April, '11

back to March '11
on to May '11


Elaine helps decorate the presents for her daddy's 30th birthday.  (4/7/11)




She's been developing some new drawing skills...  (4/7/11)



Upper left:  really big strawberries, two oranges, and a banana.
Upper right: a tree surrounded by brown flowers.  Lower left:  a present.
Lower right:  many balloons, some of which are upside down.  (4/7/11)



Birthday hat, birthday song.  (4/8/11)



Everyone kept asking if it was her birthday, and Elaine would sweetly answer,
"No, it's my daddy's birthday!  And we made cupcakes!"  (4/8/11)



Daddy and daughter enjoy a live concert by Mind the Gap, On the Rocks, and Divisi.  (4/8/11)




"Remember all the songs you sang for me, when we went sailing on an emerald bay."  (4/8/11)



Uno with Oma Suzy and Dieter.  (4/15/11)



Voyaging through Candy Land.  (4/15/11)



Preparing for a picnic.  (4/16/11)



"And on her groceries, she had a lemon!  E-I-E-I-O!"  (4/16/11)



Spring fever.  (4/17/11)



The Mysterious Isle of Ducks and Geese.  (4/17/11)



Elaine's not afraid to enter this dangerous habitat of modern dinosaurs.  (4/17/11)



But she does keep a safe distance from the angry sounding goose.  (4/17/11)



Perfectly disguised as just another flower...  (4/21/11)



...Elaine captures the biggest, pinkest tulip of them all.  (4/21/11)



Like Santa, the Easter bunny only comes at night while Elaine's asleep.  (4/24/11)




Explaining to her new bunny that "the jellybeans will make you feel strong."  (4/24/11)




Ever so careful...  Ever so many cracks, anyway.  (4/24/11)



Counting her eggs before they're deviled.*  (4/24/11)


*Actually, she's pointing out the egg she liked best, which is either a "pinkish, purplish, bluish egg" or a "more mauvey shade of pinky-russet."

Flying the kite that she made in pre-school today.  (4/26/11)




Elaine can perform simple addition by making and counting piles of crayons!  (4/27/11)




She attempts the challenging question, "What is ten plus ten?",
and gets the answer, "Twenty-one."  (4/28/11)




As these results conflict with the existing number theory literature,
further research is clearly indicated.  (4/28/11)



Supergirl considers the value of feathers...  (4/30/11)



...or perhaps a giant shell...  (4/30/11)



...as supplements to her already massive super powers.  (4/30/11)


back to March '11
on to May '11

back to picture book
back to mainpage