A Visit with Grandpa

We went to visit Grandpa in Winchester. Piper remembered who he was and was excited to see him. By the end of the night she was showing off and ordering him around. It was like playing Simon Says: "Stand up Papaw!" "Sit Down!" "Lift your leg up Papaw!" "Now put it down!"

She also loved Jazzer Dog. I was very happy that Jasmine was being really nice and tolerant. I wasn't sure how she would react because she doesn't really like kids a whole lot. She put up with Piper petting her, covering her up with the blanket and getting her a pillow. Piper kept bringing her toys to play with, and snacks to eat too. But at the end, the dog got mad at me because I took her picture and she went and hid in the bedroom. Piper was so sad that the dog left and she cried. It was time to go anyway, so we said our goodbyes and came back home.

Fun with Water

I bought my little munky a new swimsuit a while back for this summer, and was anxious to see what it looked like on her. She loves the water so I got out her blow up pool and stuck her in it with a container of water. I knew she would be content to play for a long while. Her favorite thing to do in the tub is pour water in and out of the cups. This was all I had to give her to keep her occupied while I cleaned the kitchen. Not that she can't entertain herself, but conveniently enough she associates the kitchen with food and automatically assumes I need to give her something more to eat, or if she's not hungry she'll keep asking for more food to feed to the dog.

Blizzard Conditions

I actually remember the blizzard of '78, and it's funny that is how they are comparing this snowfall. I was in kindergarten, and my dad built me this huge snow fort in front of our house with tunnels and slides. The big slide went all the way up to the roof. There was a drift that covered the entire front of the house, and we had to go in and out the back door. This snow doesn't seem that bad to me. We got about 13 inches, but supposedly more is on the way. Schools are closed, and no one is going anywhere. I'm just happy we didn't get ice. Erick helped shovel out cars, and the dog had a blast playing in the snow with the other neighbors' pets.

I took Piper outside to play. She's been out in the snow before, but she wasn't too sure about it today. She definitely was not happy about falling over because it was so hard to walk.

Here is what she wore outside. She looked like the abdominable snowman, and reminded me of the weather commercial from channel 13 years ago.

This is the video montage of all the pictures and videos I took outside. If you are reading this on Babycenter, make sure you click on my blog link, otherwise you can't see the video.

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Relatives

Yesterday Piper was able to see a lot of family, since we went to my grandma's funeral. She didn't remember anyone, but she had fun playing with her twin cousins, who are three years old. Poor girl, never gets to play with any other girls, only boys. Dad was happy to see her too. I think she was in heaven due to all of my cousin Lynn's animals. There were 4 dogs and 4 cats roaming around the house., and she couldn't get enough of them.

Beansie

Uncle Ryan got a new puppy, a pug, and brought it over last night. Piper was so excited to see it. Two dogs at the same time...she was in heaven! She did really well, and was gentle with Beansie. Ginger was really good too and wasn't rough or anything. Piper wanted to pick the puppy up though. She was about the size of one of her stuffed animals, so it was understandable.

New Family Dog

Well I finally gave in and said yes to a dog. We found one in the paper that was free. Apparently someone abandoned her on the side of the road between Lafayette and Indy. She is a German Shephard mix of some type. It appears that she has had some dog training as she will come on command and do other tricks. She's very good without the lease too. The family that rescued her has been calling her "Ginger" so we kept the name. Erick joked that our next dog will be named Marianne or Gilligan.

Piper is just fascinated with her, as we expected. The first night she chased the poor dog around the house, and I'm sure drove her nuts. I think she's getting used us and becoming attached already.

At the Mall

As I am typing this my daughter is yelling over the balcony at the dog she saw earlier. The dog is not longer there, but she thinks he is somewhere but can't figure out where. I keep hoping she'll learn the word dog soon, but so far no luck.

Today we went to the mall and I did a little bit of shopping. She had fun playing on the indoor playground, crawling through tunnels and mostly watching the other kids. Towards the end she kept stealing this deaf lady's water bottle, which the lady found humorous at least. I told her I was sorry and surprised myself by remembering how to say it in sign language even.