Highlights from the summer so far:
1) Lots of visitors!
Going to the San Juan Islands with Zeno & Erin
Raspberry picking with all the Jantos clan
Getting all 3 little cousins together :)
2) Lots of sunshine
It has been the driest, hottest summer yet in my 3 years of living here. Right now we are melting in triple digits - but that just means we get to play in the kiddie pool all day or head to the lake every afternoon. Aurelia is already a sand castle whiz.
3) Lots of walking (and climbing and everything else)
Aurelia officially started walking in May and has been on the go ever since!! Now she is into climbing (onto the couch, onto chairs, onto the dishwasher door, on to the dining room table) and turning nobs, opening and closing doors, walking up and down stairs, sorting and re-sorting the spice rack, hiding her toys in strange places, unlatching her diaper and running around naked
4) Lots of talking
All that reading and talking to her is beginning to pay off. Most of the jabbering accompanied by finger pointing is still unrecognizable, but every now and again she'll say a real word!
First official word: Bubble (first used to describe the airplanes so frequently overhead)
Others: Hi (to EVERYONE esp in the grocery store), Row, Row, Row (first three words of the song), duck/dog (not quite sure which), ball, turtle, hot, water, moooo, meow, ...there must be more...
5)Lots of work
This pertains to Orb (not me so much). Orb is thriving and making huge strides towards graduating this next year (yipeee!) He has several published papers under his belt already and was honored this spring at a conference for having a stellar poster presentation. I am really proud of him.
6) Travel
We get to go down to CA to visit the family, hang out on the farm, let Aurelia explore, relax, swim in the river. We are looking forward to a great time!
More to come!
