I like a noodley!

The muffin being a goof ball at dinner tonight. She kept cranking her head back and opening her mouth for a bite of noodles! Looks just like a little bird. Reminds me of the old days when she got her nickname little bird because when I would feed her and she'd crank her mouth open as far as she could for a bite! Sniff! I can't believe my baby is less than a month from being 2 years old now!
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Christmas Morning

This year was great! The muffin really got into the whole present opening thing! Even going so far as to give daddy quite the helping hand opening his gifts! And daddy taught her to say Ho! Ho! Ho!, which is so cute!! She got a bean bag chair and a baby doll among other things. She really liked her doll. She got a spinning wind up elephant that she just thought was the greatest! She laughed and laughed.
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If the glove fits!

This morning the muffin was being far to quiet and when I went to find her I found her like this! So funny. So cute!
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Snow day fun...or not!

I took the mudding out to play in the snow today. We built a snowman. She didn't enjoy it! She spent most of the time whimpering.
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Cookies!!

Helping momma make snickerdoodles for daddy to take to work. I enjoyed squishing the butter here!
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What's Yours is Mine and What's Mine is Mine!

I made chili the other night and the Muffin ate hers, said she was done, got down for a little bit then proceeded to want to sit on Daddy's lap and eat his chili too! Then, she didn't want him to eat his own chili.

Wishes

Throwing pennies in the fountain with daddy at the mall today.
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All 4 teeth!

The muffin got her bottom 2 "I" teeth in today! Its been a tough road with her being sick this week too. But I think we're done with teething for a while now.
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Cookie thief!

The muffin and I made cookies today. I let her pour and stir and mix and whir! She enjoyed it a lot! Then we put them in the oven and watch them bake. And when they were done we ate them and then took a nap. After her nap I had the cookies sitting on the counter on a plate. I was in the other room and she came walking in with another cookie!! She'd taken it off of the counter!! They're healthier cookies so I let eat it. A few minutes later she came and asked me for another! Asked me! Actually said cookie and pointed! I followed her in to the kitchen and this is what I saw!
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Starting young!

The muffin is obsessed with momma's laptop! Yes, she gets to play on it...pretty much every day! She loves it. There is a special site that allows her to paint when she moves the mouse and changes colors when she clicks the buttons. She also likes to look at momma's virtual fish tank on face book!
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Hey good lookin' whatcha got cookin'?

The muffin watching breakfast bake this morning. She pulled her chair up next to the oven and took a seat to watch the show! Crazy baby!
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Fun at the Chuck's!

We took the muffin to Chuck E. Cheese's this evening for a little fun! She ran all around like a crazy woman! Danced her little heart out! And had a ball putting tokens in and ripping tickets off!
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Circus fun

We took the muffin to the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey circus this evening! It was a great deal of fun! She seemed to really enjoy the horses and the dog act, as well as all of the singing and dancing. She did a little dancing herself. She even got to eat sugared almonds since that was the only decent food available. Momma had to cave. She liked the flying confetti at the end, and that it landed all over us! She seemed enthralled for most of the 2 and a half hour circus. It was a great deal of fun and I'm glad we got to take here.
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Waiting for the circus to start!

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Two new teeth!!

This morning I discovered that the Muffin has two new teeth!  They look like they just broke through.  Its her top two "i-teeth".  Her bottom ones are coming too, but her bottom right one will be through this week.  That explains a lot of the whinning and crying and looney behaviour we've seen here lately.  Sigh.  Soon she is going to look all grown up with all of her teeth.  Sniff.

Easy as pie!

The muffin made her very first and her very own our with grandma today during her visit. She was so very proud and took great delight in force feeding everyone around her!
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Playing in the leaves with uncle Davy!

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My big girl bed!

Last night momma tried for the second time to get me to sleep in my new big girl bed. I did it! Monday night was the first time I tried and I fell out of it just after I fell asleep. Then I was too scared to sleep in it that night. So last night momma out my old bumpers in to try to keep me from falling out, and it worked. I didn't even try to get out in the morning, though that is certainly on my agenda!
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Helping daddy mow!

Daddy let me help him mow the yard for the last mowing of the season.
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That's it, I'm leafing!

Playing in the leaves while daddy works hard!
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Show me the money!

The muffin knows where the money is!
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Eureka!

The muffin told daddy that she had to go "caca" and after about 15 minutes of sitting and playing Mr. Potato Head with daddy she decided it was time to go! This is THE big moment! Eureka! For the first time at home we had poopy success in the big potty!
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These are the moments!

Daddy and I were hanging out waiting for the poopies to come (since I kept announcing their arrival) and playing with my Mr. Potato Heads. Momma thought it was classic!
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Trick or Treat!!!

We went all over town today for Halloween fun!  Ok, ok.  So the fun was more for Momma's sake than anyone's, whatever.  First thing this morning we went to a little costume parade and Grandma joined us.  I was dressed up in a little monkey costume and thirteen layers of clothes because it was so cold and the wind was whipping around.  Then later that day we went to a little Boo Bash that had Pony Rides.  I got to sit on one of the Ponies, my first ever!!  Then we went to visit Great Grandma and Auntie Maddie.  Who just think I'm the cutest thing EVER!!

I mean look at me!  I am the cutest thing ever!!

