1 year old in less than 3 weeks

Sweet Baby Girl, I cannot believe we are so close to your 1st Birthday!  How has a whole year almost passed us by already? You are growing like a weed & becoming such a beautiful little lady.

 

You are a sweet little girly girl that loves her bows & beads, but you are learning how to keep up with your rough & tough big brother too. You’re learning so much everyday from Riley. It’s so funny to watch you following right behind him trying to do everything he does.



You are very observant. Most of the time you will just sit back & take everything in that’s going on around you. Even strangers say how laid back you are when we are out somewhere. Although this is very true, you also know how to play up the drama! Mainly just to get Riley to leave you alone when he is trying to take your toys!

A few nights ago in the bath tub you got Riley’s play razor & started rubbing it on your face while saying “Dada”. It was the cutest thing ever, but we had a little talk about how girls shave their legs & underarms instead of their face! :0)

You have started giving kisses on demand. We’ll say give me some sugar & you will run over to us with your mouth wide open ready to plant a wet one on us. I love your slobbery kisses more than anything!

You’re also giving high fives on demand now. This is all thanks to your Dada. It melts my heart to see you so proud of yourself & giving high fives all around while your little feet stomp with excitement!

You love books & love to turn the pages when we read.

You are also quite the daredevil lately. You have been climbing up in Riley’s little chairs & seeing how much you can get away with when you stand up in them! You are so fast in doing it that I literally turn my back for 2 seconds & there you are standing in the chair. You’ve heard “NO” a lot lately & definitely know what it means, but you like to test your parents. I think you know how cute you are!



You are growing up so fast but you will always be my little Sugar Poo! Happy 11…and 1/2 months Angel Baby! I love you more than you’ll ever know!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

     

Precious Chubby Little Oatmeal-Covered Hands=LOVE

An apple a day…

My child ate *most* of an apple on Friday. Then again on Saturday. And on Sunday he ate 2! This is totally unheard of from my super picky eater. I almost passed out when he asked me for an “apul” the other day. His normal diet consists of chicken nuggets, peanut butter & raisin sandwiches, grilled cheeses, cupcakes, crackers & pizza. He will NOT eat anything out of this realm. I have asked the pediatrician several times about it & he says that he is totally fine. Especially because the only juice he gets is the V8 Juice with the serving of fruits & vegetables. Plus we give him the Pediasure milkshake drinks to supplement.

Anyway, I was so surprised that he actually ate something good for him for a change!



The end result.



Now if only I can get him to eat broccoli & green beans...

Our Superbowl Tailgating

We didn’t make it to any Superbowl parties or even have people over this year. We had a quiet little cookout before the game. Just us four. The weather was nice enough for the kids to play outside without freezing so we took advantage of it.

 

A quiet Superbowl Sunday was nice for a change. Very nice.

Look Familiar?

When we went to my sister's apartment last weekend Riley apparently remembered me taking these pictures of Averly. {Wow, I can't believe how much she has changed in the last 6 months! She's even slimmed up a little! Haha!} He kept saying that he wanted to sleep in there but I finally convinced him that it wouldn't be very comfortable.

How in the world could I forget?

This sweet little girl is now saying “Mama” & “Dada” on a normal basis. And directing it towards us! It all happened at once back on January 21st. She said “Mama” while I was getting her pj’s on. It totally melted my heart. Then, the next day she said “Dada” when she saw him that morning. Oh so sweet to hear coming out of her little mouth! She follows me around calling me & calls "Dada” when he comes home from work. PRE.CIOUS.