I thought I would update with some of the latest and greatest that Kelsey is up to. For starters, she is quite the talker. She especially likes to try to mimic what we say. She has gotten really good at saying please, which comes out as "peas". She has not mastered thank you, but often says "a go" for there you go after we do something for her. Another phrase she frequently uses is "a mon" for come on. At dinner time, Kelsey folds her hands to pray with us before we eat. She puts her hands close to her face and crinkles her nose up with a big smile as if she is quite pleased with herself. When the prayer is finished, she does say amen or "a ma" as she says it.
Kelsey is really into the shows Dora, as she refers to as Dorie, and Olivia, which she calls "eye-uh."
Her favorite toys are her kitchen set, books, and laptop. Although she does not know how to play the games on it yet, she does know how to turn it off and on and will often carry it around with her.
As for the kitchen set, she likes to hide her dishes in all the cupboard doors that open. She will also sit at her table and pretend to be mixing something up. She really likes it when you do cheers with her, too.
Today we went outside to play in the snow for the first time. I had planned to do this during Christmas break, however it was really cold. Today was the perfect day though! Kelsey kept saying "side" for outside as we were getting her all bundled up. Grandma and Grandpa brought over a sled for her.(side note: I have been looking for a sled since after Christmas for her and there is not one to be found in Owatonna! However, they do have out all their swimsuits...which will not help me as we live in Minnesota and it will not get warm until June!) Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for helping us out! I tried to pull Kelsey around, but she kept falling back and would end up laying flat in the sled. Next, we attempted to just sit in the snow and draw in it, pick it up, etc. This entertained her for awhile, but she eventually tired of this, too. I think her favorite part was walking around on the driveway because she could move better than when we were sitting in the snow. She cried a little when we came inside, so I guess that means she enjoyed it. Hopefully we can get out a few more times this winter.
Finally, I thought these pictures were too funny not to post. Matt and I were putting away groceries when Kelsey came walking out of the bathroom...with the entire toilet paper roll following her.
