Eighteen Wheels on a Wiggly Toddler

I can't believe that my baby girl is a year and a half! She is such a joy to have around (most of the time) and learning and growing so fast.

Favorite colors: orange and blue

Favorite animals: dogs and butterflies
Favorite movie: Spice World - because she likes to dance.

Too bad Blue Brothers the movies has some not-so-great language... I think it's be among her favorites if we let her watch it.


Calista loves to put things on her head. Remember the grocery bag? Well, things have continued like that. Sometimes it makes sense, like a hat.

It actually belongs on a head!
Other times, it's less logical...

The box from her Christmas present...

The spaghetti colander...

Her laundry basket... all's fair.

Hands in the "pockets" of her overalls.

We've had some nice weather this month, so we've gone to the park or played outside whenever we could.

Walking in the snow is hard, but fun!

She is hilariously silly. She loves to be "chased," but she will stop every little while to make sure you are actually following. She will also stop and just stand there, waiting to be caught, and giggling so much when it happens!

Sitting in the fridge. Why? Because she's silly!

"Feeding" her baby doll. She loves it, and is relatively gentle with it. Relatively. She's a year and a half, people!

Trying to reach the balloons at a friend's first birthday.





She is also starting to very much want to do what Kyler and I do.

Play on the computer? Always.

Try and get to the camera? Certainly.

Dress up in Dad's tie (and wear it around basically all day for two days)? Check.

Try on Mom's shoes? Most assuredly.

And when my shoes aren't available?

Calista will just get creative.

She's had some... intestinal issues this month (after she threw up), so she had a few extra fun morning baths. I didn't enjoy them so much, but Calista loves the bath no matter what time of day.


Calista can now make some animal sounds, or at least try. She can bark like a dog, roar like a lion, hiss like a snake (kind of), hoot like an owl, oink like a pig (kind of),

I think she's trying to be an owl? I don't know exactly...
I haven't gotten the roaring like a lion yet, but believe me when I say it's scarier than you would ever expect from an 18-month-old.

Can you believe this girl is a year and a half?

Happy 18 months, baby!