Walking About Camp and just plain lovin’ life!

Lisa March 5, 2010 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

Yep, I am a walker… and I love walkin’ about… I get my balance, and yes the shoes are a huge help with that.  I still like to test Nana.  I love going over to the television and turning it off or on… REPEATEDLY!  After each time, I look at her… she shakes her finger I smile!   Pretty much the routine… but if she says NO, EVEN IN A SOFT VOICE… I CRY!   Then I want her to hold me and hug me, AND I SMILE !  

So here I am walking on my own.   I teeter a bit here and there, but I am really getting the hang of the whole balance thing.   I am doing such a good job!   It was late in the day, so I was a little tired.  In the mornings, I am twice as fast and just a little wild.   By the end of the day, I go slow, but I still go!

I had a great day today.   I stayed at camp all day, and have been quite an explorer.   Now, not to start nasty rumors or anything about Nana, but today, I was walking around, and I saw a “dust bunny” under the table, that I said ‘HI’ to.   Yea  –  it was THAT big…. big enough for me to talk to!   Nana, as you know has been a bit under the weather, but is ‘back on her feet’ so to speak.   So, she will be chasing down the MONSTER SIZED DUST BUNNIES OVER THE WEEKEND.  

I hope you are both well, and happy.  I know that we are counting down the days until we are together again!  I love you both…. and until tomorrow, I am as always your Little Miss Adorable, your sweet daughter,

Guillianna!

SIX PACK?

Lisa March 4, 2010 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

So today is March 4th, and that means I am fifteen months old.   I have  had a great day.  I played, and rested at camp.  I was the itty bittiest bit on the easily irritated side today, not so sure if it is more teeth, or just a phase, but I really love being held ALL THE TIME.   I am in a phase where I want to sleep in the arms of anyone willing to hold me, and well who wouldn’t.   Since I sleep in Nana and Poppy’s room, she likes to soothe me when I wake in the night, where as most other babies parents may let them fuss a wee bit, Nana gets up and holds my hand or used to give me a passy, or gives me a little “spitty” to hold on to now.   I like that she is there IN a NANA SECOND! (HA) and she does it since  Poppy exists on so little sleep as it is, that she doesn’t want him to wake.   Often my grandparents only get a few hours a night… so each moment is precious and Poppy needs it….so anyway… it creates for me, a situation that could easily be misconstrued as “being spoiled”   I like to call it and believe the POLITICALLY CORRECT PHRASE IS  ‘princess pampered’.  However, when awake… and not during nap time or at night during what should be SLEEP TIME….

I am walking more and more, and today had on my ‘walking shoes’.    I am also hearing about this thing called six pack ab’s.  (BIGGER CAMPERS ARE HERE, AS YOU KNOW)  Well, let me tell you, I have ‘6 BOB’ AB’S AND LET ME TELL YOU…. they are …. cute as pie!   Here is a shot of my 6 bob abs…

I excercise quite a bit … as you can see…

I am really not in need of excercise, I am pretty much princess perfect weight for my size… ( don’t freak out Nana is not over feeding me, the truth is the jeans are 12 month, and I am just crossing over into 18 month sizes some 12 month clothes fit and some 18 month fit, other times 12 months is too small and 18 months is too large) I LOVE PLAYING AND BEING BUSY…

You are both going to be in good shape chasing after me… because I pretty much am on the go constantly… unless I am sleeping..

WHICH WE KNOW –  IS  NOT  THAT OFTEN.

Last night I tossed and turned more than usual, so maybe tonight I will sleep good.  We will see.   I just haven’t been a sleeper… not now, not ever… for a while I did like six hours at night, but it seems I stir or wake at about four hours.   I do go back to sleep, but sleep is not my fav!

I am really having fun with walking, and have realized that I can check out so much more than I was able to before.  I am on an constant expedition…. and there is stuff everywhere I can get into if I want… all I need do is walk… and if I had known this before, I bet I would have walked earlier.   No stoppin’ me now though…   I love being silly… and yes, I seem find a way to make every day a party!

I hope you and dad both know that after 15 months, I am still your LITTLE MISS ADORABLE, YOUR SWEET DAUGHTER,  (a busy little bee)

Guillianna!

