18 Months Old

Time certainly seems to have flown by now that Karina is 18 months old.  She is still a giant; she hasn’t had her 18 month appointment, but she’s somewhere around 34+ inches tall.  Her walking skills improve daily and loves to run into her bedroom to look at herself in her mirror.  Her favorite activities include drawing, swinging, digging in the sand, throwing balls, swinging, playing with Legos, dancing, swinging, watching busses, and swinging.  Speaking of watching busses, each time one drives by, she says “bye-bye buts” or “bye-bye Dada”.  Even if Dada is sitting right next to her.  She loves giving hugs and kisses and even offers up long-distance hugs to friends that are out of reach.

Marie and Karina pose in front of the cherry blossoms at the University of Washington.

Karina and Tim in a similar pose.

Karina parades down the hall in her Easter outfit from Ya Ya and Far Far.

Karina loves to cook in her kitchen.  Here she is making tea on Easter Sunday.

Karina is becoming an artist.  Sometimes it’s hard to pick out the right crayon.

Eating dinner at Daddy’s office.

Posing for a photo with a cookoo face.

Karina vs. oatmeal.  Karina wins!

Bucket-head!