Getting Chased by Dad

Who could resist this winsome face??? Rebekah was practically begging her Dada to chase and catch her! The funny thing was that she was too impatient to wait for him to get her- she would run right into his arms! Too cute!














Apparently her short nap combined with all that play was just too exhausting! No, she is not asleep- she reenergized in about 10 seconds and was back at it!

I forgot to mention that Rebekah has started singing- she tries to sing the theme song to Backyardigans the way her dad does...he'll start it and she'll try to chime in. So, now she hums the song to get to watch it.

Not just a few times I have found Rebekah semi-nude after her nap...this time, Josh found her without her shirt yesterday. She loves being naked!


This morning after church, I made a tactical error in giving Rebekah a double chocolate muffin for the car ride to lunch...geez! Lunch wasn't much better!

The Iowa Children's Museum

The last Friday of every month at the mall is full of freebies! Free kids' meals, free carousel rides, and free entrance into the Iowa Children's Museum. Amanda, Nate, and Grace invited us to join them- Josh was camping so we loved having the company! Unfortunately, Rebekah had a really rough nap, so she was exhausted...we did our best to entertain her. This was my favorite part- the grocery store...Rebes was a little all over the place. She seemed the most intrigued by the Motion room- lots of fun ways to play with gravity, etc...I guess she takes after her dad, which explained her lack of interest in the grocery store. In other news, we have a car radio/cd player again!!!! Back in June, I left a light on in the minivan and the car died. As part of antitheft, the radio dies unless you have the code to reset it. Since we bought the van used and not certified, we didn't have the code to reset it. Anyway, those of you with great memories might remember that this was just after I jammed the key in the ignition and we had to spend $400 to get it out, so I was hesitant to spend even the $50 for labor to get the radio code (and, yes, I mean I was hesitant- Josh told me to get it done anytime). 4 months later, I caved- Rebekah is such a music lover that I had to give in. It was amazing having tunes again!

Apples, Ice Cream, and Wagon rides...oh my!

Andrea and I trade kids on Tuesdays and I have both kids in the afternoon for naps and play time. I was taken by this moment where they plopped down right next to each other to enjoy apples!

What won't Rebes do for some ice cream? Yes, she did get completely on top of the table by the end of the evening...and that is my ice cream Josh is feeding her- he had already eaten all his!!

Also yesterday- Rebekah is starting to "pretend" a little- she found Auntie Rachel's bunny (the one she made for Rebes) and put her in the wagon and gave her several rides. It was the first time Rebekah mastered the wagon-pulling. She was very determined to go everywhere ungated, even around the coffee table with some pretty sharp turns...oh, that girl! I am amazed by her persistence- she doesn't fuss about it, she just keeps doggedly at something until it goes her way- very much like her daddy.

More Fall Fun

Rebekah loves pumpkins!! She was very excited when she saw such a large assortment at our local grocery store!

Yesterday, we gave in and raked a little bit! While Rebekah was not interested in using the baby-sized rake, she was very interested in the process as a whole. It took about 3 second for her to realize that something fun was going on...she immediately plopped in the middle of the leaves and insisted on being dragged around on the tarp! She had an absolute blast rolling around in the leaves, as well as throwing leaves over her head!







This was at a street Oktoberfest shindig- thought she looked pretty in the mums...you know, she smiles ALL the time, but never for the camera anymore! ;(


Apparently, we have a water/fountain fetish these days...it was chilly, so I had to make sure she didn't run into the water, but Rebes was super-excited about the fountain.

Trying to get Rebekah to pose is always difficult! This is very typical!
This was her 2-inch long bruise from slamming into the door frame! It was awful...
I had to pull over after realzing that Rebekah had found and opened my lipstick...she was devastated to lose it.

We are still amazed at our little genius. We are learning to give Rebekah the benefit of the doubt- she was barking at a field of cows and Josh tried to correct her with a moo, but she insisted. Finally, we saw a sheepdog in the corner of the field and that was what had caught Rebekah's eye! Similarly, Rebekah has started consistently mooing as we pass our favorite ice cream store- we are assuming that she remembers their cow motif. Just to throw a little perspective in, tho, she does moo at giraffes, too...? Rebekah is also learning all her friends' names and ours, so that is fun! She also points out her grandparents by name in pics to her babysitters! We are working on her aunts and uncles and niece for the holidays....

Our Little Pumpkin at the Pumpkin Patch

A little Dada time just for fun...

Last Monday we enjoyed a trip to the Orchard (R calls it the Ocho) to pick a pumpkin. Those of you who know us well can picture the trip well- Bunny and I sat around touching close specimen, while Josh examined EVERY pumpkin- twice- to find the perfect one.








Bath time...bubbles have transformed Rebekah's life...if I ask her if she wants a bath, she takes off toward the bathroom, tries to climb in the tub fully clothed, while chanting "bubbles..."