Pssst!

Don't tell Halle but I found a Christmas present for her today...

Riding the Iron Rooster...

...except it's not the Iron Rooster, it's Thomas. And it's not China, it's The Island of Sodor.  Halle is train OBSESSED.  Thomas, Percy, CN - it doesn't matter.  The girl loves trains.  Today we broke down and got her a small set.  She has been playing with it for about three hours total today.  I use to think her attention span correlated to her age 2.5 years = 2.5 minutes.  Obviously I misjudged the impact of Thomas. 

If anyone reading Halle's blog knows of anyone looking to rid themselves of Thomas (difficult as that may be to believe) please let me know.  Trains, tracks, accessories...

Halle-isms

I saw the 'isms' idea on a friend's blog and thought it was so cute that I just had to borrow it!  Halle is at the age now where she has a substantial vocabulary but there are still some pronunciation bugs and word usages to work out!!

Spaghetti is paddetti. Tomatos are ponados.  Headache is headcake. Picnic is nitpic.

And to all of the above, if you try to correct the pronunciation you get 'No, say it like this 'pa-ded-ti''(or whichever word is in play at the time)

When caught sucking her thumb in the middle of the day, Halle's response is: "I not tired. I power napping."

"I want the window louder" - when she wants the window in the car rolled down.

"I want photons on my salad PLEASE" - when she mixes up science lessons from Dad with salad toppings...

"I not tired. I Halle' - said just about anytime there is a pending nap.

New Medical Condition

Halle: (after chugging a glass of apple juice)  Mommy, I have a headcake.

Mush Paddy

Me: What do you want to name the catepillar? (I'm thinking Fuzzy, Bumble Bee, Catty...)

Halle: Mush Paddy.

Me: You want to name it Mush Paddy?

Halle:  Yeah and when it turns into a butterfly his name will be Hallahallentenmatty.

Me:  Blank stare thinking when did she learn about metamorphosis? And then...what was that second name?!!?

Girls Day Out!

Halle had her first professional haircut this morning.  Afterwards we went and did some shopping, had an ice cream and then went and had Halles' nails 'done'.

Before

The Makeover...

After...

The Finishing Touch...Lime Green nailpolish!!

Tackling the River Cats

Alan's friend won a day of fishing for himself and three friends.  The trip included a full day of fishing for Channel Cats (catfish).  The weather was gorgeous and the company was fantastic and to top it off they caught lots of fish. The pictures speak for themselves.  38.5 inches and 29 pounds. Alan said it was pulling a VW off the bottom of the river.  Let's just say the 25lb test fishing line was tested!!