Aurora-isms

Here are some things Aurora's said lately:

As I was driving, getting riled up by some other drivers: "Why you say 'bitches', Mommy?"

After excitedly calling me into the bathroom to show me the pages of her book while on the toilet: "You go now. Wowa have privacy."

Bringing me an empty baby bottle I'd accidentally tossed into the trash in my room: "In garbage. Someone threw it. Maybe YOU?" After I began laughing and confessed, she said, "Not diaper, bottle."

Last night she held a sock between her legs and said, "Look mommy, sock penis!" Arlo thought that was mighty funny.

After I told her several stories, I figured it was her turn. "You tell me a story now," I suggested. "No, Wowa too tired," she replied, throwing my favorite excuse neatly back into my face.

While riding with Aurora and my mom: "Oh, look at that dog!" I said to them. They both looked and my mom said, "Where?" "YOU missed it," Aurora told her casually, unconcerned for my mom's disappointment.

Sing out!

Aurora has been singing like crazy lately, ever since we enrolled her in a singing class.

"Blinkle blinkle widdle scar, wonder, wonder, wonder ... youare!"

she also enjoys The Farmer in the Dell, although I can't translate her lyrics.

Mustachioed

I got Demitri (Aurora's daycare brother) some mustaches a few months ago and to my delight, photos were taken and posted at Sarah's blog.

What a cutie!

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And here's a photo of Aurora for your viewing enjoyment. She's licking the gravy ladle. Yum yum!

Seaside Mini-Vacation

Sorry, peeps, layoffs and new job duties have rendered my time at work actual WORK time (psh!) so I've had less time to blog.

Here are Aurora and Gary at Taco Shark in Seaside, enjoying "dips" (Aurora's word for chips) and salsa.

We had half a day (Friday) of clear weather, where we enjoyed seafood, playing in the sand (Gary and Aurora), a prestolog fire and going to bed early.

Saturday it rained but we went out for fun and games in the morning, visiting the carousel, a toy store, and the Seaside Aquarium. I'd never been to the Seaside Aquarium before and it was pretty neat. We ended up buying 5 little trays of fish for the seals and we all enjoyed throwing the seals fish and getting splashed by the impatient seal. (Aurora didn't like getting water in her eyes, though.)

Sunday Aurora and I went to the beach and found lots of jellyfish to look at and touch (gently!) and then came back to the motel for a nice hot bath. Then we came home.

Ding Dong

Here is Aurora, frolicking underneath the Criterion School bell at the State Fair last weekend. Unfortunately, we couldn't ring it but Aurora enjoyed posing well enough.

Aurora at School

We visited the Criterion Schoolhouse at the fair and this year Aurora was big enough to sit at a desk and do some schoolwork.

She colored two pictures and we hung one up on the board before we left.

And she didn't even get her hair dunked in an inkwell.