Later that day we were off Trick or Treating in our neighborhood.  I went last year when I was only 9 months old, but this year I got to walk around and carry a little pumpkin and beg for my own candy (which Momma has already confiscated and probably eaten).  We took Kaida too!  We saw another Mastiff who was a puppy and way bigger than my Kaida.  Daddy walked Kaida, but I tried my hardest to get him to let me do it.  I guess he "helped".

This is my first stop.  This is Daddy's cousin Carol.  She dressed up in a really cool costume.  When she put the first candy in (a big handful!!  I guess it pays to know people!) I just stared at her.  What is she doing??

I had to investigate.  Had to figure out what this "Trick or Treating" was all about.

Ooh, looky there!!  She put cool stuff in my pumpkin!!  Let's do that some more!!

I had so much fun!  We crunched through the leaves up and down my street.  Daddy threatened people not to scare me! :)  I got tons of candy, chips and cookies that I won't even get to taste this year (Mu-wah!!  That's Momma saying that!), went for a nice walk in a fun costume and saw lots of little kids and even dogs that were dressed in funny costumes.  Then we went back to our home and passed out candy for a little while before I had to go to bed.  I loves weeing all of the kids dressed up and coming to the door saying "Trick or Treat".  Everytime Momma said, "Muffin, someones coming!!" I ran to the door to see.  Kaida tried to also.  It was such a fun day, but when we were all done I was pooped!!

Horsey!!

The muffin loves horses, so we took her to the little Boo Bash where they had pony rides. We didn't let her ride, but the guy was nice enough to let her sit on the pony. She was a bit freaked out. But she chattered all about horsey for a while!
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A Monkey at the parade!

We took the muffin, aka the monkey, to a local parade today to see the other kids in costumes. It was so windy and cold! She really loved seeing the dogs dressed up. She laughed her but off when she saw 2 wiener dogs dressed up like hot dogs! She got a little candy which momma intends to eat! We have a big day planned, but the cold wind might keep us from having too much fun!
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Storytime

Today was the muffins first official storytime at the library. She did not want to be in that room! She kept trying to leave and then I finally got her to sit on my lap where she hunkered down and sucked her fingers. When we started to sing she really got shy and wrapped her arms around me and only occasionally turned her head to see the teacher and the one other little person there that she didn't know. Odd. I didn't see that reaction coming.

Leaves and Ladybugs

The muffin and I went outside for a walk today. Afterwards we played in the giant leaves from our sycamore tree in the front yard. While we were sitting in the leaves a ladybug landed on the muffin, much to her delight! She had a nice time checking it out as it crawled all over her before she sort of freaked out and momma flicked it away. She is a year and 9 months tomorrow. I can believe how fast the time has gone.
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I'm a big girl now!

Today the muffin used a booster seat at the restaurant instead of a high chair. Sniff! Momma's baby is growing up too fast!
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Hay ride!

I took the muffin on a hay ride this evening at an apple orchard near home.
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Cuttin' Up!

Muffin is learning how to use scissors! She seems to like it and caught on pretty fast. I padded the handle of her scissors to make them easier for her to grip.
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So beautiful!

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Hey! Your still up there!

The muffin got a huge kick out of the fact that when she went down the slide momma was still way up high on the platform (guarding the opening she could fall through). She squealed and laughed her butt off!
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Big laughs at the park!

Yesterday I took the muffin to the park to enjoy the beautiful weather we are having! She was such a ham none all day! Here she is laughing and playing it up for the camera just before shooting down a tunnel slide!
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Take the skin heads bowling!

Ok, so she's not quite a skinhead any more... Today we took the muffin bowling for the first time! She seemed to really dig it! Maybe not as much as we dug watching her, but none the less! She even tried to pick up her own balls, putting her tiny fingers in the top large holes! It was so cute! Daddy and I took turns helping her roll the ball down the alley.
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Knight in shinning armor.

The muffin and I surprised daddy today by taking him to the Henry Ford Museum to see a Castle Lego exhibit. It was fun, and there were so many great models that were amazing to see in person. I bought an annual pass and am looking forward to going back to see all of the attractions.

Crazy baby

The muffin is so funny! She loves to stand and sit in impossibly small containers!
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Cider mill

This is muffin feeding the goats at the cider mill today. We didn't stay long because it started to rain. The donuts were by far the best ever!! At least to me, the muffin didn't seem to care. She did enjoy a little of my cider slurpee though!
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Giddy up!

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Here comes the bride!

Muffin playing with her great grandmothers babooshka! She likes to throw it over her head.
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String baby!

The muffin gets her love of string from her daddy!!
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Silly baby!

The muffin is being so silly today!! She was laying her patting her tummy and singing.
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First bite of ice cream!

We have the muffin her first bites of ice cream this evening. She liked it, made funny faces at the coldness and didn't want much. But it was super cute! This picture cracked me up! Could she possibly get her mouth open any wider!?!
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Popcorn games

We went to a pizza place today that has this game with balls popping out of a hat and you try to catch them in a bucket, muffin loves this game and gets very excited when the popcorn starts flying!
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Straws

The muffin hasn't been drinking much milk at home lately for some reason. But she loves drinking through straws, so this afternoon I gave her milk in a glass with a straw. She drank all of it! I was so pleased!
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Art

The muffin was putting cheerios on her wiggles guitar this evening. She was designing very methodically. It was funny!
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