Egg-cellent Dye Job

Easter at Chez Wily Jeneric was a low-key affair. We roasted a turkey, with many trimming (no mashed potatoes, though - they'd sprouted into a forest while we were gone). The highlight, of course, was egg dying. Toddler Jeneric supervised (the dye was too hot for tiny fingers to handle) {and just possibly mom was worried about dyeing the floor...}.






The fancy egg was the brainchild of Eric. Snazzy huh? Of course, it was no match to Jenni's plain Jane egg in the egg fight!

Bonus Wily Jeneric Update: We have embarked on the very. last. jar of applesauce. When will Toddler Jeneric slurp the last spoonful? Tune in next time for the exciting conclusion to the Applesauce Adventures!

We now return to our regularly scheduled blogging

Maybe. We're going to try. The main blogging party has been sick and tired for many weeks. Now that she's on the mend (maybe?), the main blogging unit broke (but really, a 6-year old laptop? It was time. And really, it's not a fatal injury - the screen hinge merely snapped. The wires are in-tact and if you hold the screen really steady, it works well. But if you breath, well, it goes to fuzz.).

But! We have pictures of Toddler Jeneric and Baby Wily. We will post them! Soon! Maybe! Who knows!

Until then, we are hunting for Spring here in MI. Who's idea was it to move here? There is no spring, only winter, winter, winter. Do not try and make light of this - people, we don't even have blooming crocuses. It snowed multiple inches last night. There is snow in Tuesday's forecast. My sandals have sold themselves on e-Bay.

Florida is Fine!

And we'll be sad to leave. We've traded snow and ice for sun and ice cream.

There was bubble fun.


Beach combing.




Time with Grammy (and Grampy, too).


And spashing in the pool.




Ah, Michigan, we'll be back soon.

Stand or get out of the pot

Vitals

Toddler Jeneric had her 15-month check up late last week. We dutifully present an update:

Height: 32 and 1/4 inches (95th percentile)
Weight: 25 lbs, 2 oz (80th percentile)
Vaccines: three, taken like a champ

Her growth prompted us to check her shoe-size - yep, too small (no wonder she's been balling her left foot for the last week). We're up to a size 6!

Yo

Translation: yogurt.

Other Toddler Jeneric words:
Ba (translation, depending on inflection: ball or bath)
Du (translation: duck)
Go (translation: goat)
Buh (translation: book)
Apap (translation: apple, short for applesauce)

In other news, Toddler Jeneric continues to improve her tool usage. To wit:








Also, saltines and salsa? A winning combination!

What's the story, applesauce?

Cavemen had them.
There's a band named for them.
They can be powered or not, corded or cordless.
Their use represents a pretty significant milestone for a toddler.

Indeed Toddler Jeneric has *successfully* used a tool to feed herself applesauce. Amazing, isn't it?









And for those still in the Applesauce race, we've emptied one case and gotten about 4 jars into the second. Eight jars to go.