Who is Dr. Jones?

Here's my new catch phrase. Wondering who Dr. Jones is? Stay tuned to find out.

Bye Bye Baby

Singing in the tub...

Where does it hurt?

Last night after Dad's soccer game I was playing around and slipped and hit the side of my head really hard. Usually I recover from my frequent little "bonks" pretty quickly, but this one really hurt and I cried a lot. When I calmed down a little bit, Mama asked me, "Where does it hurt?" I pointed to my chest and said tearfully, "Me-me" (="Mazie"). Duh, Mom!

Also, I'm officially smarter than Mom. Avia has a list of 150 words that Mom could say when she was 18 months old. Well, I'm still a few days short of 16 months and my list of words is up to 151!

Mazie Visits Canada

I took my first trip out of the US this weekend! We went to St. Catharines, Ontario, for Andrew and Noella's wedding. It was a great trip -- the weather was beautiful, the scenery was amazing, and best of all, we got to spend time with great friends. I even made some new friends, like Noella's parents, Barb and Don, and other relatives who played with me while Mom and Dad went out for pre-wedding festivities, and Dave and Janie, the owners of the bed and breakfast where we stayed in Niagara-on-the-Lake, who liked me so much they let Mom and Dad leave me with them while they went to the wedding ceremony! Mom came and picked me up after the ceremony, and we joined the party just as the reception was getting underway. The wedding was at a beautiful spot overlooking the Niagara River (the falls weren't too far away -- we visited them earlier in the day). I had a GREAT time playing with other kids (more new friends), especially this big kid Josie and her little brothers. During the dinner there were lots of speeches which got a little boring for me (Mom and Dad really seemed to be enjoying them, tho) so I decided to go take a swim in the fountain in front of the restaurant. Then we got to the dancing, which was really fun! Josie tried to take a break from dancing with me, but I eventually managed to drag her back out onto the dance floor. I was having so much fun I didn't want to go to sleep, but when I started leaning into Mom and closing my eyes in the middle of the Chicken Dance, Dad put me in my car seat and within one lap around the parking lot I was fast asleep. Dad brought me in (still in my seat) and I slept soundly in the coat check area until the party ended around 1:30 am! Congratulations, Andrew and Noella, and thanks for including us in your special day!










We had long layovers in Chicago on the way to and from the wedding. Luckily, there was a great Children's Museum play area in the O'Hare airport, so I spent lots of time there!

Talking and Playing

Wow, what a fun and busy month. After our cottage trip, Nana came to visit me. We had lots and lots of fun together. We went to the park and found a bunny rabbit, and I especially loved playing dress up with Nana's scarfs!



Then a couple of weeks later Avia came to visit! I sure am lucky. Avia dropped Uncle Logan off at McGill University right before she came to visit me, and I think spending time with me (and Mom and Dad) helped ease her transition to being a "free bird" (as opposed to an "empty nester"). She babysat me one night while Mom and Dad went to a movie and I managed to get TWO baths that night by covering myself in applesauce after my first one.


At 15 months old, I'm a very busy girl. Like my daddy, I love to talk and talk. Dad keeps a list of my words and signs, and I can communicate a total of 106 words now! I don't always manage to make my words sound the same as when grown-ups say them, but Mom and Dad can understand me most of the time. Just to keep them on their toes, though, I sometimes make up my own words... and say them really, really loud. Oh, and I've been working on my singing.


Finally, I still love books. "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" is my current favorite. Here I am reading it to myself.



There are some more recent pictures here.