This kid started taking out the books from Mommy and Daddy’s bookshelf this afternoon. Looks like she enjoys cookbooks, Calvin and Hobbes, and Pixar artwork so far.
Around the Farm
It’s fun to see how much she loves this book.
Thank you, Auntie Ranee for giving this to her for her first birthday.
Animal Book a video by beakatude on Flickr.
It’s really been a big hit with her after so many months.
We also find her learning and understanding more and more each month. Recently, she started saying chicken, owl, turtle, meow, bee, and oink-oink.
Animal Book a video by beakatude on Flickr.
It’s also interesting how she likes to do a rapid-fire version of reading this book. I’m still amazed that she has learned how to match the pictures to the buttons on the side.
Baaaaa
Somehow Janie can really make that shrilly sound in the back of her throat so well. It’s perfect for the animals on these pages.
Books
One of Janie’s favorite things to do with Daddy is reading books. This what they do some mornings after Mommy goes to work.
Reading with Auntie
Reading with Auntie a video by beakatude on Flickr.
Auntie Joy was nice enough to read a book to both Janie and Alice at the same time.
It looked like Alice was enjoying it but then seemed to get frustrated when she couldn’t turn the pages too.
This is pretty a funny pair of girls.
Yai!
This evening, Yai arrived from Cerritos and as soon as she walked in the door, Janie yelled “YAI!” and gave her a big hug.
They called Ta, who was still at home and then Cousin Alice called on the other line.
At one point it was a 3-way FaceTime call!
Later in the evening, she watched Yai play slots on her iPad and then learned where to touch the Spin button.
Fun times.
Before bed, they read books and just hung out together.
What a special evening!
Dinosaur Book
Janie’s favorite activity with Dada is reading stories. They usually do this every morning before Mirian arrives.
Reading Nook
I guess we don’t need a big house for Janie to have a reading nook.
Reading Nook a video by beakatude on Flickr.
A simple laundry basket in the kitchen will do just fine!
zoo book
Janie loves her zoo book. She pointed out the giraffes, of course, and surprisingly knew which one was the tiger! Wait ’til Auntie Teresa hears about this!!
Books
Picture Book a video by beakatude on Flickr.
Janie loves this book.
Here she is “reading” her book. I love her reading voice and how she inserts the words she knows in her babble with the storytelling intonations.
Dinosaur Book a video by beakatude on Flickr.
She also tries to “read” her dinosaur book and makes sure that she feels all the appropriate parts of the pages. Funny girl.