The theme this week at daycare was “Jungle Animals” and today was Elephants. The kids colored ears and then the teachers put the ears onto hats; and then the kids paraded around wearing their elephant ears.
Secret Society of Walkers: There is a corner of the kitchen at daycare that Mallory usually likes to go stand in while I wait patiently for her to decide to put her coat on so we can leave. Today Miss Makeda told me that the walkers in the infant room (there are four – Mals, Alli, Pavol & Emily) always go and have secret meetings in that corner of the little kitchen. What on earth?
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Here is Mallory showing off her body part pointing skilz:
Where are your ears?
Where are your eyes?
Where is your mouth?
And – saving the best for last: Where is your nose? 
make sure you click on this picture to get the full effect of Mallory digging for gold.
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Only three more nights until Rick gets home. Of course they are predicting snow and ice on Sunday but hopefully that won’t affect his flight home.
i will have to take some pictures of jack pointing to body parts – i almost think he understands everything i say sometimes – he is so smart but he is not verbalizing at all – but i will be talking about him on the phone and he will just start doing stuff i am talking about and he can respond to SO many commands – (: it is so fun watching them be like real people (: