Toddler Autumn 2015

Drawing at her new table. 

Helping with the dishes.

In her favorite shopping cart at Food Lion.

 
Above she is low-crawling and calling it a "gąsienica" (worm in Polish) 

"I'm not going to be a pawn in your games!"

Somebody loves their noodles!  Chopsticks and everything!

Stop!  .... In the name of love...

Too young to drive.

It's getting cold outside!

Here is my little darling at a class for kids at the library.

At the playground with her friend Alina.

Moj maly kwiatuszek!

Sto lat, Babciu!

 Our budding little musician...

 

checking paws for mud

Flower arranging all on her own :)

My little book worm at the used book store.

On a walk with friend Alina.

Loving the fall leaves.

Collecting coins for local crisis pregnancy center.

Drinking from a water fountain all by herself!

Celebrating her 2nd birthday, very low key this year. 

Celebrating her 2nd birthday with mommy and both grandmothers.

In her new bed.

Got a family of dinosaurs from her friend Alina!

Our trio on her 2nd bday.

Enjoying some frozen yogurt "helado" with daddy at Ikea.

Found a pint sized sink at Ikea!

This season, Natalka lost one of her grandfathers to cancer.  She still asks if Daddy went to visit Abuelo when I try to tell her Daddy is at work.  She recognizes him on photos, which is the most we can expect at her age.  I'm glad we have some documentation of them together in his final year, and I'm also glad that she's too young to have to mourn his loss.  Below are some photos from the family trip to the beach that we took together the weekend before Abuelo (Henry) crossed over.

On our hotel balcony.

Calling to the horses that were being ridden on the beach.

Abuelo Henry with his granddaughters, Natalia (almost 2) & Jade (10).

That would be me growling, trying to get Natalka to smile.

The clan.  L-R: Natalia's Tia Yoli, Tio Silder, cousin Jade, Abuela, Abuelo, Tio Elliott, Mommy, Natalia, Papi.