It's my "pre" birthday!

Who gets a "pre" birthday... I'll tell you who, I do! Auntie Lynne sent me a tickle monkey that cracks me up and a cute birthday outfit. Part of which I wore to Spencer's 5th b-day party on Sunday (I'm saving the tutu part for my b-day :-)). Then I get to Spencer's awesome party and had a great time swimming and playing only to be given a new ride and super fun toy (Mama says it's "educational") to use when I left. I'm the luckiest girl!

xoxox E. Starling

Butterflies and a story about Dumbo

I went to the Natural History Museum yesterday and today with Mama and Dada. There was so much going on that we went two days in a row. We went into the butterfly pavilion and a nice girl showed me a butterfly up close... yesterday one landed on Mama. Very friendly butterflies.

Tonight Dada was reading me Dumbo for the umpteenth, but tonight, for some reason the part about the Mama elephant not being able to see Dumbo and only sing a lullaby through the cage window really got to me and I started to cry. Dada had to fast forward to the end so I could see them together again... then I was happy again! Tomorrow night we are reading Bambi... not!

Sweet dreams... xo ESM

Ba ba looooo!

Nuff said!

Happy Birthday!

I'm going to count this as my first song. We've had a lot of practice with birthdays this month, normally I just say "Happy"... and the first time I said that was to my Grandma on her birthday in February. On Thursday I said "Happy......gobble dee...day" to Theresa... but my mom couldn't get me to say it again when we called my cousin Ashley. Today was extra special... Mama asked me to sing Happy Birthday to my Auntie Lynne, and I just did it... guitar and all.

I love you! xoxoxox E. Starling

Monkey Bars

I surprised Mama and Dada with this trick last week, maybe I'll be a gymnast.
Got any tips Auntie Lynne?

XOXO

Happy Mom's Day to all the Mamas!

One, two...

I have a few tricks up my sleeve that I am surprising my folks with daily. A couple days ago Daddy was walking me up the stairs and I started counting stairs with him, actually saying the next number before he did. He was REALLY surprised. I've been doing it my head for a while so I thought I'd let them in on it... I can count to ten... but only to nine when I'm being video taped. :-) I can also say and sign "LOVE YOU!"

It's spring!

Hi and happy Spring to everyone. It's warming up and I'm outside a lot so I have some new shoes and I've been playing in the sand at the volleyball court a lot. I also now fit into my snazzy pink crocs that Uncle Johnny gave me and they are a nice contrast to Grandma's green metallic purse. I'm saying lots of new words.



In the sand video I'm saying "bucket" and in the shoe video I'm saying "run" and "vrooom"... because I see a motorcycle. I also say beep beep when I see a car.