Nana and Gramps came to visit

I love this pic of the three Brodeur generations!

Yummies

Zoe has been a vegetarian so far. We have to be sure she gets enough protein so we have to be more creative with her meal times because like all toddlers, Zoe can be kind of picky. One thing that is always a hit is beans! She loves grean beans, lima beans, black beans, kidney beas - you name the bean, she loves it! As you can see from the picture, black beans are the messiest!

ET phone "hooooooome"

Zoe can say a few words now. She can say the usual, Momma, Dadda, Baba, but also says things like keys, juice, and down. The funniest one she says is "home". She makes this really exagerated "O" face and drags out the O sound like, "hoooome". It's so

hilarious!

%#@!*&

Now I start this story by reminding those of you who know me that I am not a potty mouth. So here goes parental confession #187.....
I was putting Zoe in her high chair the other day and pinched my finger in the tray. It really, really hurt, and I swore out loud. The next thing I know, Zoe is looking at me smiling and saying,
"ShhhhhTT, shhhhtttt, shhhhtttt"! Oooops!

Gramma's little helper

Zoe loves to "garden". She makes a sniffing sound every time she sees flowers - so adorable! She even has a little watering can that she usually ends up (accidentally) watering her feet with:).

Happy Mothers Day (early)

Since Gramma won't be here for Mother's Day, we took her out to brunch this weekend. We went to the same water front place that my bridal shower was held at - the weather was beautiful again! Zoe loved watching the people dock their boats to come and eat, and also all the boats going by. She chowed down on watermelon and strawberries (her favorite fruits) and had a great time. I hope my Mom knows how much we both appreciate all she does for us and how hard she works in Wavecrest so I can stay home with Zoe! Thanks Mom!

This is the way you brush your teeth, brush your teeth...

Zoe has about 10 teeth now! We finally got her a toothbrush and have been teaching her to brush her teeth. She can identify her teeth if asked and loves to brush them. It took a while for us to get her to put the right end in her mouth, but she does it right now about 80% of the time.