penelopefest

Visitors from afar! Good excuse for fun.

Uncle Al and the cousins

John reading a story with Ella and Seb

as the glaciers recede

The snow melts, and it may not be actually warm, but it's not so actively cold.  Which means ...

Time for bike commute!

lest we forget january

This was just one of what seemed like many such mornings.

Time stamp says 7:20 Jan 27.  Shovelled and salted. 

Of course, I forgot the most important word

Atch!  Atch!  Atch! 

(That means turn on/off, usually the light, in Sebastian-ese)

Sebastian's prolific vocabulary

Sebastian's vocabulary has  been taking a turn towards the truly unintelligible.  Before I forget, I figure I better document his heretofore vocabulary.  Parentheses if what he means doesn't resemble what you will see written phonetically. 

• Apple.  Which now he's usually using mostly for apples.  Previously it was anything red.  Or round.  If not a ball.  Also often means "up."  And banana.  And oranges.  And christmas ornaments.  And other things we're not quite sure of.  It's kind of an all purpose word.
• Ap-puh-cah.  Apricot / applesauce / cookie
• Nana.  Banana.  He usually gets this one right.

• Book 
• Shoe
• Moon
• Car
• Cow
• water
• Wow
• Fishies
• baba (bottle)
• "Woof." Dog.
• "Enzo". Dog. See woof.
• Choo Choo.  (Train)
• Up.  Which also means down, as in "put me down".  Or, "get me out of this stroller." 
• Dow.  (down)  This is new.
• Tree.  Also used to refer to anything with christmas lights on it. 
• Turtle.   Often refers to the vibrating "twinkle twinkle little star" plush turtle from Aunt Fran.  Also used to refer to anything fun.  And occasionally airplanes. 
• "Uncle." See, Turtle
• Duck-duck.  Also means "trucks."  It makes sense, kind of. 
• Guck.  Trucks.  Usually said with voice inflecting excitedly upwards.  Yup.  He's a boy
• Gockle.  Bicycle.  Not to be confused with...
• Gockle.  Pickle. 
• "Et-muh".  Aka "airplanes."  Which are also "A-lmo". 
• "Eh-mo"  Elmo.  No.  No no no!
• "Ball."  Usually refers to balls.  Also said when pointing to the floor after he's dropped food.  We haven't figured that one out.
• "Out-side".  Outside.
• "Nova."  Anyone in a wheelchair.
• "Wiza."  Any woman with red hair (!!!). 
• "Wee-a"  Maria. 
• "Buh buh" Bye bye.  Usually said five minutes after prompted.  Trained seal, not our son. 
• Flower.  Gets this right, although disturbingly, it also seems to be the word for snow.

• Ear (also used for noses, mouths, and until recently eyes).
• Eye.  Usually accompanied by attempt to pluck one out.
• (smack smack smack).  That means yogurt.  
•  Cheeeee.  Cheese
•  techo (ceiling, in spanish.  He learned this from daycare).
•  Mo.  (more)
• Dado (give it to me)
• Bear (stuffed, typically)
• Tweet-tweet-tweet (birdies)
• peas (please)
• mama (make this work/turn it on/help me out here)
• Meow (cat)
• Atchoo.  (Sometimes it means thank you, other times, it is to point out you just sneezed).

well, it's spring in the laundry room anyway

I brought the fig in for the winter.  Kept meaning to put it somewhere darker and colder.  And I guess there were bulbs in the pot.  I don't remember planting them.  ???

Now what?

Happy birthday Auntie Liza!

You definitely need sound for this one!