We hope everyone has been enjoying the nice weather! I am on spring break this week and it has been so nice to play outside with Amelia and Leah. Amelia has been introduced to sidewalk chalk. All she really does with them though is take them in and out of the bucket. At least it keeps her occupied! The only downfall to playing outside is listening to her screaming when I carry her back inside. I think she could play outside all day. Unfortunately I can't!

Her hair seems to have a grown a bit on top, thank goodness!

Well, that is not much of an update but that is all I have!

Love - Kori, Ben, and Amelia

Trying to be a big girl.

She loves to play with the canned goods.

I am so scared she will drop one on her toe and break it.
However, I am willing to take the chance considering it keeps her occupied for quite a while.

She still loves to watch movies while in her barn.

A couple of videos of her new talents!

Ha ha!!

18 Months!!

Hello, everyone! Amelia turned 18 months the other day and it seems so unbelievable to us. It is crazy to think that she is no longer a baby. She weighs 26.5 lbs. now and is 32.5 inches tall! She is no longer in the 80th percentile for weight but in the 65th. The doctor says that is fine because she is getting taller! She is really thinning out!

So, Amelia's hair is so froish(sp?) lately that this is what it looks like when she wakes up! No joke. I started putting some product in her hair after her bath so it would lay somewhat nicely.

Her two favorite books at the moment are Farm Kisses and Mr. Brown can Moo, Can you?

I personally think she enjoys it more when I read it because I really get into it!

Obsessed with Mooses bed.

Staring at the balloon from Red Robin!

Pink and red! Love it!

A precious moment?

Okay, so the other day I picked her up from Kim's and as I walked thru the door she asked me if Daddy had dressed her that day?

Obviously, yes.

I love the shirt and I love the pants, but I do not love them together!

He tries.

That is what she thought of it.

Free toy!

$8.00 toy from Menards + $8.00 rebate=free fun for hours

She is so into the Olympics, I think she wants to do gymnastics though!

She stretches like a pro!

Hello! Just thought I would post some pictures from the last few days. Amelia has been very busy being goofy! It seems that in the last few weeks she has started doing goofy things like throwing herself on the floor and kicking her legs up in the air. Of course she is laughing the whole time. She had another tooth come in on the bottom and now hates to have her teeth brushed. We have to hold her down to get them brushed. Afterward she is happy so I really don't know what her deal is!

A new favorite of hers is jumping off her stool, which usually results in her falling on her face but she takes it like a pro!

I also have to say that I am very proud of her for eating brussel sprouts the other night. I get really excited when we add another healthy food to her list of things she will eat! Maybe I am dorky, but it makes me feel that I have accomplished something!

Well, that is it for now. I hope you enjoy the pics!

Love - Us

Sink time fun!

Spaghetti night is always a hit!

Really, another picture?

Playing with puzzles, she is getting really good.

Pebbles?!?!

Loving her stool for front row seating.

Crayons!!

Hello, everybody! Just thought I would post some pictures of Amelia coloring. Aunt Kim bought her these crayons way back in August and she has finally figured out that they are not for eating or playing with. Ben and I have been writing a lot of note cards and she loves to grab our pens and a note card and try to color! So, last night it dawned on my to get these out again and she finally got it!

She had been very crabby and although she is not smiling, she was really enjoying herself.

She did not like it when Daddy tried to help her out and color with her!

Amelia has also started being pro-active at bedtime. When it gets to be that time or we start to tell that she is sleepy, we ask her if she is ready to go night, night. She then, usually, will grab her blanket and stand at the baby gate in front of the stairs. If we don't come get her to take her down she gets slightly annoyed! It is so nice that she knows when she is tired and does not throw a fit. Of course, I know that this will change but for now it is rather nice.

She also has become interested in putting the puzzle pieces in the right place on the puzzles.

This happened just yesterday, and we did all of her puzzles. She still has trouble because she seems to want to turn the piece right before she puts it in but we are getting there.

Thanks for visiting!

Love - us

Three!!

I am so sorry for the lack of blogging the last couple of weeks. In my defense I have been extremely busy and have not been taking pictures like I should be!

Amelia has a new tooth coming in and has had a runny nose the last few days. She has decided to take all the tissues out of the box in an attempt to get us to stop wiping her nose, or at least that is what I believe!!

She now says, "bye", however, it sounds more like, "dye"! She also has started saying, "thee" for three when she gets ready to jump into our arms. She almost says, two, and we are working on the one!

She also has started playing a lot with all her puzzles, although she is more interested in putting all the pieces in a bucket than back into the correct spaces on the puzzle!

We are working on it though!

Amelia now knows where her head is! We have worked on that for a long time and she finally got it! We now are trying to find our belly!

Well I think that is all for updates!

Thanks for checking in!

Love - Ben, Kori, and Amelia

Snow Day!

This picture explains it all! It was snowing outside and I headed out to the porch to play Frisbee with Leah. Amelia saw me getting my boots on and immediately went and got hers and her hat. I felt so sorry for her. Since she has been inside forever. So, I let her come out on the porch with me.
She was doing great until she took her mittens off and touched the snow. She did not like the wet and cold feeling on her hand. We then headed back inside where she started screaming, she tried to push me aside and went to the door and started grabbing at the handle. So, I opened it up and out she went. She then started to eat the snow and all was well!

I knew my family would love the shot below!

Especially the snot running out of her nose!

I took the following videos last night. She can be such a character sometimes. Last night she just wanted to dance and dance.

Gotta love her!