Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Lo - 22 Months!






Lo,

You are 22 months old! How in the world are you going to be 2 in two months?  So crazy how fast time is flying by. 



This past month you have just blossumed.  You seem to become smarter and smarter each day.  You are speaking in 5-6 word sentences regularly and speak so clearly its crazy!  You are just growing up.  You are hilarious and very particular about certain things.  You love love love your blankies and tell us nightly "my bankies."  You want all of them all the time. 


If your daddy or I sneeze you tell us "bess you momma, bess you daddy," without being prompted.  It's the sweetest thing.



You are very curious and always asking where someone went, "where'd daddy go, momma?"


I told you I was going to Target the other day and you told your daddy, "I want a cake pop too." You know when we go to Target you get a cake pop.  You love them!  You definately have a sweet tooth like your momma. 


You can sing all of your abcs!  We love hearing you sing them. You also continue to sing Ring Around the Rosey, Twinkle Twinkle, Wheels on the Bus, and Let it Go. 

You ran your first "race" with me this month and had a blast!


We took you to get frozen yogurt for the first time and you LOVED it.  You were so upset with us when we made you leave. 


I gave you cookie butter on toast and the next week, your daddy gave you some toast with jelly and you refused to eat it, you told him you wanted cookie butter!  Rotten...


You have started going pee-pee on the potty really well and love your new potty.  I can't believe we are already potty training you!  If you weren't so interested in it, I would have put it off for a few more months...but you tell us you are ready.

You love Gizmo for some reason.  He is mean and runs away from you, but you still love him and "hug" him any chance you get.


We took your picture in front of this bench one day and now when you walk by it, you stop and tell me to "take my picture mommy."


Our neighborhood had a community garage sale and we took you.  You LOVED it!!  We found lots of cute clothes and a few toys for you!


We went to affair of the heart this month and your cousin Lexi tried to convince you to buy this dress.  You two are going to be trouble when you are older!


You love doing arts & crafts and were so proud of this turtle you made with your Aunt Shannon.  When you see your art work on the fridge, you tell me "Lolo made it."


You are starting to get more curious about your baby brother.  You tell me, "baby brudder, see it.." and when we ask you what his name is you tell us Charlie.  We have no clue where you got that!  So funny!



You have gotten so brave in the pool and love going swimming! 



You are quite the charmer.  Still such a sweet little girl.  You give the best hugs and kisses and tell us you "lub us."  We love you so very much sweet girl.  Watching you grow up is the greatest thing I have ever experienced. 

Monday, July 28, 2014

Princess Run

I signed Lo up for her first road race!  It was the Diva Dash 5K and they had a little Princess Run for the little kids.  It was soo cute!!  I ran the 5K with Lo in the stroller and then she ran about 50 meters. They gave all the little girls medals and tiaras.  Lo had so much fun and after we were done, she told me she wanted to do it again. 


Lexi ran it too.  It was seriously so cute!!  What a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle to the little ones.  I wish there were more events like this in the area!


After the race we went to Cracker Barrell to eat breakfast.

What a great morning!!

Monday, July 7, 2014

Fourth of July Weekend!

We had a great Fourth of July weekend!  I came home from work on July 3rd and our new babysitter had made this with Lo for me.  So cute!  Love it and love the new sitter so much!!


We spent the evening of July 3rd with a few friends at our neighborhood party.  It was so much fun!  There were food trucks, activities for the kids, great company of course, and an awesome firework show.  Lo suprisingly did very well staying up late and loved the fireworks.  She kept saying, "Again, Again!"  The fireworks went off to music and Let It Go was one of the songs.  Lo, our little rockstar, sang to the song.  So funny! 





On the 4th, we relaxed around the house and then after Lo's nap we went swimming for a couple hours and then to my parents for dinner.  We didn't stay up to watch fireworks since we were up so late the night before and Lo and I were exhausted.




 

The rest of the weekend we spent as a family.  It was a great, relaxing weekend together.  Lo and I, and my mom, went to the opening of the new childrens boutique in Owasso.  They had cute little shopping carts that the kids could push around.  That evening, Andrew and I took Lo to get ice cream for the first time.  She loved it and ate every single bit of it.  When she was done, she wanted more, and was not happy when we left. 


Having ice cream...


Ice cream all gone...


We took her swimming at our neighborhood pool on Sunday.  She is still pretty timid in the big pools, but she's slowly getting better.  Afterwards, we had some nutella and popcorn.  Dinner of champions! 




What a great weekend!

And to compare....

7/4/2013


7/4/2014


The difference a year makes!!