Cat toy

We taught Ryanne how to play with the cats. I'm pretty sure it's more entertaining for her than it is for the cats, but it really amuses us and, in the end, that's what matters. We gave her a rope and taught her how, if she drags the rope around the apartment, the cats will chase the end of the rope. She just SQUEALS with delight over this. She'll pull it around the corner, feel the tension that means a cat got it and run back squealing which makes the cat run away. She'll play for quite some time with them. Even better is if we chase her with the rope so she can 'chase' the cats. I think she's going to fall over laughing one day.

She's also learning to ham for the camera. I am trying to get her to learn what "cheese" means so she'll smile extra big. Tonight, though, she was covered in spaghetti sauce so Chrys grabbed the camera. Without prompting, she gave him this huge spaghetti filled mouth grin. It's horrible and SO cute at the same time.

She's also got the chicken arms down. She'll walk around dancing like that and will give us a couple of flaps when Elmo plays. It's so funny.

She's still playing with blocks and stacking. Amazing to watch the brain development.

Oh, and today we got a Christmas card from my "mom's board" card exchange. Ryanne recognized Jaida from the board pix and got the BIGGEST grin on her face when she saw her picture on the card. She giggled and grinned and wanted the card. Once I gave it to her, she kept turning it over - maybe looking for the rest of Jaida? - she was just fascinated by the whole thing.