Striking out on her own...

 Once Elsa mastered the art of walking she has begun to tackle other great feats such as dressing herself, cooking her own meals, climbing trees and swinging on the big-kid swings. Just 17 months last week...I shutter to think what this means for the future.

 

Taking the Next Step

After careful observation and much consideration, Elsa Rose has decided to walk...

Memories of a State Fair...

       Today Elsa went to the Kenai Peninsula State Fair in the booming metropolis of Ninilchick, Alaska. I had high hopes for Elsa's trip to the fair as she would finally have the opportunity to get up close and personal with all the animals that we have been practicing the sounds of for the last year. Unfortunately, things got off to a rough start when the first animal that she encountered was the enormous, prize winning roster that decided to Cock-a-doodle-do right into her face as she peered into the cage. Needles to say, she was a little less than enchanted with the animals during the rest of our tour. Nonetheless, we persevered through the goats, the sheep, the cows and finally, the horses. A bit saddened that Elsa didn't love every second of the experience, we loaded into the car to make our way back home. Not long into our trip south, Elsa began chanting three words over and over again with an urgency that I could not cast off as standard backseat baby blabber. As I sat and listened, trying to figure out what she was talking about, it dawned on me- my little darling was back there telling her first story .....