Makena is obsessed with shoes (and her baby and purses/bags, but that's another post). Up until recently her word for shoes was eeesh. She recently started saying shoe, and is talking more and more (coherently) now. She understands pretty much everything, but hasn't talked a lot, or had more gibberish than real words. Gibberish we learned to understand. For example book was always "ga-ga." I think because I always said "book book" or maybe because her first favorite book was Go Dog Go, which I referred to as "go go." It can go either way now. She'll either say "book" or "gaga." She just finally started saying "mama" in December while we were at my parent's (she's been saying dada forever), and is already calling me mommy. It's great that her speech is forming so well, but sad at the same time since it means that she is growing up and becoming a big girl.

On a side note, aren't the shoes above cute? I'm thinking that these may be her (mini) flower girl shoes for Mikie's wedding. And I've found some cute bigger girl ones for Nanea to match. Mikie is being nice and including a probably too young Makena in her wedding. She probably won't walk down the aisle, but she'll be cute in her dress and sparkle shoes!

...and I'm getting really good at feeding myself. Especially oatmeal, but here I'm eating scrambled eggs and rice:

Poppy, Aunty Mikie and Grandma Rose Marie

My handsome Grandpa

The whole gang

there are double decker (and single) stroller-type contraptions to rent. Not to mention playgrounds and double-decker carousels. Talk about a great way to occupy your kids while shopping, and to bribe them to go in the first place!

Makena enjoying corn on the cobb...