18 month pictures

Such a sweet face!

Counting the petals "One, two, shree"

I love this little girl!

Cleaning Up!

You like to drag things out of your dresser drawers and scatter them all over the house. But, when you're told to put them away... you do :-)

Momma's Shoes

On Two Wheels!

You and I have a new favorite thing to do! You love riding bikes with momma and I'm hoping to get in some exercise at the same time!

All ready to go:

First time riding with you on the back... I was pretty nervous at first!





Loved it!

All tuckered out after a long ride... you'd think that you were the one tired from pedaling!!!!

Easter, Part 3

On the Hunt! Our church had an Easter egg hunt in the gym after services. You were there last year for it, but you were so much more into it this year. It was so fun to watch you!




I found a good one, Mama!


Climbing all over!

You and your friend, "Howie" (Halle)

You and your friend, Kaitlyn

You loved the real bunny that was there and wanted to hold it so badly. And the first chance you got, you grabbed it by its neck! Thankfully, it was a nice bunny!

Tuckered out on the ride home.

Trying to get some pics of mama and Sophie. Your smile is so cute here, I wish we could have gotten it from the front.

Mischevious grin!

Playing with Gavin
Reading and listening to the music of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" (gift from Daddy)

Easter, part 2

We had a great Easter! You loved your Easter gifts and all the hub-bub of the day. I also wanted to make sure that you knew what Easter is really about. Every night when we pray, you claps your hands together, and I pray that you will get saved early on in life. It's one of my most fervent prayers. I've told you several times about salvation and how you can accept Jesus as Savior someday. I know that you obviously don't understand yet, but I want to make sure that you hear it often. On Easter morning, I was explaining to you that God loved you so much that He made a way for you to spend forever with Him in Heaven. I told you that His Son, Jesus, had come to earth, lived a perfect life, and died so that He could take our punishment for all the bad things we do. Your eyes were fixed on me this whole time. I told you then that Jesus was so powerful that He didn't stay dead. I told you that He came back to life and came right out of that tomb! At this point, in the sweetest, most excited voice, you said, "Awww!" My heart melted to hear your excitement. I know that you don't "get it" already, but I pray that enough of those sweet moments will create a soft heart in you that will be ready to accept Him at an early age. I think God has big things planned for you, little one!

Easter, Part 1

Your Easter basket

You were so excited to find this outside your door in the morning!

So excited about your "new shoes" which you said very clearly.

Sweet little bunny!

Outside!

I can hardly get you to stay inside these days! You love the outdoors. You love:

Picking up "cheese"  trees branches...



Collecting rocks. You have a small plastic bowl that you carry around and fill up with rocks. You love it for some reason!

You love figuring out how to ride a tricycle. You haven't quite mastered the pedaling aspect, but working on it. You mostly just like getting on and off it! This tricycle in the picture is the same one that Uncle Adam and I both used when we were kids.

A Day of Firsts

Several firsts all in one day!


First time eating corn-on-the-cob... which you loved!
It's hard to tell in this picture, but your hair is also in a ponytail for the first time. I'm so glad that it's long enough for a ponytail, just in time for summer!

You also got your first skinned knee that day! Poor baby. You were fine until I tried to clean it out. The band-aid was pretty cool though.

P.S. Aren't your little hands just the sweetest things?!

Ketchup!

We discovered the other day that you love ketchup!!!

Monkey Joe's!

Big Brothers Big Sisters had a fundraiser/ match activity tonight at Monkey Joe's. I took you with me and had a great time! You were unsure at first, but then had a blast!




They have a toddler area for children 3 and under....











...but you got bored with that and wanted to go on the "big kid" slides....


...and I think I had just as much fun as you did! So glad I can take you to work events with me!

Watching for doggies

You loves to stand at the window and watch for doggies!

When you see one, you barks at it :-) Arf Arf! If the window is open, it's funny to see the surprised dog walker trying to figure out where the noise is coming from!

So precious!

Goin' Swimmin'

We went to the Y today for your first time in a pool! I was so excited... you, not so much :-) Held on to me for dear life!

Us in the pool
Exploring the locker room :-) A whole new world! I'm thinking now I should've probably had you wear flip-flops. Gross. Mom of the Year, here!

After a little while of being in the water, you were loving it! There was a lot of splashing, that's for sure :-) You even sat on the ledge and jumped into my arms... loved that! I plan on getting you signed up for swim lessons soon. Can't wait for more of these times!

Mother's Day

Daughter's Luncheon, May 2009

I guess you weren't so happy after a long day of picture taking!