The Loumeau Family

The Loumeau Family

Monday, July 19, 2010

Interactions with a Rascal

Here are a few of our recent interactions:

Amora is starting to be naughty. I say, "Amora, do you want a time-out?" She says, "K," and prances to time-out.

At church, another child is playing with her toy. She snatches it and gives her a stare down. She comes to me where I explain that it's nice to share with our friends. She says, "No. Nope."

At dinnertime, she grabs a handful of corn and throws it on the ground (I am at the sink washing dishes). I run over as her daddy tells her no. She stares at her daddy in defiance and throws her entire plate, then her fork, and lastly her milk.

We are at the grocery store. She grabs a can of pineapple juice to put in the cart (her favorite grocery store activity). I tell her that we don't need it and walk to her to put in away. She starts running and throws the pineapple juice halfway across the store (after it rolls a good deal).

She falls off her new toddler bed almost every night and cries for me to get her. I rush in the room, searching for my little girl. All I see are two feet. She is stuck under the bed.

When I'm in another part of the house, Amora stays where she is and yells, "Mommy! Mommy!"

Amora got a set of stuffed dogs. When you put their noses together, it says "I love you!" Amora proudly repeats this with the exact same inflection.

Tell me, do I have a prayer in the world? How can they be so cute all the time, especially when they're naughty?

Saturday, July 17, 2010

We Love Summer

Summer is the best time of year. We have been able to play outside almost everyday with absolutely gorgeous weather. Here are a few of our favorite things:

When Grandpa (as Amora calls him, DaPa) comes to visit. They like to read together.



And give kisses.



And just play together at the park.



Here's Amora giving me a fake smile. How can she be so sassy and yet so little?



We took a trip to Utah to visit siblings and play in downtown Salt Lake. We went to Temple Square. Amora loved looking at all of the pictures of Jesus. She called him GiGi.



Any running water is basically the best thing ever, so here she is playing in a fountain. It was great; it entertained her for the longest time while the rest of us got to visit.



We converted Amora's crib into a toddler bed recently. She loves it! Her favorite part is climbing up and jumping on the bed. I'm sure we'll have to break her of it someday, but for now I don't even care.



Proud mother moment: My big girl went poop in her potty for the first time (18 1/2 months old). Here she is enjoying her throne afterwards.



And of course summer requires many trips to the park.



And also getting into mischief around the house.



Another note: Amora's vocabulary has multiplied exponentially. She will try to say basically anything. She loves to say prayers (she'll repeat the last word of every phrase I say). She's also combining words like, milk fall (meaning the milk fell) and sleep bed (she slept in her bed). Every day gets more and more fun with this little one!