Due to the excessive heat still going on in Cincinnati Miss A and I went to the Museum Center Wednesday afternoon. Not an original idea by any means. The place was packed.
I think she is still too young to fully appreciate the Water Works area but she certainly likes it a lot. And does not mind getting wet but she is not about to wear one of their rainproof aprons like the yellow one on the floor. BTW someone else left it on the floor.
We also visited the toddler area.
Thursday morning we went to her Musikgarten Class and it was clear that Miss A is bored with the baby class and needs to move on.
Thursday afternoon waking from her nap. Not a great picture but I think it is funny that she is cautious not to jump too close to the rail any more after hitting her chin. This cautious girl seems to learn quickly how not to get hurt.
Audrey can put on her own shoes!
So after the nap we headed to the mall. This is a picture of Audrey at the food court. I have an issue with my ipod which I want to check out before the warranty expires. I love my ipod for so many reasons but basically because it is my contact with news/ etc and even more so since becoming a mother.
The highlight of this trip to the mall for Audrey was the family bathroom. Particularly the kid height sink.
The darn delay on my camera did not catch how much she loved washing her own hands.
But it was great. Unfortunately she had walked so much and was exhausted but not wanting to be carried she crashed into a tantrum of frustration like neither of us has experienced and we had to head home immediately.
So from this picture you can see she is wearing different clothes because Friday morning we headed back to the mall. Yes, this mama is determined to get the sound issue corrected on her ipod. Which I did without spending a dime thank you very much.
And Miss A got to wash her hands at the little kid sink so it was all good.
Plus she had her first lunch at the food court. That would be tomato, meat, apple, veggie sticks and juice from Subway. And I made it back home in time for my noon conference call with our accountant which was quite the roller coaster.
So tonight Miss Audrey learned about another tradition ... carving pumpkins.
The final product. More about that later.
Another new thing she learned recently is that this tent (purchased with the intent of being a super portable travel bed which did not pan out) is actually a fun play tent instead.
In this picture she is signing "helicopter" which is a sign she absolutely loves. Technically she is signing this word upside down.
Showing off her 1 eye wink... a skill she learned on vacation in Florida last week.
This picture shows her genuine love of ice cream.
At the Children's Museum this week driving one of the buses.
And playing in the sand area.
Parallel play.
Today as we were cleaning I found this silk jacket we purchased while we were in Guangzhou. Just had to roll down the sleeves and it still fits. I'm thinking Miss A will wear this to church tomorrow. 
Baba outlining the pumpkin carving.
Since pumpkin carving is kinda long (and boring) Audrey played a game of bowling while baba finished.
In this picture she is signing "game".
This is also probably the last time she will wear these blue corduroy pants, primarily because they are too short.
Tonight she learned she can put on this cardigan all by herself. We had to coach her on "other hand" for the sleeves but she listened, was successful and oh so proud of herself. She high 5'd and "pounded the rock" to both baba and myself on this accomplishment!
