E at 1 year and 6 months old, November 2006

E gleefully dumps a bowl with cottage cheese on her head

Learning to put on socks is quite an endeavor when you are only 18 months old.

Not just socks, but shoes too — E can not only put on a shoe, but pull its strap through the opening.

Ever since she started walking, E liked to step into my shoes and try them out. She is not deterred by high heels, or by the fact that they are three times as big for her. She manages to walk across the living room in these shoes.