Crayoungest

On Thursday, Genevieve made her very first attempt to use a crayon. In true second-child style, this milestone entailed competition with her sister. Standing next to Julia at the easel, she picked up a discarded crayon, stared very intently at Julia for a few seconds, and tried to do what she saw Big Sister doing. She wound up with a web of very light blue lines on the paper. Then she tried to eat the crayon and I had to take it away.

Today while a friend visited, we recounted the words she's using right now: "Mama," "Dada," "num-num," "Boo-yuh" ("Julia"), and "alldy" ("all done"). Not a bad list: it gets things done.

Forecast: Significant blowing and drifting, with the possibility of heavy accumulation in rural areas.