Just Being Cute

Here's some pictures of Lena, just being her cute self. She is the most amazing, entertaining little girl. She waves back to us now, and loves playing. Her favorite games are peek-a-boo, tickling, and making REALLY loud noises. I try to be stern with her about this; she can clear a room in 2 seconds. It's hard to be strict when she just laughs at you. Parenting is awesome!!

Dinner

Dinner starts out happy enough. After milk comes real food. Tonight's menu- The Special. It's a Brenner favorite, consisting of ground meat, egg noodles and veggies. Lena liked it well enough for the first few bites. However, she has decided to go on a veggie-strike. Here's the progression...

"I like my milk."


"I think I like this 'Special'."



"I'm getting full Mama, please no more!"




"This is making me tired."

"If you give me any more, I will HURT you!!"

Family Reunion

We went to the Long family reunion. Lena was a hit! She met her Long relatives and ate banana pudding and persimmon pudding. She has a sweet-tooth like Mama, so of course she was happy.

Walking!

Lena is walking!!! She's been standing on her own, and the other day she took a step. But, last night, she took 4 steps. She kept doing it, so I got some videos on my cell phone. It's time to get a real video camera. Woohoo!! Go Monkey!

Lena and Dada, Part 2

This little monkey loves to fly! It's a good thing she has such a tall Dada.

Lena and Dada, Part 1

I took some photos of Lena and Dada yesterday. There were so many good ones, I had to post in 2 parts. Lena is working really hard on standing on her own. She gets excited, claps, and throws her hands up.

Lena and Eli

This is Lena's friend, Eli. He's a very sweet, happy boy. They are getting to know one another. Lena loves Eli and gets really excited when he comes over.


Eli likes to taste everything too.


Let's pretend that Lena is getting the toy for Eli, not snatching it away...



"Why so many pictures?"

"Geez, you're cute."

"This is a foot."