Me-turn

This is Joseph. I was driving with Mary Katherine and Daniel in the van. Like every normal day, music was playing, people were talking, and I was finding it hard to think. As such, I missed my exit and needed to turn around. I pulled up to a traffic light. Daniel said, "Are you going to do a U-turn, dada?" Mary Katherine, who always takes turns picking music with Daniel, heard this and immediately yelled out, "Me turn! Me turn, dada!"

Mary Ka's language

Mkc just walked into the kitchen and said, "Pix kinkle kinkle!!" She was holding the foam star from her nursery rhyme book. I said, "Do you want me to fix Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?" She said, "MHmm!" (her yes sound). Then she said, "Me put kinkle kinkle nananana work." Which I think means "I tried to fix twinkle twinkle but it didn't work. She is trying to say everything in the world!!!

December 2012 bedtime conversation between Daniel and Joseph

D: Did you ever get coal in your stocking? J: No, I was a pretty good boy. D: But did you drink a drink of that man's coke? J: Well, I asked him for the whole thing. D: And did he give it to you? J: Well, remember what he said- "Son, you can just have the whole thing." D: Did he die? J:I don't know, I just wanted a drink of his coke. I didn't even ask his name. D: Why didn't you ask his name? J: Just go to sleep....

Shannon Fulton photographs

When we were in Camden at Christmas, we got our picture made with a local photographer, Shannon Fulton. We had so much fun, and the pictures turned out great. The best part for Daniel was getting his picture made with Angie and her dog, Yoda.

Father-Daughter Valentine Dance 2013

Mary Ka's words October 2012- 17 months

(without prompting; in addition to previous words) thank you (ting) 17. bean 18. Rita 19. apple (app!) 20. ride 21. open 22. dice 23. "bounce me" she says when she wants to bounce on our knees there are more, but I'm out of time

Mary Ka's words September 2012- 16 months

words she can say without prompting 1. Mama 2. Dada 3. Baba 4. GG 5. rice 6. tea 7. fish 8. waffle (waff!) 9. done 10. please 11. thank you (sign) 12. milk (sign) 13. light 14. no 15. dog