Out and About

Here we are out by the tulips near our house yesterday. The park we live by is really close, so Greta and I just walked there together in the afternoon. She loves to stop and sit down on the sidewalk, and she also loves to turn around and go in the opposite direction of where I want us to go!
Walking walking walking! Do you see her new shoes? Her first Keds (it doesn't seem like long ago that I had a pair like that...)
Look at that shadow!
Such a little sweetie!
Lately she has gotten a little bit more into whining...but I'd have to say it's pretty cute (only a mother would say that, right?) And she pouts her lips out to accompany the whines for extra effect :-)
Over the weekend we went down to Seattle for Melissa and Kristen's double baby shower (Matthew's sister and her husband are expecting twin girls in May!!) One night we stayed with my good friend Natalie and her husband Ben at their cute little house in Greenwood. Natalie took Greta and I down to the library nearby, and then we spent a bunch of time out in their backyard. Greta did a little digging in the dirt--but was mostly very observant and contemplative. It was fun to spend so much time outside.
We also stayed with our friends Curtis and Julia, and their daughter Lillian. They have a big backyard with lots of nice trees. Greta enjoyed examining the tree trunks and chestnuts--she only tried to put a chestnut in her mouth once! Mostly she liked sliding the empty shells onto the tips of her fingers.
Looking rather dainty.


Lunchtime with Lillian! These two had a great time together. Now that Greta can walk so well, she can keep up with Lillian a little better. Lillian was very generous with her toys, and the girls had fun walking around the house together. A couple times Lillian even collected Greta's doll and thoughtfully handed it to Greta! So sweet :-)
Recently Greta has learned a way to communicate with us that she wants a story read. When we put down a book we have recently finished, and she liked it, she hands it right back to us! The other night she had Matthew read her Bless Me about 6 times in a row! And she was totally into the book each time (see the above photo for evidence...) Now she does that with a book called Where Is Baby's Beach Ball from her Great Aunt Jerene and Great Uncle Steve--at the end, when the baby finds the beach ball, Greta is SO happy!

Here is a video of Greta out walking to the park. (I can't believe I filmed it sideways again! Sorry about that...and sorry for the long lapse between posts...life is different now that I'm "back at work")