My little cutie

Sometimes I just can't get over how cute Annaliese is...and all the cute things she does. It makes me smile. I love watching how she processes things, how she absorbs new things, and how she mimics the things that Kyle and I do. 

Last weekend, I was perplexed as she walked around the kitchen table pushing away all the chairs. She then went and got the swiffer and started 'cleaning' under the table! 

Recently, she also demonstrated an amazing amount of problem-solving. Apparently she was hungry, because she took the step stool, which is stored folded up next to the washer, dragged it into the kitchen, opened it up, stood it up and then pushed it up to the cupboard. She climbed up it, realized she couldn't open the cupboard, so she climbed down, moved the ladder over, and then climbed up again, this time opening the cupboard and finding a snack. (She picked chocolate chips...a girl after my own heart!) I just watched the whole thing, rather impressed.

The weather is finally starting to cool off a little bit, so Annaliese got to wear her black boots. She wasn't very excited about her 'boops' as she calls them, but I thought she looked adorable. Thanks Auntie Laurie for this outfit...it's a 12 mon outfit that still fits!!

 Making fish-faces!