Zoo Train

Heidi can name most of the animals on The Zoo Train and Leah's Farm dvd's now. She also tries to do the signs for most of them... and remembers some even when not watching the show.

Some of the newer animals she knows now are:

bat (says it very clearly and does sign)
giraffe (says it, but not especially clearly)
rhinoceros
hippopotamus (she has been saying "po-mus" for a little while now)
dolphin
whale
shark
crab (says crab VERY clearly and does the sign well too)
lobster
panda
tiger
zebra
*Also knows the signs for baby & shoes

There are others she knows too... just don't want to spend too much time on this right now trying to think of what else she knows. She likes doing the signs for these animals when she is watching her shows.

Tonight, we went over to someone's house from church to babysit. They have six kids between the ages of 1 - 8. Their dad is deployed and their mom had a church meeting tonight. Heidi had fun playing with their kids. We took over a couple of Signing Time dvd's... and the kids all enjoyed learning all of the new signs for colors, fruits, vegetables, and zoo animals.

Last night, I talked to Brian online. He says that he will not be home for a while (where he usually stays over there). He is going to a few of the other places where there are soldiers in his company to see how everyone is doing. I don't know when he will be back to where he usually stays. I guess I will just see him online one day in the next week or two. He says that it is already in the 100's over there (HOT). It is a good thing he has air conditioning in his room! The last time he was there, they didn't always have air conditioning. Wouldn't that be miserable to have to live in 115 degree-F summers without air conditioning? I have heard that some of the Iraqis sleep on their rooves in the summer when it is that hot. He asked me about Heidi while I was talking to him, about how she was doing. I told him that she still talks about him and asks where he is sometimes. She will say "Daddy" and do the where sign. I just keep telling her that he went bye-bye, but he will be back... it will just be a long time before he can come home. She says goodnight to her Daddy before she goes down for a nap and at bedtime at night.