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This post is nearly 2 weeks late, but I did want to get the photos up because Nadia and her friends had such a good time on the train. It was one of our MOM’s group playdates and I think that 7 families were there. And once again I can’t post the photos of Stephanie’s kiddos, but we had a great time with them and are praying that they are adopted soon!!!

This train ride lasts about 45 minutes with a 10 minute stop at the second station where people can stretch their legs or buy snacks. Nadia was making “Choo choo” sounds the rest of the day. Nadia was fascinated by going over the bridges and that she could see turtles swimming in the water as we went over. We will definitely do this again and take Mike with us.

Last night was my last class for Wilton Course 2 cake decorating and the photo above was the big finale! And yes, I made all the flowers by hand out of royal icing so they get rock hard. I have had so much fun learning this new hobby and will start Course 3 this Friday. Course 3 is tiered cakes and fondant which should be an adventure.

Here was the finale cake for Course 1. They tell you that you can’t give up on the Rose until you have tried to make 200, but trust me you get it long before that. I found that I like the Victorian roses we learned in course 2 much better than these Wilton roses, but it’s just personal preference. In course 3 we will learn to make a rose out of fondant. Roses seem to be popular in the Wilton world.

Here is the clown cake I made in Course 1. I thought they were so cute!

Nadia is 23 months old today. She has grown an inch in the last 2 weeks and is now 33″ and 22 pounds 2 ounces. This actually moved her to 5% on the weight chart for the first time ever!

In honor of today I offer 23 funny things Nadia says or does right now that make us smile.

• “Take care you” – she says this when she wants to hear “God will take care of you” in the car. The Plumb version is her favorite song.
• “Monkey” – she says this anytime she knows she has been funny or silly. We call her this all the time.
• “uh mah nuh” this is how she says I love you
• “Welcome” this immediately follows uh mah nuh, like “you’re welcome that I said I love you”
• “Coo coo bird” this is a request to watch her favorite episode of Jack’s Big Music show. I really want to get her saying it on video because it’s so cute.
• “Shuga peas” this is her request for raw sugar peas fresh out of the fridge. It’s a favorite snack of hers.
• When I go in the closet to get ready in the morning Nadia closes the door and says, “Close you in!”
• “Dink” – this is how she says drink and she has great hand motions for it.
• When she hears any form of hip hop type music she says, “Eddie” and does the hand motions he taught her when they came to visit.
• “Crash!” – what she says to Mike when she wants to play the airplane game.
• “Shuh luh luh luh” – what she says when she wants Mike to put her on his shoulders. This is generally said while spinning in a circle at his feet.
• “Pony!” – what she says when she wants me to put her hair in a pony tail.
• She sometimes wants to pick out her outfits. Pink is the favorite color choice of this week.
• “Mama funny” – I hear this all the time when we are going about our day. So super cute!
• “Come and sit, peeeease!”
• Since starting her weekly music class almost anything is turned into a drum. She is also teaching her stuffed chicken how to drum, but he has a little trouble with loud beats since he only has wings.
• The other day Mike asked her if she wanted to get down and she said, “I love down!”
• When she thinks something is pretty or exciting she gives a super animated, “Ohhhh or Ahhhh!!!”
• She now feeds and changes all her stuffed animals. They all need to eat mac and cheese and nuggets and have their diapers changed.
• Her favorite food is black olives.
• “Song, song!”
• “Careful Mama” – the first time she said this was when I almost ran into a broom handle sticking out of our cart at Lowes. That little voice was so sweet.
• She notices trash on the ground or floor everywhere and always says, “UH OH!!”