Daisypath Anniversary Years Ticker

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

12 Months Old!


Our sweet Kyndall girl... How can you be a year old?  This year has flown by, and you have made it wonderful.  You are as sweet as can be.  You have the best smile that lights up your whole face.  Your belly laugh is contagious, and your snuggles are more precious than gold.  I am so thankful God chose you to be our family's caboose!  Just what we needed!

It's crazy to see all the things you have learned to do in a year.  You have several words... momma, dadda, uh-oh, hi, bye-bye, ball, baby, dog.  You love to look at books, and I love the way that you point to the pictures as we turn pages.  You imitate the sounds of the animals on the pages.  You are particularly good at the tiger, monkey, and cow.  Haha.

You have started doing a lot of tricks- even just in the last month.  You can give high fives which has made your big brothers and sister super happy!  You try to brush your hair when given a brush, and you hold a phone up to your ear and say hello.  You like to honk people's noses, and you even blow kisses!
This "blinking" trick is also pretty funny!  You work so hard to do it.
One of our favorite tricks to see you do now is pull up!  I was quite surprised the first time I walked in to get you out of bed and saw you standing there looking at me.

It has led to you getting into some new things though!

Even not pulling up, you find yourself in some pretty situations!

You love babies!  Real babies, baby dolls, it doesn't matter.  I don't like that you seem less like the baby in most situations now though!  You should still be in the baby carseat!

You love to be outside.  You would be outside all the time if we would let you.  You love to swing, and you obviously hate riding on daddy's shoulders!
At your one year old check-up, you weighed 18lbs 6oz (10th percentile) and 28in (25th percentile). I assured Dr. Catherine that you eat all the time.  And anything!  Chicken, blueberries, corn, yogurt, mushrooms, artichokes, lasagna, tomatoes, and beef are a few new things we have added this month.  
You are a dancing machine!  You love music.  It's precious how excited you get when one of our "dance party" favorites comes on.  Your two best moves are hopping up and down on your bottom and turning circles round and round on your bottom.

You are usually a really happy girl.  Few things get you too upset.  You do get mad about diaper changes, being put in your carseat, and having to get out of the bath.  Otherwise, if we feed you and let you get some sleep, you are pretty easy-going!  

One of my favorite things you do right now is give hugs.  You do your best to squeeze me and then you grunt.  It's the best!  Baby girl, this past year, you have given us so much joy.  We are so grateful to be your family and could not love you more!  

Saturday, April 16, 2016

We love Harding!

The kids really get to go to a great school.  Cole has loved it since day 1... always asking to stay longer or go more days.  He loves his buddies, his teachers, the special classes they get to do, and especially lunch and recess!  Jordan would still choose to stay home with me every day if she could, but she has a great time once we get her there and is never quite ready to go when I come to pick her up.  Part of why they like it so much is that they not only learn a lot of important stuff, but they also get to do a lot of fun stuff!

Celebrating Dr. Suess' birthday with hats, birthday cake, and green eggs and ham!
 Pajama Day and Wacky Tacky Day!
 The Botanical Gardens came and did a presentation about birds.  Here is Jordan's class checking out a bird's nest.
 They also planted magical jelly beans and couldn't believe it when they had grown into suckers over night!
 Jordan got to help make a special vegetable soup and even tried it!
 They had a planting day...
 And an umbrella day!
 If you know Jordan, you know she loves arts and crafts!  Here are some of her masterpieces...
Sometimes I can't believe that my 4 year old can color and cut so well!
Jordan was super excited when they hit the 100th Day of School!
And she made the school newsletter!
Cole has been working really hard on his reading and writing this year.  I love seeing all the little notes that his classmates write to him.  His assignments are pretty awesome too!
These especially cracked me up!
When I Grow Up Day...
Thankful for teachers who make learning so fun!