Today, I am 16 Months Old!

And I am into everything!  The pictures that are in this post were from a 15 minute time span.  I wanted to give a good idea of how busy she is.

No worries though!  We love it and we love you!

For documentation purposes:

new words are: apple, ok, water (wawa), hello (hewo), book, clock, yuck yuck, swing, meme, cracker, cookie, doodle, pappy, see, bird, moo, bow (and you put it on your head), shoe
*very rarely sign anymore. You have replaced it with words
* you are very good at following directions (it is pretty cool)
* you are pretty much saying something different everyday
* we are trying to break your two naps, only because of daycare in the fall :(
*we read at least 5 books to you every day and if one that we choose is not up to your standards then you close the book, get down from our lap and go choose another one. (You know what you want)!
* when asked, "where did he/she go?" you flip your hands over and reply, "don't know"
* you sleep with a pillow in your bed and you have a pillow case for every holiday (made specially by Aunt Kerri)  The pillow has helped you sleep better
* You sleep about 11 1/2 hours every night with one or two one-hour naps during the day
*You have at least 45 bows.  Some of this is not my fault.  You have to wear something in your hair every day because you hair is almost out of control.  This being said, mommy got bored with the pastel color bows and had to expand our collection to include all different colors.
* You know where your eyes, ears, nose, toes, feet, tongue, teeth, hair, hands and knees
* You are wearing 18 month clothes and are in a size 5 shoe.

It is amazing to watch you grow.  We have loved this stage because you have started to understand what we are saying and asking of you.  It is so cool, I will ask you to throw something away or go get something and you understand.  Awesome!

Keep growing, little girl!  We love you so much and wish you a very happy 16 month birthday!


Love,

Mommy and Daddy

Connor's Cousins come to Spend the Night

Kerri and the girls came to spend the night with us!  We had so much fun.  I think Connor enjoyed it the most because all she did was watch them and laugh.  She learned so much from them too.  We went to our pool and then went to the aquarium.  It was such a great time.  Kerri and I were able to sit and chat too which was much needed.

I painted Kendall and Juliette's toes and even put white dots on them.  They looked really bad to me but they loved them.  I guess that is all that matters!

After a long day in the sun, we gave the girls a bath.

The next day we went to the aquarium and had a blast with the rest of our family.  Connor loved the penguins and they were my favorite exhibit too.  They are so quirky and silly!  Another exhibit we enjoyed was the sea anemone.

And as always, Grandma and Grandpa had a  blast too!

Breakfast Shenanigans

Mommy, how am I doing with feeding myself?

Learning to Plant

Connor and I picked up cilantro, basil and rosemary from the store today.  I had the herbs planted last year and the winter weather killed them all so I wanted to try again.  Justin is the cook in our family and frequently uses all three herbs when he is cooking for us.  He is excited because all he has to do is step out our back door and pick what he needs.  I am excited because we no longer will have to buy a big bunch of each and watch them go bad, wasting money.  Either way, we both win!  Connor does too because she was able to help plant.

She couldn't understand that you don't eat the dirt.

Connor did a great job of patting the soil to make sure the plants stayed where they were supposed to. :)

 Of course, Oscar is always supervising:

She did not love that there was dirt on her socks (so did not even THINK to take them off).  She wasn't fond of the sandbox either.  I wonder why?

Connor sticking in the last stake smelling the fragrant herbs:

The finished product (please excuse the cilantro.  That is all they had at the store.  We will see what happens to the sorry looking thing)

 We can't forget about the birds!

A job well done!

The Hortons go to Athens

Justin, Connor, Oscar and I visited Will, Kate, Lawrence and Sarah Katherine this weekend.  We hadn't seen them in a while and thought it was time.  Plus, I really wanted to see how much Sarah Katherine had grown.  It was really nice because Lawrence and Connor played fairly well together and we were able to sit and watch them while we all caught up. :)

Connor and Lawrence playing on the make-shift water slide. 

Lawrence and Sarah Katheine:

The fun day ended with a bath.  Look at their faces.  Too silly!

Good Morning!

Grandma and Grandpa go to Gymnastics!

I have been taking Connor to the Little Gym this summer for gymnastics.  She loves it and it is great because she is learning so much!  It was also good because there was something constant that we did every week.  I enjoy it too.  I have met other moms and I get to participate with her while she is having so much fun.

Grandma and Grandpa came to gymnastics today!  They had a blast and Connor had a great time showing them all that she can do.  Now all we need to do is get Justin's parents, Meme and Gangy, to gymnastics.  They would love it as well!

When you tell Connor to do a forward roll she puts her hands and head on the floor and waits for you to flip her over.  So cute!

She learns how to run and jump too.  Here she is running with Grandma.  Below they are working on locomotor movements with manipulatives (see if you can spot proud Grandpa in the background).

This weeks skill was a backward roll (of course with help)!

She loves to walk on the balance beam and also hang from the bar.  Each week they have a different skill and the pictures below are skills from previous weeks that we continue to practice.

We went to lunch afterward and Connor got to play in the fountain at Smyrna Market Village.  It was a fun day.  I look forward to this every week.  Can't wait until next Thursday!