Audrey is 18 Months Old!

It's here!!! My very favorite age for babies has finally arrived!!  Audrey is 18 months old today and SUCH a delight.  Seriously, this baby is such a good girl and is widely loved by everyone.  Here's what life is like with her right now:

- She's talking like crazy! Now we have (new words in bold):
1. dada/daddy
2. dog (gog)
3. bye bye (die die)
4. play (pay)
5. mama
6. boat (this one is so adorable- every time a barge goes by she starts telling us!)
7. night night
8. all done
9. more
10. mommy
11. snack (sounds like duck)
12. baby
13. uh oh  (said as she drops something, on purpose...again!) 
14. go
15. cup
16. shoes
17. pretty (she says this whenever she gets her hands on a necklace and wants us to put it around her neck- so cute!)
18. ball
19. open (as in, open a present!)
20. poo poo
21. up
22. hot
23. cookie
24. cracker
25. car
26. apple
27. snack
28. help
29. eyes
30. outside
31. vitamin (nom nom is what she says)
32. spoon
33. eat
34. hat
35. dah-dah (grandaddy's name)
36. ganny (Granny)
37. please
38. bath
39. socks


- In addition to these new words, she understands SO MUCH of what we say.  She says thank you all the time when you give her something.  She will answer you "uh-huh" for yes or shake her head no when you ask if she wants something.   She knows so many things that I ask her and it's so much fun watching her learn new things every day.

- she loves getting to play with Emily.

- she got to ride in the Barbie Jeep for the first time and had so much fun. I know those girls are going to be up and down the street all summer long!

- she gets so excited when we drive by the entrance to my in-laws neighborhood that there are a lot of times we have to drop in to say "hi" or else her feelings get hurt and she cries.  She LOVES to go to their house and will squeal and clap her hands on the way up the hill.

- she dances on the hearth like Emily does.

- she adores prunes and cranberries and raisins.

- she has gotten 2 more teeth, bringing the total to 12.

- she likes to sit in her high chair and snack while I cook.

- she is still taking 1 or 2 naps per day, whatever our schedule allows.  Only getting 1 nap in a day is not a big deal anymore, she is pretty flexible about it now.

- she is enjoying the warm weather and getting to play outside.

Happy March, everybody!  Spring is coming soon and we are happy to be spending it with our sweet girls. :)

Emily is 4 Years and 4 Months Old!

Emily is growing bigger and brighter every day! She is having a great time at preschool with her friends and is learning all kinds of new things.  She also continues to take dance class on Monday nights and was very excited this month to receive her recital costume.  (She wasn't, however, very excited that I put said costume waaaaay up high in my closet for safekeeping, haha!)  Here's a glimpse at what life is like with her right now:

- she is FUNNY! She's really developing her sense of humor now and it's funny to watch her try to make us laugh.  Most of the time she's pretty successful!

- she loves "Healthy Popsicles"-- these Del Monte freezer pops. They ARE really healthy, but I'm pretty sure she'd eat a whole box every day...and I'm not sure that would be so healthy.


- she has been playing her guitar(s) a lot lately, and making up wild songs to sing while she does it.  So funny!

- she wants to help me cook every meal.

- she loves Cinnamon Toast Crunch. A lot.  We're talking, 2- bowls- in- a- morning loves it.

- she's loving this warmer weather and getting to play outside more. :)

- she is super helpful and wants to help bathe Audrey, do laundry, etc.  Mostly everything except picking up her own toys, haha!

 - she adores playing with Audrey and they are (finally!) getting to the point where I can leave them to play with each other for a little while. Emily is loving how Audrey wants to play with her and is always trying to teach her new things.  It's fun for all of us, really!

  Thanks for checking in! Be sure you view the albums to see all the photos from this month.  Have a good day! :)

Audrey is 17 Months Old!

- she is talking more and more!  Now we have:
(new words in bold)
1. dada/daddy
2. dog (gog)
3. bye bye (die die)
4. play (pay)
5. mama
6. boat (this one is so adorable- every time a barge goes by she starts telling us!)
7. night night
8. all done
9. more
10. mommy
11. snack (sounds like duck)
12. baby
13. uh oh  (said as she drops something, on purpose...again!) 
14. go
15. cup
16. shoes
17. pretty (she says this whenever she gets her hands on a necklace and wants us to put it around her neck- so cute!)
18. ball
19. open (as in, open a present!)
20. poo poo
21. up
22. hot
23. cookie
24. cracker
25. car
26. apple
27. snack
28. help



- She is walking EVERYWHERE now- we hardly ever see her crawling anymore!

- She can squat down to pick something up and stand back up (without sitting).

- She can show us toes, nose, belly, and hair. She beeps her nose- so cute!

- She will say "go!" if you say, "Ready....set...____"

She is so delightful and we love her more every day.  SO lucky to have the world's best baby living at our house!

Emily is 4 Years and 3 Months Old!

Emily has had a wonderful month!  She enjoyed her trip to Disney so very much and is growing bigger and smarter every day.  Here's what life is like with her right now:

- she is completely out of size 4 pants- her legs are supermodel long and she needs size 5 pants now or it looks like we're ready for a flood!

- she has a good understanding of healthy foods and unhealthy foods (she still prefers mostly unhealthy though, haha!)

- she got her recital costume for dance class and is IN LOVE with it- wants to look at it, touch it, etc.  She really wants to wear it but I'm not letting her!

- she loves cranberry juice.

- she has re-fallen in love with the green elephant she got from Grandaddy when she was about 8 months old.  I think it's because Audrey found the elephant and was playing with it. ;)

- she is being more gentle with Audrey (thank goodness!)

- she is continuing to insist on changing clothes when she gets home from school and also again before bed.  Because we all know that Mommies love doing laundry, right? :)  I tell Paul it's job security for me!

- she can write every letter and all number up to 20.

- she can read about 15 sight words.

- she sang me an entire song yesterday about Abraham Lincoln being the 16th president.  I guess she hears this stuff at school but seriously? I had no idea she even knew who our current president is!!

There are actually no photos from this month outside the Disney albums... (I know, I know, bad Mommy!)  We have been crazy busy AND it's been super cold and dreary so we haven't been playing outside except for the trip to Florida.  I won't let it happen again! ;)