One smart cookie

Is anyone else completely amazed that she can do this entire puzzle on her own?  Did I mention that she is only 1 1/2 years old?  She may not be able to talk yet but she is clearly not lacking in other skills!

Baking bread

I've been trying really hard lately to involve Jordan in the kitchen.  Normally I am trying to find other activities to keep her entertained while I cook and bake but I decided it's time to include her in and she has been enjoying it immensely.  I was making homemade rolls the other day (which are awesome by the way!  I am now expected to bring rolls to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner every year) and brought out the stool for Jordan to sit at.  I gave her a piece of dough and the roller and off she went, rolling and poking away!

She was "rolling in the dough" for quite some time before she finally realized "I can eat this!"  After that, there was no stopping her!

She kept eating, and eating and eating dough.  Luckily she was only taking teeny tiny bites!  She still had time between bites to squeeze in some goofy poses for the camera.

I'm glad that she shares a love of baking with me!  Even if its only because she gets to taste the nummy food during the process!  I love that this can be our special time together and she can be learning and I can be accomplishing an important job all at the same time.  I love showing her that every day tasks and chores can be fun.  I love when she discovers that I'm in the kitchen and runs off to grab the stool so she can be a part of what I'm doing.  I love this kid!  

Halloween 2010

Jordan was a little monkey for Halloween this year.  We dressed her up for about an hour and headed to church for the harvest party.  She's still a little young to be able to participate in the activities they had there but she didn't mind.  She stood in the same place for about 5-10 minutes in complete fascination at everyone's costumes then when she decided she'd seen them all she took off to the foosball table where she remained entertained for another 10 minutes or so.  After that she went in one of the activity rooms and colored for a bit then it was time to come home for bed.  It was just enough to show off the little cutie and give her a taste of what Halloween is all about.

Praying for Daddy

Every time Jordan and I see Daddy off on his scooter we always say a prayer for him.  I know he'll be ok but I still just get so nervous so this has become a ritual for the two of us.  Yesterday we were outside saying goodbye and while I was still caught up in waving as he headed down the street Jordan smacked her hands together and held them there just waiting for me to get to praying.  I thought that was so sweet.