dalia the photographer

I let Dalia use the camera the other day. Mark was not that pleased with me, but look at some of the results.

the coast

The day after Halloween was amazing - so beautiful. We took advantage of the weather and went to the coast for the day. We had a great time, really, but Dalia was hell-bent on running straight into the ocean (I mean I was soaked up to my hips running in after her). And the waves were so big there were tons of surfers out. Is anyone surprised?

says it all

This photo is from Dalia's b-day party. Our friend Jen took it. I was just looking through her photos on Flickr and came across it again. This photo is as close as I could ever come to expressing how much joy, and laughter, and life Dalia has brought to my life. Has brought to our planet. I know she's my daughter and I'm biased, but I'm so thankful her big, gigantic soul and beautiful little body is here to share the world with us. Many of you know that sleep has been the issue of our life with D so far. Well, I guess when I look at this photo, I realize that maybe sleep is a little less important than I thought it was. There's so much fun to be had, obviously...Obviously.

Happy Halloween

Halloween was a success. Dalia had major fun being a kitty cat (cost - $4.99 for the ears and tail, everything else was hand-me-down clothes). She loved trick or treating, and though while practicing with us she had NO trouble saying "trick or treat, give me some candy", she was sort of shy once we were out there. I think the last image of the night I remember is when she answered the door the last time to a kid in a Scream mask. She looked terrified. I think it was a mix of a really fun time and a "what the heck is going on here" kind of day.

ABC's 123's

Dalia is quickly becoming a master at singing her ABC's since I've become obsessed with handwashing (at which time we sing the ABC's to be sure we're washing for long enough) and she's getting pretty good at her 123's - she can count to 16 but she usually skips 13, 14 and 15. She got a bit confused in between. I think she was distracted by the music playing. I can't get enough of it. Makes me hysterical every time.

Jack-o-lantern

Dalia carved (well not really) her first pumpkin this weekend. She also got to try pumpkin seeds, which she loved eating, but didn't particularly enjoy digesting. . . Can't wait for Halloween. She's excited, too.

Fall Leaves

We had a beautiful day before the rains came to rake up the leaves in the yard (primarily to prevent slipping in the driveway - you know how falling is around here...). The other day I showed Dalia how to throw up the leaves and let them rain down on us. When Mark finished raking under our tree in the front she couldn't wait to get out there. Besides throwing them, she was also really good at carrying them over to the walkway, systematically disassembling Mark's raking job. When we explained what she was doing she carried some of them back over to the pile, but when Mark wasn't looking she did it again. Little rascal!