Greta’s vocabulary is growing daily and she is not holding back on letting us know what it is she wants to say. So far her favorites are… Mama, Dada, Nana, Gm (i.e. GMom), Papa, Pops, Grumpa (i.e. Grandpa), Abby, Angie, Owl, Cheese, ByeBye, Hi, Yeah Yeah!, Milk, Banana, More, Bubble, Bath, Ba (i.e. Flower), Bobo (i.e. Cooper), Truck, Bus, Outside, Skiiiiiiii, Backpack, Dog Dog, Bird and Night Night. She says and can identify objects that are Green and Yellow. She can “Neigh” like a horse, “Moo” light a cow, “Woof” like a dog, “Meow” like a cat, and “Baaabaa” like a sheep. I’m telling you she is our little 19 month prodigy. Along with all the talking she has managed to master the art of running, spinning and walking backwards and has a head of hair that is the likes of Rapunzel, requiring multiple haircuts a month. Video below;
Our month of April 2009 was cold and snowy leaving us wondering if spring would ever arrive. We prepared our garden, upgrading it with 3 new raised beds, it rained. We transplanted some overgrown bushes and flowers, it rained. We edged the front yard, removed the invasion of grass from my front flowerbeds, it snowed. The rain parted for a successful 2nd annual Kirby Easter Bunch. The Brunch brought together our friends for a kido egg hunt and big kid mimosa drenched feast. The next weekendwe had planned a fantastic first camping trip of the season to Capital Reef with friends; it rained again, this time the rain managing to stifle our plans. Recovering from the disappointment, with car packed and nowhere to go…we headed off to Montrose to visit Stefan’s Mom. Montrose was rainy too but we kept dry and managed to get out between storms. Greta warmed up to Gmom and Papa in style! Just as I had hoped. I believe her “cling to my pant leg” days are over. A stage I am sure to look back on and miss. 
We salvaged the tale end of the weekend, which happened to be Stefan’s 33rd birthday, by skipping work and camping Sunday night just outside of Moab on the river road. It was perfect. We spent the afternoon introducing Greta to the mighty Colorado River and Red Dirt, then watching Dada boulder around on the rocks. After a stunning sunset we settled into the Van for a chilly night of “sleep”…Dad on one side, Mom on the other, G in the middle and cooper just about anywhere he could squeeze in.
May began much like April ended….rain, rain and more rain. Greta took this opportunity to teach herself how to jump in puddles, catch raindrops in her mouth and generally get wet outside.
When not outside,she’s been spending most of her time reading stories, organizing her toys into rows or in cups and putting BoBo (Cooper) to bed on the living room floor. She gabbled up most of the guacamole in celebration of Cinco de May, all the while insisting that Mama and Dada have equal turns dipping our chips, one at a time, in order. I’m thinking she’s a little bit “Type A”, this kid likes to be organized….she could not have gotten that from me??
My wonderful family took me skiing and brunching at Snow Bird for Mother’s Day. It was a wonderful afternoon of corn and eggs benedict. I LOVE being a Mom!
We are well into mid May and the 2008-2009 storm cycles has subsided. The garden has been planted, in new fancy raised beds…thank you honey!, and the grass is soooo green, thank you rain! Skiing is becoming an afterthought, even though there is still has over 100 inches in the hills…it’s insane, I know! Now the backpacks are filled in preparation for our first through-hike in 2 years. Nana has a plane ticket to Salt Lake and I have an ach in our stomach about our first trip away from Greta, ever. 3 Days in Zion. Updates to follow.
