Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Life has been pretty busy! We're getting ready for another baby brother at my house in February. Plus, I've been getting busier and busier with activities. I took a soccer class at school this fall, which was really fun. I've been going to Sunday School and Awakening to Worship (that's what we call our children's service) every week, and I even sang with the children's choir for the first time at our Christmas concert last week. My very favorite thing, though, is still dance! I have ballet class every Thursday night at Crescendo Conservatory, and I absolutely love it. We found out about Crescendo last year at the Nutcracker Tea Party, and then we moved in April and our new house is really close to their studio, so I started going. So of course, we had to go back this year to the Nutcracker Tea Party again and see some of the big kids from my studio dance!
Grace, my favorite big girl from my ballet studio, got to play the Sugar Plum Fairy!
Posing with one of the helpers from my class
I loved this angel costume.
The snow queen
Lots of my friends came to the show, too, including my best friend from church, Abigail, and her sister Olivia!
I absolutely loved the show this year! I decided that when I get bigger, I'm going to be in it. I think I would like to be a flower and dance in the Waltz of the Flowers, but we'll see! For now, I just have to keep practicing!
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't written in a while. It's been a very busy, fun summer for me and my family. It started at the beginning of June with my very first week ever of Vacation Bible School at my church, Grace Covenant. I had so much fun! I was nervous on the first morning because there were lots of kids and it was really noisy and crazy, but by the second day I was over it. The theme was the Surf Shack, so the church was all decorated like the beach!
Practicing my surf moves
My class was called the guppies. We were the youngest class, and guppies are really small fish just like we were the smallest kids. Every morning we went to the sanctuary first with all of the other classes with music and a show with Skippy the skipper and Snappy the crab. Then we left and went as a class from room to room around the church for different activities. There was recreation, music, crafts, science, story time, and of course, snack time. My favorite was music. I loved learning all the dance moves! Each day we learned something new about the amazing things God does for us. Then at the end, it was back to the sanctuary for more music and a show all together talking about what we learned that day.
Some of my class, the Guppies
Practicing dance moves in music
More music time
My favorite snack day: ocean crackers c icing and goldfish
Beach jello was pretty good, too.
Sitting with my class praying before snack time
I learned so much about God and how he creates, helps, and loves! I can't wait to go back to VBS next year!
Hey everyone! Last week I turned 15 months old! I've been super busy this summer learning how to walk and talk more, traveling with my family, swimming, and getting into lots of trouble!
15 months old 7/20/16
Stats:
Weight: 27 lbs 3 oz (88th percentile)
Height: 31 in (45th percentile)
Clothes size: 24 mos/2T
Diaper size: 5
Teeth: 10 (2 top molars this month!)
Yummy strawberries
Enjoying summer
I love sitting in my doggy's bed!
Let's go Royals!
I still love the water!
What's New:
-I can walk! I still like to hold Mommy or Daddy's hand, but I can do it all by myself when I want to. I took my first steps last month at 14 months old.
-I can say and sign lots of new words, like "please," "car," "cracker," "cat," and "beep." I can also say lots of new names, including "Nana," "Papa," "Daideo," and "Gigi." It makes my grandparents happy!
-I know some animal sounds, like "moo" and "neigh."
-I love to tell everyone "hi" and give high fives, even strangers.
-I'm learning how to use a spoon and fork.
Eating applesauce with a spoon like a big boy
First trip to the ocean - June 2016
Driving the ship on the beach house porch
Driving a real boat with Daddy at the lake
4th of July at Tablerock Lake
My cousin James and I both LOVE corn on the cob!
Sometimes I can't make it through lunch these days...
Likes:
-Swimming and splashing in the pool or bathtub
-Playing ring around the rosie and row, row, row your boat
-Pushing my shopping cart and crashing it into the furniture (or people!)
-Dancing and making music by banging on the piano and drumming on pots and pans
-Playing on the bed and the couch
-Favorite foods: bananas, blueberries, grapes, peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, yogurt, and applesauce
-Favorite books: Little Blue Truck and Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes Video:
Check out this video of me practicing some of my first steps last month:
I've been taking a dance class at my preschool this spring, and last Thursday we had a special day where all of our parents got to come and watch us. I LOVE to dance all around the house and wear my ballet clothes almost everyday while I'm at home, but this was my very first time performing in front of anyone besides my family. I did a great job! I was so brave, and I had soooooo much fun! Mommy and Daddy were so proud of me and said I was the star of the show. What do you think?
Here I am introducing myself at the beginning of the show:
This is the first song we danced to, the Tippi Toes song (that's the name of the company who teaches my class):
And this was my favorite, the Sleeping Ballerina song:
Here are a few silly pictures from the show, too. It was so much fun!
Shaking my hips
Bunny hops are so silly!
Airplane arms?
Plie in first position so I could get a stamp at the end
Hi everybody! Last week I turned 1 year old, which is 12 months. That means this is my last monthly update for a while. What a fast and crazy year it has been! This last month has been pretty much all about moving to our new house. Cate and I have both done AWESOME since we moved 2 weeks ago. Cate loves her new room and all of the space, and I'm pretty much happy anywhere as long as there's food!
What's New:
-I am really good at cruising and walking pushing push toys or holding 2 hands.
-I can sit on and push a ride on toy.
-I can say 7 or 8 words, including my new favorites "uh-oh" and "dog" (which sounds like "gog").
-I can wave and say "bye bye."
-I can crawl up the stairs but not down. I like to crawl to the top and then immediately turn around and sit down with my bottom hanging halfway off the top step so I almost fall before Mommy grabs me at the last second. It's a really fun game!
Posing with sis
Likes:
-Balls
-Water. I've been taking swimming lessons this month with my cousin, and we both LOVE it!
-Food. Some of my favorites are bananas, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and pasta, but I'll eat just about anything!
Hey everybody! It's me, Liam. Today I had my very first birthday party! It was sooooo much fun! I bet you can guess what my favorite part was... the cake!
Me and Mommy and Daddy before the party
I love my mama!
Hanging out with my Godfather, Chris
Lots of my friends came over to celebrate with me, and we had tons of fun playing in a ball pit, splashing with some water bombs in a big bucket, and playing with a bubble machine. All of my friends and I loved the games. The best part was throwing all of the balls out of the ball pit!
Breaking in the ball pit before all my friends got there.
Me and some of my friends in the ball pit
Bubbles and water! Awesome!
The water bombs were a big hit!
After games, it was time for some cake. I almost threw a fit because I didn't want to wait until everyone was done singing to start eating it! I made a HUGE mess. That bucket from the water bombs on the deck sure came in handy as a tub to rinse off when I was done!
I had my hand in the cake before Mommy even let go of the tray!
Chocolate = yummy!
Proud of my mess :)
I was super messy and grumpy when cake time was over!
I wasn't so sure about the cold water.
Here is a video of me digging into my cake:
After cake, it was time to open presents before everyone went home. I got some really cool stuff, including lots of noisy and touch and feels books, blocks, a sports center with a soccer ball and a basketball, a big truck, and my very own Scout the puppy. James has a Scout, and I was really jealous! It was an all-around awesome day. Thank you so much to all of my friends and family who came to help me celebrate! I can't wait to do it again next year!
