twenty-one months

New words come out of this girl's mouth every day. She is making jokes, lying, and constantly surprising us with the things she remembers. Lately, she has been saying people's names and then saying, "Come!" I ask her if she wants that person to come over and she says, "Yeah!" 

It's such a privilege to get to watch this little human grow up. We have been working on having more family fun and mostly succeeding at it. Iris loves backpack walks, though if she's hungry they don't work so well. 

Playing with Mama's keys

Backpack walk

Today I was playing Raffi for her and the song "Thanks a Lot," came on. She said, "Hug..."  and then, "Kiss..." in the direction of the music. I asked her if she wanted to hug and kiss the song and she said "Yeah!"

Here are the lyrics: 

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the clouds so high.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the whispering wind.

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the birds in the spring. 

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for the moonlit night.

Thanks a lot, 

Thanks for the stars so bright. 

Thanks a lot, 

Thanks for the wonder in me.

Thanks a lot, 

Thanks for the way I feel. 

Thanks for the animals, 

Thanks for the land,

Thanks for the people everywhere. 

Thanks a lot,

Thanks for all I've got.

Thanks for all I've got.