(Taryn watching TV in the background. Wall-E in the foreground.)

Taryn loves Wall-E and Eva. I got her a little figure/toy. It's the old or dirty Wall-E, so he looks like he's been on Earth cleaning up. He's really detailed. His head moves around. The arms and hands are fully articulated. Her mama made a comment about the hands, and the next day Taryn's telling me to look at the hands, they move! Awesome.

Plans

As everyone knows, it's good to have plans. One of the most forgotten plans is the Velociraptor Escape Plan. Tonight at dinner I asked Taryn if she had one. Without skipping a beat, she goes "Yeah, I do." Plus one for a well prepared child!

I am...

Yesterday, on the ride home from Nana and Grampa's, Taryn counted to just about thirteen in in English then about six in Spanish. Pretty amazing, if you ask me. ;) So I said "Taryn, you're awesome." To which Taryn replied "I am", in a most definitive way.

Over the Rainbow

Taryn and I were driving home on Friday. Part of the trip is over a lake. Off to the left of us, while driving on the bridge, we saw a rainbow. It was really close. So close, we actually saw the "end of the rainbow". It was right there! I pointed it out to Taryn. She saw it. Told me about the colors. Then said "Maybe we could slide down it?"...

I wonder...

A long day...

Taryn went to Aunt Tina's this Thursday and had a blast playing and jumping and bouncing and more playing. On the drive home she was talkative, then... not so much. (Shhhhh.)

So proud!

Taryn isn't potty-trained yet, but she was so proud two weekends ago when she told me she wanted to go pee pee in the potty - and did! (I know, a little late posting this one.)

Taryn Bear!

Taryn came downstairs to show me an outfit she had put on. She walked down the stairs and behold my eyes, what did I see? A little Taryn Bear running around! She looked like and was soft and cuddly as a Care Bear!

For playing!

Mama was asking Taryn questions of Taryn tonight, which were all answered in Taryn's unique voice and accent:
Q: "What is your nose for?" A: "Smelling!"
Q: "What are your ears for?" A: "Hearing."
Q: "What are your eyes for?" A: "Looking."
Q: "What is your tongue for?" A: "...tasting."
Q: "What are your hands used for?" A: "For playing!!!" said with a big smiley face and outstretched arms. "...and touching"
Q: "What are your legs for?" A: "For running!" and off she went, running the circuit from the living room, to the dining room, through to the kitchen and back to the living room.

Yarr

I was talking with Taryn this afternoon, like a Pirate. Taryn stopped what she was doing, looked at me and told me I'm talking like a pirate! You... had to be there. Cuteness!

No warning

Another parent can tell you all about when their kid got sick without any warning. How quickly it happens. How 'ew' it is. What they say doesn't really hit home until it happens to you. I'd just taken Taryn out of her car seat this afternoon where she'd been dozing. She was very cuddly and put her head on my shoulder because she was sleepy. I took a few steps away from the car. She lifted her head up, looked at me and threw up with no warning. Poor thing! We relaxed and napped the rest of the afternoon away. She woke up with a slight fever, but was acting happy and energetic by the evening.

Willy

So... I'm lying in bed with Taryn after we read our books for the evening. Her little hand is feeling my beard, then she pushes her fingers to my lips, gets a finger into my mouth before I can pull away, and then gives me a wet willy. Seriously. Does she even know what she just did! LOL!

Nesting

Taryn likes to sleep with everything in her room... piled on her bed. That means books, babies, stuffed animals, pillows, blankets, container of wet wipes... you name it and it goes on the bed. You can see in these photos a rug and a few books didn't make it to the bed last night.

Klainie had to push most of the stuff to the foot of the bed so she'd have room to stretch if she needed it! Maybe this is Taryn's way of saying good-bye to her crib, which Taryn helped me dismantle earlier in the day.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

So cute! :)

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

"Eee-eye-yo!"

Moo vs. Neigh

Taryn and Daddy debate colloquialisms of the southern bovine and equine communities.

It's been a while!

It's been a few months since a Taryn update was posted. Here's what's been going on!

Taryn is:
- a lot more talkative; she talks about everything, negotiates going to bed, wants her 'juice'
- a lot more adventurous; she's pushing boundaries, in good ways so far ;)
- a lot more sensitive; when we challenge her as parents on her adventuring
- brushing her teeth all by herself
- a shoe aficionado!
- doing great finishing sentences to her favorite books, or outright reciting parts
- can tell you what's going to be said next in Finding Nemo
- a fantastic, little artist in the making!
- a repeat box; watch out or she'll repeat what you just said! :O
- a dancing princess; we dance during music on ads

Some recent sayings: "Don't get up, get down!" - "Cow says moo!" - "Check closet for scary robots." - "No Dexter!" - "Watch Gaba Gaba?" - "Juice" - "What's the lizard doing?" (when she sees the Geico lizard)

Some favorite songs: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; Old MacDonald Had a Farm; Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round

Some favorite books: Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?; Go Dogs, Go!; Moondog; M IS FOR MISCHIEF: An A to Z of Naughty Children; Mo Willems' Books

Coolness and cuteness

Taryn is growing up so fast. I know every parent thinks something similar as their child get older. But seriously, Taryn is too cool! Well... I am a partial party. ;)

Coolest things over the past few days:
- She brought the Muppet Show DVD to me and said " I like Kermy."
- Driving in car, listening to music, she's in her seat clapping her hands tp the beat
- She can unlock my iPhone! (thank you intuitive user interface. :| )
- When I ask her how a dinosaur says "I love you", she says "RAWR!" (which is how dinosaurs say I love you, for those that didn't know ;)
- When she goes to bed, I ask her for her favorite plastic ball and put it on her dresser, out of sight. I explain it will watch over her during the night and she can have it in the morning. She wakes up, says good morning, then asks for the ball and points over to where I put it