"I hold you mommy"

Its the phrase that just melts my heart. Eva says this when she wants to be picked up. How can you say no to that?

Welcome back from our break - I was super busy at work (what else is new?) and promise to get Christmas pictures updated quickly. Eva has been busy learning all sorts of words and phrases and developing gross and small motor skills like crazy. She can now ride her scooter we bought for her in London, says multi-word phrases like "sun, up high in the sky," and could color all day long holding her crayon just perfectly.

Below are some more recent pics of Eva and the family.

Enjoy!!

Galleria Girl

Shopping is in my genes.

Eva became well acquianted with the Galleria when I was on maternity leave. It was my "happy" place. I could get out of the house, look at pretty things (hello - Tiffany & Co.) and meet my sister and her kids. Plus - the Galleria has hands down the best nursing/family rooms in any shopping place I've seen.

We took a recent trip there this weekend and she was delighted with the shoes at Cole Haan. She charmed the sales clerks at StyledLife. Of couse, no trip would be complete with out a stop at PBK (Pottery Barn Kids for the uninitiated).

"No Water!"

Auntie gives me treats.

The words we know

Eva is fast becoming a little talker. Every day over the past two weeks we are amazed at what she has learned. In honor of her almost 1.5 birthday I decided to document the words she can say.

airplane (a favorite of hers)

all done

all gone

ball

banana

bath

bike
bird

bubble

bug

bye

car

cheese

close

cow

down

duck

eye

feet

hair

hand

helicopter

help

hippo

hug

juice

look it

milk

more

no

nose

ohh oh

open

outside

please

rock

sit

shirt

shoes (go figure this was her third or fourth word, no idea where she gets that from...)

shut

socks

thank you

toes

up

vagina

wagon

water

yeah

yogurt

I am sure I am missing a few...

Names of people:
Abby

Ava

Bella

Bentley

Clara

Dadda

Elmo

Luke

Mamma

Pappa

Rosie

William

Easy Mac Girl

When we are in a pinch for a quick dinner for Eva, she gets Easy Mac. Fortunately she likes it as seen by the pics of her on the couch.

Hard to believe

Its hard to believe how fast the first (almost) 15 months have flown by. Good bye to our baby and hello toddler! Later post on that coming up.

Speaking of good-byes we said good-bye to our wonderful neighboors, the Wills family. Anita, Nick, Sam and Jack - we will miss you terribly.

4-Wheeling

Ahh... It's spring time and that generally means time to get outside. At Grandma & Grandpa Reisinger's Eva has been 4-wheeling with mom and dad on the big rig. Eva's cousin Ava got her very own 4-wheeler for her 5th birthday this week (it is actually her birthday today - HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVA)! Ava was kind enough to share and give Eva a ride.

Two pricesses kicking up some dirt. Very funny since they are both wearing dresses that contain tulle.

Happy Easter

Eva celebrated her second Easter this year. Last year she was only a few weeks old. Eva was dressed the part in a beautiful bunny coat Grandma Judy gave her last year. It was nice enough out to go on an Easter egg hunt. Eva didn't really get the concept but she enjoyed finding leaves and acorns.