The Beast (aka Mr. Nikon) Got Up Close …

Lisa March 3, 2010 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

Today was Goldfish Mini swim class …. and I just love it so much.   It is probably my favorite thing to do all week.   It was just me and mini friends Connor and Alex.     We had fun, and I know the number of weeks at Goldfish Mini Swim School are few, but what I have left, I enjoy.

I also hung out with Nana all day, and was an angel.   I think she is going to be lonely when I go to Texas, since the other campers go to work or school all day.   She will have to take photos of the Zoo Campers!   But I don’t think any of my readers will come to see photos of drooling shedding Zoo animals, unless of course Nana can find clothes and dress them up to look like me!  Ha!

I hope you and Daddy had a great day.   I did.  They say the Mitten State is due for a warm up this weekend, and some of the snow and ice will melt away.   I hope that the weather here changes before you come to pick me up because I look forward to nice warm days and stroller rides around Camp Nana…. it was a fav all last spring summer and fall….but winter here… well Nana bundles me up so, that I cannot possibly move!   So a snow bunny I am not!   Learning to walk on snow or ice… not so nice… so yeah, I never really got to go out in it at all…. bring on warm weather less bundling and new plants sprouting up and I am a happy camper!

Well the beast got up close and personal, so you could have some close ups of this little face to kiss goodnite, and I hope you know I am happy, doing well, and LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.   I had a great day today, and swam so good.   I do all the things a mini has to do to pass to the next level.  I am a great Goldfish Mini!  I am also as always, your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!

Why Can’t Nana Say NO?

Lisa March 2, 2010 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

I am such a big girl now.   I have so much fun playing with Aunt Allyssa’s baby doll.   I love to walk with her and hug her and give her kisses!

Here I am walking MY babydoll.   I know it was Aunt Allyssa’s but now what is at CAMP NANA IS MINE, I am the princess of the camp, and what I claim as my own, well it just is.

Nana is still no fun.   She makes me put away toys when I am done.  She makes sure that I am learning as I go, and hopefully will not be spoiled when you come back.   She is teaching me about this inside voice thing… and yes she actually said “no” to me the other day.  

No is not easy for Nana…. she likes to make me smile and keep me happy, but will not let me play with the outlet….. so she said no… I cried.

Briefly….

but was a little shocked that Nana said NO to me?   She says the outlet is an OUCHIE… BUT SINCE I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT AN ‘OUCHIE’ IS, I still want to play with it.  

The face Nana loves to see…. happy!    So when Nana holds up her index finger and shakes it side to side… I know… I am not supposed to do something… but I smile at her …. and usually try to do it anyway… just to see what happens…. DON’T WORRY I PLAN ON TRYING THIS METHOD OUT WITH YOU GUYS TOO… checkin’ out just how far I can go…. before you say ‘NO’.   It’s fun…. bet you and Mommy did it too!

So here I am being dramatic… and posing… maybe I will be a dancer…

Who knows for sure…

I know this, I love music more than anything…

Yesterday when we were in the car, I started singing to a song… very loud, and very clearly to the song…

It was a song by a guy named..James Blunt, called ‘Same Mistake’… and the chorus goes….

‘and here I go….AHHHH OOOOHHHH’ which I MUST TELL YOU I SING BETTER THAN HIM, AND LOUDER THAN CAN BE!

Let’s just face it…. I am so good all the time …. saying NO to me is not a real issue.   The only time it comes up is when I am EXPLORING, AND ACCIDENTLY FIND SOMETHING REALLY INTRIGUING… AND THEN SOMEONE SAYS.. WHOOOA NELLY, LITTLE MISS…. so hearing them say ‘No’ is not something a little Princess is used to hearing… and lucky for me… Nana is not a fan of saying it!   Just a wave of her index finger and I know… I am in uncharted water… and after I swim around in it a bit… I smile like this… and she smiles back!

 So this was me today… and when you look at me in these pictures you can see, I am now a little toddler, and doing great.   I am testing the waters, and learning about all kinds of things, I take really good care of my baby doll, and sing all the time.   I cannot wait for you to come back to me and see how many things I have learned since we were last together.   Nana tries to describe for you each day, but being here will be even more fantastic than any words she could write.   I hope you smiled today, and that you have dreams of me and my princess personality…. I love you both, and as always, I am your LITTLE MISS ADORABLE, your daughter,

Guillianna!