pooklet growth

pooklet just stepped on the scale.

32lbs at 23 months.

today in the world of pooklet we played at cooking on the stove mommy made out of a cardboard box. i tried to impress on him the need to use a hot pad when dealing with simmering pots and pans. i think this was lost on him, but at least he blew on the ladlefuls of make-believe stew.

photography

i haven't said much about photography on this site, but it's really become a big part of my life. i've especially become a big fan of my canon speedlite 430EX which i use to bounce light (with my omnibounce diffuser) off the ceiling in our home. this has revolutionized my pictures of the kids. it allows me to get soft light photos like this despite low light conditions.

day in the life of a pooklet: spray bottle

ASL

Last night, the pookies attended their first American Sign Language class. It was a lot of fun. We learned the alphabet and 1-10. I hope the thrill of learning continues, because, even beyond our daughter's hearing needs, we have another good reason to learn this. We learned Sunday at church that only 1% of the global deaf community claim to know Jesus. And I think it is only 2-4% of deaf people that attend church. The deaf community was described as the largest unreached people group and for that, i'm motivated pursue this tool for the Gospel. I can't wait to apply the sign language we've been learning watching the signers on stage at church as they take us through the lyrics of praise songs.

Princess Nummies getting the ear molds for her hearing aids