costume contest which was broadcast over the tv in the con host hotels. The Overlord got tired so I brought her back to the room, while Daddy went out dancing with friends. Monday morning will be time to pack up and head home.

Dragon*Con 2011 Saturday

We woke up this morning, had an excellent breakfast at the hotel buffet, and changed into our costumes. Today we were all mad scientists. The Tiny Overlord had her own lab coat and goggles.



Afterward we headed out to the parade. Unfortunately, we got there a bit late and couldn't get close enough to see anything, and after a short time, the Overlord got tired and cranky. So we headed back to the hotel room for a nap.



After the nap, we met some friends at Max Lager's. This was the only time during the weekend when all of our friends were able to get together. While we were there, our friend Tom proposed to his girlfriend Kim. Everyone joined in the applause, even the people at other tables who didn't know us and the wait staff.



Between the excitement and the long wait for our food, the little one was tired after lunch and we headed back to the hotel room for a nap. In the evening we met our friends for dinner, then it was back to the hotel room.

Dragon*Con 2011 Friday

On Friday we headed off to Dragon*Con. We got into our hotel room, got changed and headed out to the Georgia Aquarium to meet our friends. The Overlord loves her fish and her favorite movie is Finding Nemo, so we were excited to show her the Aquarium.



This was her first glimpse of whale sharks. They have since become one of her favorite animals. She has a stuffed whale shark toy that she now sleeps with.



One of the best parts of the Aquarium is a single, huge window looking out on the Open Ocean tank.



And by huge, I mean really, really huge.



We watched fish, an octopus, and jellyfish, ate dinner, and petted sharks and rays.



There was a tide pool where she got to touch a sea urchin, a star fish and a sea anemone.



Finally even the excitement of the Aquarium wasn't enough to keep the Overlord awake and we headed back to our hotel.