the adventures of binary girl

...this is my cadence joy...for the past i don't know how many months (like 5 or 6 at least) she has been able to count to two. one-two, one-two, one-two. that's how she counts the stairs. that's how she counts her cheerios. that's how she keeps rhythm in her daily life, simply marching right along. she has no interest in learning three, or four, or five. one-two. it's that simple. it reminds me of the time my dad, the computer science geek that he was, sat me down and taught me the binary system. i thought it was ridiculous then, but thanks to cadence, i have a new found appreciation for the binary system. ok, i realize that the real binary method uses a zero and one, but hey, it's close enough for me...

...cadence also loves to remind me over and over again every single day where her nose, eyes, and teeth are. and she loves to point out where mine are too. i just love it when she pokes me up my nose or in the eye or on my teeth. i'm surprised i haven't gotten sick yet with all those germs being spread around my various orifices.

...but she sure is cute, no doubt about that. i know that it won't be long when i'll look back on these days with great fondness. one of these days, i'll wake up and she'll be counting to 100 and pointing out her fibula, and i'll be overcome by nostalgia and pine for these simpler days...

...in other news, ted and tim painted our foyer a couple days ago. the color is called sangria, and i love it! i always said i wanted a red room, and although the foyer isn't exactly a room, i'll take what i can get.

tomorrow, we are hosting a birthday party for ted's twin siblings lauren and jason and for me too. our birthdays aren't until the 26th and 31st, but this happened to be the best weekend to have the party so we're celebrating a little early. it's just going to be ted's family--his mom, dad, dave, dave's girl becki, lauren, jason, grandma sophie and hopefully grandma carol. we'll be putting the extra leaves on our dining table and getting out our finest (read: only) linens. it will be a middle eastern theme for the cuisine, so it should be yummy! ted made baba ganouj from scratch, and he'll be doing the same for falafel tomorrow. dave's making hummus, ted's mom is making tabouleh and meatballs and cake, and grandma sophie is making dolmas and baklava. it should be quite the yummy dinner, and i'm getting hungry just thinking about it...