18 months old -Lacey

Lacey is 18 months old and I just can't believe it! This one is definitely the spice in our lives. 

She's cruising around EVERYWHERE!! Unlike Ava, Lacey has no fear of walking away from mom in a public area. Everyone gets at least one kid like this right? She loves getting out there and seeing the world and thinks its funny when mom runs after her in a panic.  

Lacey loves shoes. Like her dad and sister she would sleep in shoes if mom let em. 

Mom loves how good she is at communicating. Some times she nods with her jaw...which is pretty darn funny. She says "Mom" most of the day all day long. Ava is the only other name she says everyone else in the world is known as Mom. 

She dances to every little jingle she hears. It's soo fun!

She has to have all her owies kissed. She says: hat, hot, shoe, meow, woof, ga ga (da da), monkey sound, and roar for a lion/tiger/panther/cheetah. 

That's our Lace!

17 months old -Lacey

New things she's doing:

Walking (for about 3 weeks now)

Nodding and try to say yes

Trying to say hi

Loves wearing and walking in her flip flops

Hides  from loud sounds (ambulance and fireworks)

16 months old - Lacey

Look at this little lady! She got her first pair of shoes (not a handmedown from the big sis) and ROCKS them!

She's once again working on another molar (on the bottom right this time) so she's not happy all the time...but most the time. Lacey is talking up a storm and eating all the time. 

She walks but can still get around quicker with the scoot so she's holding strong to it. 

She does the actions for Popcorn Popping on the Apricot tree and Head Shoulders Knees and Toes and is just adorable. 

Lacey's hugs are amazing! She holds you tight around the neck and squeezes so good!

I love being this girls mom...she is so good and loving!

15 months old-Lacey

14 months old -Lacey

This girl that loves to brush her hair with whatever brush she can find...tooth or hair is getting soo big. I just caught her watching herself brush her hair in the reflection of the kitchen garbage can. Lacey loves telling her sister Ava what to do in her own type of language. She loves songs and I can usually hold her down long enough to change her diaper only if I'm sing Old Mcdonald or Popcorn Popping. She grunts at you if you take something from her that she wants...she can get pretty loud too. She loves walking while holding your hands and is getting pretty fast at it. She is quite often found in ah of something with her funny oooo face. She is still the cutest cuddle bug there ever was and as long as you have her sniffy (special blanket) and her pacifier she'll stay with you as long as nothing better comes along (ie. food, fun toy, food). She is still so good at sitting and playing by herself or reading through her favorite books. She has a very short attention span if you are trying to read her a book in your lap but on her own she can go 10 minutes easy. This poor girl has a molar poking through...ouch! But aside from the crazy molar she has the 4 teeth on top and 4 on bottom that are all pretty much fully out.
She has recently taken ownership of Ava's calculator and loves using it as a phone. Why is it just so cute when they try to act like you? ...I just love it!!!
Happy 14 months Lacey Ann!

3 and a half -Ava

My first born is three and a half today! We would have gone and taken pictures in her new Easter dress but she is sick today and even stayed home from preschool.
Ava is such an amazing girl. She's really growing and becoming her own kind of person (some of which I'm glad about and some I'm not). This girl has an opinion about everything.
She LOVES her sister Lacey. They are pretty funny together. Ava can always make Lacey smile.
She is still a little timid and we are not sure how to help her with that but we love her all the same and usually she just needs to warm up a bit.
If Ava could spend the day at the park playing in the sand she would. She loves helping me with baking and loves measuring things out. Her counting is becoming more concrete, meaning she understands that when she's counting objects that each number is being represented...if that makes any sense. Ava loves her cousins and misses them and talks about them often. She has great friends she loves to play with from our church. She is still learning to share and take turns but now can be reasoned with where six months ago she could not.
We love our Ava girl and can't imagine life without her.

13 months old -Lacey

Oh Lacey Lou, how do I love thee let me count the ways...
1) I love how you laugh when I laugh even if you don't know why.
2) I love how much you love to snuggle.
3) I love how much you love Ava and your dad. You always have to touch them to make sure you have their attention, almost as if you are sharing your love for them.
4) I love how you smile at strangers I know that your Jackolantern smile brightens their day.
5) I love how you try so hard to be happy even though you are working on your 9th tooth.
6) I love your super cheesy smile where you smile so big your eyes turn to thin slits.

With all the love in the world,
Mom