My Baby's Babies

Allison is really starting to "play" with toys. She uses them for their real purpose, instead of just dragging them around or flinging them across the room.

Speaking of flinging, she really does have a pretty good arm for a kid her age. She throws the ball to Hope all the time and it goes pretty far! But that's another subject...

So Allie has started paying attention to dolls. She carries those babies around and will put a bottle to their mouth. Lots of times I will find them lined up on the coffee table. I'm not sure what they're supposed to be doing there, but it's clear that she has a purpose for that particular arrangement. If you try to move one or pick it up off the table, she WILL let you know that it's not ok to do that. (Just ask Lauryn!)

Here are some sweet pictures of her and her babies. My favorite thing is when she pushes the doll up under her chin and then gives it a little hug. She'll smile and say "awwwwww", patting it on the back. Too cute!

And here's a picture just because. She makes this face all the time because, I promise you, the child KNOWS how adorable she is. I especially love it when she does something she's not supposed to, then turns to look at me making this face. How can I get upset with her??! (I'll be back to answer that question in another year or so!)