Well, I think some of you got a sneak peak at this video already, but check out our frequent flyer. Doesn’t she look right at home on the plane?

Jon Q

As we mentioned yesterday, Zoe had a chance to visit the Madison Children’s Museum and stroll down State Street. Here she is checking out the sites in her ride…

Jon Q

Even though it has been stormy, the weather is still hot. Zoe still finds the time to lay back and enjoy the day (and, of course, eat…) More pictures to come!

Jon Q

We haven’t posted in a few days because we’ve been on the road (or, more accurately, in the air). We made it through the rain and storms to arrive on Sat. night in Madison, where we surprised Grandpa Larry. (He didn’t know we were coming, and the trip is a bit of an early Father’s Day present.) Zoe is having tons of fun hanging out with family and Coco, and today we’re off to a children’s museum and, weather permitting, a stroll on State St. We’ll post pictures soon.

-M

Zoe met up with Zander at the playground yesterday morning, and they wound up fooling around with some balls. Someday soon they’ll be able to play catch or kickball; for now, they’re pretty content with just standing around.

-M

Not long ago we posted a list of the words Zoe could say, and since she’s been talking up a storm lately, I thought it was a good time to post an updated one. I realize this is a bit geeky (no comments please, Dan!) but I also think it will be fun to compare what she can say now to her vocabulary in a few years – or even a few months!

The new words/phrases are in bold below.

-M

all done
all right!
arm
ashes (as part of Ring Around the Rosie song)
baby
ball
banana
bath
beep beep
belly button
book
bubbles
bye
ciao (Italian)
cheek
cheese
chin
daddy
dog
down
duck
ear
ee-i-ee-i-o (as part of Old McDonald song)
E-F-G (as part of alphabet song)
Elena
Elmo
fish
flower
good
green
hello
here you go
hi
knee
milk
mine
mommy (and mama)
night night
nino (Spanish)
no
nose
peek-a-boo
phone
pillow
please
Pop Pop
Shell (yes, my nickname)
shoe
spoon
strawberry
thank you
tent
the end
two
uh-oh
up
vroom
yellow
yum

I often snap pictures of Zoe when she’s just sitting around. The photos aren’t usually as good as her action shots, but I occasionally get some fun ones. I like the two below because the first shows her little Buddha-like belly and the second captures one of her funnier faces. As you’ll see, she’s not always smiling. (And she tends to reserve her scowling/pouting looks for her mom!)
-M

So down below I talked about our Sunday in Foster City. Remembering that we visited the same fair last year, I went to our June-07 photo file and pulled up a picture of Zoe from that day. (Look how small her arms are! And look at how thin her hair is!) Just a bit past six months, Zoe wasn’t walking, of course, or even crawling or creeping – and she spent the afternoon in her comfy stroller. (No running around or winning fish for her!)

Things have sure changed…

-M

One of the best things about daycare is the surprises. Zoe came home a few weeks ago and started saying “ashes, ashes,” for example; we soon realized it meant she wanted to play Ring Around the Rosie – something she learned at daycare. And this weekend, she pointed to the cover of a new book (a hand-me-down from our neighbor) and said “El-mo.” Q and I looked at each other in surprise – we didn’t even know she knew who Elmo was! I later found out – sure enough – she reads Elmo books at daycare.

When you spend so much time with someone (and think you know them in and out), it’s kind of fun to discover something new!

-M

Another weekend day, another fair: yesterday, the three of us met up with Uncle Dan and Jenny at the Foster City Arts and Wine Festival. Zoe didn’t get any wine, but she did get to play some games and walk away with an exciting prize. She was so excited by her big win of seven little goldfish that she couldn’t stop saying “fish” – which sounds more like like “ish” – when we got home. She even had trouble getting to bed last night; we placed the fish-tank on her dresser, and, when she was supposed to be sleeping, she kept pointing and waving to the fish. Needless to say, it was a fun day.

-M