Ocean

This past weekend we went to the beach with my parents. We had a great time. It's amazing that one 18-month-old can entertain 4 adults full-time for 3 days straight. Sophia wore my shoes, Daddy's sweatshirt, and had lots of fun with Grannie and Papa. She especially liked climbing up on a chair next to Grannie and playing with her. (This picture was taken first thing in the morning.)

Sophia's vocabulary is increasing exponentially each day. This weekend she learned "ocean", "beach" and lots of other words. It's too hard to keep track of the new words now that she has such a large vocabulary. Her favorite thing is to ask us what we're doing "Mommy doing?" "Daddy doing?" is a constant refrain. She asks over, and over, and over, even when we're doing the same thing we were the last time she asked. It gets a bit frustrating some times, so we have an opportunity to practice our patience.

Today we played with Sophia's airplane. I like this toy much better since I took out its batteries and it doesn't shriek music at us any more. Sophia decided Mommy and Daddy needed turns riding it. We don't fit very well, but she thought it hysterical. Tonight she asked Daddy "chess please" so she got a lesson. I think she looks like she's ready to take on the world.