Jellies!, some food firsts, and other cute Joanna things

Those of you who were children in the 1980s know what Jellies are. For the rest of you they are plastic/rubber shoes, sometimes clear, sometimes bright colors, and they were a major trend when I was a kid. You'd wear them out (did I mention they were plastic) and run out to get more ASAP. You could absolutely wear them with everything. I've started noticing them in the stores for kiddos lately, and I couldn't resist getting a pair for Joanna. Technically I was on a hunt for size 3 white sandals, but I couldn't pass these up, especially when I couldn't find exactly what I wanted. They'll serve basically the same purpose, and they are SO CUTE! First, here is the cutest shoebox I've ever seen in my life: Joanna's jellies! She really seems to like them :)
I came home from work today to find this face. Yup, that's chocolate -- oreo to be exact. Later today she also had a piece of a kit-kat from the same woman who gave her the oreo. She claims Joanna wrestled her to the floor for it. Mmm Hmm, right.
This evening I decided to be lazy and have Skeeter's cook dinner for us (a very good decision, I must say). We love going to Skeeter's. For us, it's a pretty perfect family restaurant. It's close to our house; you can sit wherever you want; it's usually pretty noisy; there are usually a lot of kids/families so everybody understands when your kid is screaming (YOUR kid, not MINE). They cover the tables with brown paper that you can draw on (or your kid can, providing she doesn't still eat crayons) and is presumably cleaner than a table top. Tonight for the first time, I ordered Joanna a kid's meal instead of packing a sack dinner. It was fabulous! I mean, who doesn't love toast covered in butter and cheese (I did not say this was a healthy outing). She ate almost a whole 1/2 a sandwich and all her grapes and strawberries. My baby girl is so big! I'm glad we're growing another tiny one :)
Joanna has recently started pushing this little buggy around with some babies in it. If you can't tell by the very stylish colors and wear and tear, it was mine when I was little! Somehow I managed to hang on to it 'till now. Awww....
She's a little frustrated in the first pic because she hasn't mastered turning around, but in this next picture she taking care of her baby. Again, I must say it: She's so cute!Matt and I found this little hat that matches her swimsuit the other day and it was on clearance so of course we picked it up. Have I mentioned that I'm a sucker for Joanna giraffe clothes? Here she is having a little fashion show:For several minutes she entertained herself (and me) by taking it off and putting it on over and over again.She only stopped when she spotted Gran's luggage. Of course she had to check things out.
"Is this where I ride?" "Oh, here's where I ride."

Another extremely cute thing Joanna is doing I haven't actually taken a picture of yet, although I think I have video. For now, you get a description. Joanna has 2 toy purses, plus a couple of small bags of mine turned purses, plus two cooler-bags from the kitchen turned purses, and a bucket or two that serve the same purpose. It is the cutest thing in the universe to watch her put one or two in the crook of her elbow and walk around. She has her little hand out like a lady. Nobody I know actually wears a purse like that, so I don't know where she picked it up, but it is precious! She fills them with her favorite little toys and takes stuff out and puts stuff in. I think she's discovering that she can carry stuff with her if she puts it in her purse!