Adventures with Nature

I felt a little bad that my child's only real exposure to wildlife are the birds in parking lots, so I decided to take Sarah to feed the ducks on Thursday.

She needs to work on her throwing but she had enthusiasm.

Saturday we went to the Bean Museum at BYU. Sarah went crazy. If she's this excited about dead animals, just wait til we go to the zoo. But I think she liked having room to run rather than the actual animals.

I don't remember what kind of animal this is, but I liked it enough to get my picture taken with it.

Sarah liked it too.

"Sarah, where are his eyes?"

This was a hit with all the toddlers.

She really used her arms stretched out to round this corner. It was hilarious.

I wish I was taking video of this. Right when Justin sat her down, she roared quietly at the tiger.

The Giggle Heard Round the World.

You know when you spend $3 at Target and you know it's going to change your life?

She's never laughed harder than that.

No one can sport a onesie like my little one.

Forget growth charts. I can track Sarah's growth by her highchair.

March 2009. First day in her highchair.

March 2010.

She's done this with her toes since she was tiny.

Sarah spent a few minutes rearranging the fridge. Right now she's working on my bottles under the bathroom sink.

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Sarah goes crazy being inside all day so even if it's cold, we go out for a few minutes. She's still getting used to walking outside on uneven ground but she loves every second of it.

She feels it's her civic duty to pick up any stray rocks and put them back where they belong. Why do kids love rocks so much?

Last Friday we went to Jumping Jack's for Kenzie's daughter Malea's 2nd birthday. Sarah would have gotten trampled so we stuck to the entrances.

But she had the most fun running along the floor. This might be how we finish our basement.

Along with scissors and food--women, falling down and men with boys are not allowed.

On to Valentine's day. Justin made me dinner. It was hot.

I made Justin cinnamon rolls. They smelled and looked better than they tasted.

The Towel Bandit rode thru my kitchen yesterday. She cleaned out the drawer and was off again.

Typical Sarah. She packs her milk around all day. (The Towel Bandit struck again)

Milk? Check. Tiny box of floss? Check.

Sarah suddenly started doing actions to the songs we sing all the time. I'm not sure if this was the song her actions go to but it was still cute.

And I love how she does Peek-a-Boo. Please no one try to correct her.

Sarah can get away with anything while I'm fixing dinner.

And I'm beginning to think she knows it. I swept twice and a third time wouldn't have hurt.

Sometimes I take Sarah's picture and she looks so grown up. It's like a sneak peek at the future Sarah.

And then she's all baby again.

Yes, that's the remote in her hand. She doesn't hit the trail without it.

No, I'm not a licensed hair-cutter.

I cut Sarah's hair today and instantly regretted it. I had been thinking about it for awhile and it needed to be done. (The back center was thinner and shorter from her bald spot.) I took off more than I had planned since cutting a 1-year-old's hair acurately is nearly impossible and it's going to take some getting used to. I miss her piggy tails. And it's taken months off her age. She looks 10 months again. But her hair grows fast so I know by the summer, she'll be all pig-tailed again. Of course, she had no idea even as I was cutting it nor has noticed a difference....other than being annoyed that I've touched her head like 100 times since.

Luckily she has a pretty face.

15 Months Old

Here are her stats:
27 7/8 inches long
18 lbs 12 oz

8 teeth plus 2 molars coming in.

She can say "hi", ''bye'', ''ball'', ''cheese'', ''please'', ''yeah'' and she knows the signs for milk, more and please. She's made one up for ''down'' too. She also says 'sup' a lot which I think means, 'what's that/this?' And she also counts things by saying "a....b."

There are so many things to love about this picture. The drool, the fat lip, the squinty eyes.

Here's my little crayon bandit fleeing the scene. You can't really see it in this picture, but it's there--a green mark on the wall. The crayons are now out of reach but I have a feeling this is the first of many.

I was getting tired of Sarah getting into the cabinet with the crackers and dumping the crackers onto the floor so I switched them out with the measuring cups and food storage containers. Big improvement, huh? It took her all of 10 seconds to clear it out.


Here's Sarah talking on a phone that doesn't work, to someone who's not there, in a language that doesn't exist. Usually there's laughter but this conversation sounded more serious.

Cookies and Sledding

Saturday we went to Scofield with Justin's family so Friday night we made cookies to take.

Sarah was helpful.

Very helpful.

"Sarah, where are the deer?"

This was her first time sledding. She was quiet going down but when we got to the bottom, she'd say, "oh yeah" in her own little way.

Justin's brother Braden and his girlfriend Kristen. This was her first time with the extended Dye family and she did very well.

Sarah loved playing with her cousins. I think she scared 3-year-old Hailey because everytime Hailey came into the room, she'd scream really loud with delight.

The World Premiere of "Sarah Learning to Walk"

The laziness must have worn off. Here's what I've spent the past 2 days working on. Enjoy! Hope the song gets in your head like it's in mine.

There really is no theme to this post.

To let us know she's finished eating (or to let us know she can do it) Sarah stands up in her highchair. It is really hard to get after her in a way that she will take seriously.

I took more videos than pictures on Christmas and I'm too lazy to upload them so this is all you get. She had more fun crawling thru the paper and checking out what other people were opening than her own toys.

This girl loves pasta. Check out the spike she made with her hair.

We kept Sarah up way past her bedtime so she could be there when we sang to Justin on his birthday. She was dead asleep in her crib 2 minutes after I took this picture.

I just love this picture so much. Feel free to make it your desktop background.

And bathtub pictures are a baby must.

For the first time in 4 years, I bought a purse. If you think that's unbelievable, the one I've been using lately I've had for almost 7 years and it looked like it belongs on a college student 7 years ago. Since I've had a husband, degree, house, and baby since then, I figured I needed a grown-up bag. Ta-da. The color is called gunmetal which added to my liking. And the lining is bright purple. I am all grown up.

Oh and Sarah is walking all over the now. When I get over my laziness, I'll post some footage.