Elsa, you loved this adventure hike we went on, even though you were strapped to a back for over two hours.  You screamed most of the way in silliness.  You love loud volume and hearing yourself!  You said things like, "EEEEEE!!!!" and pointed to the trees.  Sometimes you said, "Seeeee- eeeeee", which we thought was you telling us to look at a particular tree.

Sometimes you'd say, "Seeeee- dadeeeeeeeeeeee, HIIIIIIII, Seeeee DeeDeee!", which meant: 

I see my dad and my brother and I will yell and wave at them until they turn around to listen to me.

I think you frightened off any wildlife that was on the trail, but that's okay. We enjoyed your company better than any deer or possum. 

Post Bath Play

Elsa is 13 months, 1 week in these photos.

(Her dad is 30 years, 3 months.)

EE June 6

This photo is actually from Saturday night when Elsa first saw the
Shelter Insurance Lighted Fountain. She was delighted and screamed
approval for a solid fifteen minutes.

EE for June 5

Elsa has three lower-side teeth coming in this week, and she's noisy

in everything she does. I think that the teething and the volume are

related.

EE June 4, 2012

Elsa's first visit to the Shelter fountain here in town. She had the

best night of her life here, screaming and cheering for the fountain,

clapping, and running around wtih a Sonic limeade.

EE for June 3, 2012

We took a family hike south of town on a trail we'd never tried

before. Elsa was in the frame back pack carrier, and she seemed to

prefer it after walking on the trail for awhile. On the last leg of

the hike, I carried her and she shrieked about leaves and trees and

her brother and dad. That girl really made a quiet walk into a noisy

one! She would be as easy to find as her brother in the orange hat.

EE June 2, 2012

Fresh from a bath, Elsa Kate and her dad play with a cat toy named Mo
Heady. She was pointing out the eyes and kissing it.

Also note that her dad parted her hair to the side in this photo.