Ana has been very interested in singing lately. Her repertoire generally includes “Twinkle, Twinkle,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and an assortment of songs we sing at Gymboree. I pretty much hear singing during each of her every waking hours. She took a liking to the ABC’s awhile back, but generally got as far as “A, B, C, D” and wanted to skip right to “Now I know my ABC’s.” But I didn’t push it, wanting her to figure things out at her own pace and have a chance to enjoy learning. So you can imagine my surprise when she was playing with one of her friends a week or so ago and I overheard her sing the song all the way through. And it was correct! I have spent the last week trying to get her to do it on video, but she gets so distracted (and goofy!) in front of the camera that it has taken me a million several takes. This is as good as it’s gonna get for now. But you get the idea. Enjoy!

Since Mondays pretty much suck, I thought I would do my part to make them a little more tolerable. Here are three videos of Ana. I only remember to unload the files off my Flip every once in awhile so sorry for not spreading out the videos more. The first one is Sim and Ana playing with a remote control helicopter. The two of them could play with that thing all day: Ana running around squealing, the dogs hiding in fear, and Sim crashing it into, well, everything. Thankfully the battery life is pretty short and it takes awhile to recharge so my house actually gets a reprieve.

The second video is Ana learning how to pedal on her little trike. Only recently could her tiny legs even reach the pedals, so we are really excited that she’s finally figuring it all out. The only trouble is that she can go really fast when she pushes with her feet, so she still prefers speed to the prestige of pedaling. Oh well, as long as she possesses the skill, who cares if she uses it, right?

The last video is of Ana being a ballerina. Lately she started saying she wanted to “sing and dance like a ballerina” so we picked up a leotard, flowy skirt, and some ballet slippers for her to play around in. We put them on her the other day and she just could not stop dancing around the house. It was simply precious.

Ever since the snow started falling ten days ago, we have had to get creative on how to keep ourselves entertained. Luckily we have a two year old with lots of energy and an endless supply of Ana-isms to keep us laughing. Since not all of you are as fortunate, I wanted to share two videos we made this morning. Enjoy!

Can you keep up with her train of thought? It’s sometimes tricky even for me and I live it 24/7! And at the end when she got dizzy? She said, “I’m not gonna fall!” I think she was trying to convince herself more than us. Oh man. We are always laughing around here. Here is the other more seasonally appropriate video:

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you are all safe, warm, and entertained.