OK, so I need to get better about blogging!  Zoe is growing so much and becoming such an interesting little person.  I know that her grandmas, at least, are very interested in this process. Here are a few "tales" and photos for the interested.

  

Lately, Zoe has been showing an interest in money.  She doesn't really understand what it's for, but she likes to give us pretend money all the time.  In the car the other day, Zoe made some comment which I agreed with.  She said "Thank you, Mommy.  Here's some money."  What a benevolent dictator :).

Here we are at the Boston Children's Museum.  She really enjoyed these hands-on water activities.   I got pretty into it myself!  We went to the museum at a time that was discounted, so it was pretty crowded.  There were lots of rowdy little boys running around, throwing things, pushing and shoving...  I tend to get freaked out by these guys and think "Where are their parents?!" but Zoe is not phased by them a bit.  She'll just watch them patiently and then get back to doing her own thing.  I love that.

This picture is of Zoe and her favorite socks.  She and Daddy like to pull them all the way up.  Silly girl.

Zoe's new phrase

Zoe's newest phrase is "No thanks. I good." It has become her standard response when offered vegetables. I guess I should be thankful for the "thanks."

Brooklyn Botanical Garden

This summer, we lived just a few blocks from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.  These are some pictures from the Japanese garden section.

She is probably being asked to smile here :).

Fun in the Park

One day last week, Zoe and Daddy went to a park just down the street from where we're staying and took these fun pictures.  In case you can't tell, she's a mermaid, a gorilla, a cat, a duck, a tiger and snake.  They obviously had a great time.

Mama's Helper

As you can see, Zoe loves to help. She especially enjoys putting the clothes in the dryer. It goes much slower this way, but it's kind of fun.

Counting steps

This is Zoe (and Jonathan, of course) on the stairs leading up to our apartment. Zoe loves to go up and down the stairs herself. To pass the time- the price of self-sufficiency is a VERY slow pace - I started counting the steps whenever we go up or down. Now Zoe likes to count. As we approach the stairs, she begins, "Two....nine" and often repeats these numbers the whole way up. She also tends to be pretty chatty in her bed before she falls asleep at naptime, sometimes I will hear through the monitor "Two....nine." It's so funny! Perhaps she is teaching her baby how to count.

Travelin' Girl

Zoe and I just returned home from a 10 day trip to visit family in Texas - without Daddy... I was so nervous about flying with her by myself, but she couldn't have done better. She also adjusted well to being in the car for long stretches, since we literally drove ALL over Texas :). Since Zoe came along, I generally schedule our flights for the morning - to get it over with and because she is usually at her best in the morning. This time I experimented with an evening flight, hoping Zoe would sleep. Not a chance. She did fine but not only was she a little more cranky, but I was SO tired. I think we'll stick with mornings.

On a different note, Zoe is learning how to remove her clothing. I walked in to get her this morning and she had her pajama top on her head and the biggest smile on her face. Silly monkey!