21 Months -Lacey

Lacey is growing too quickly!

She loves being outside playing in leafs, swinging at the park and running and discovering things with Ava. 

The above picture is her saying "Cheese"...so photogenic! She really is this cute most of the time. 

She has sadly discovered that she doesn't have to follow directions from mom and that it can be more fun if she does the opposite of that mom says. We'll find a motivation some day soon that will help her obey. 

This girl loves her dad! She sings his name, watches from the window for him to return from work and screams and yells when he does finally walk through the door. 

She is a true girl and screams at the sight of bugs or gubs as she calls them. She even screams and points at things that look like bugs to ward off other passerbyers. 

Lacey is still an amazing huggger and kiss giver, how we survived without her always smiling face and perky attitude is just too much to think about. 

Ava's 4 year photo shoot

My Ava is 4 years old. She is a beautiful and caring little soul and I'm so glad Heavenly Farther sent her to our family to be my daughter. 

20 months old - Lacey

Look at this Lacey face!!!

She is always jibber jabbering about something. My favorite is when we are driving in the car and she has her plush kitty on her lap. She talks and coos as she moves it's body...it's hilarious!

She came up with a new dance step as of late where she takes teeny tinny steps at a fast pase it's so funny. We call it "Little Steps". We are always trying to get her to do it. 

Have I mentioned that she wears her shoes ALL the time? I manage to get them off for sleeping times but other then that her sweaty little feet are always crammed into these tinny crocs. 

I just had to move Ava's car seat to the opposit door so there is a seat between the two girls. I did not do this because of Ava, I did it for her sake because Lacey had figured out how to kick her and would not stop. This little one year old struggles with listening these days. She listens better when she can see my face and knows that I mean business...not so much from the backseat. 

We love this crazy busy girl that still enjoys a quick cuddle and still gives amazing hugs. 

Ava is 4 today

First of all I find it amazing that I have a four year old. Not only that I gave birth to her but that I have taken care of her these long four years and we are both still alive. 

Look at her though...she is just so cute! She got this two wheeler with peddles and a bell and a basket...she could not be any happier. She is really good on her balance bike so once she figures out peddling we'll take off the training wheels and let her get stinky with it. 

These days Ava loves pink and purple, coloring, Mac n cheese, treats, only likes carrots with ranch for a veggie, baths with bubbles, cartoons (any kind), helping mom bake. 

We love you Ava girl and can't imagine life without your smiling face. 

19 months old -Lacey

This busy girl is just soo much fun!

She does not really feel at home unless her belongings are scattered throughout the house in random haphazard places. While she loves to sing the "Clean up" song she has not mastered the act of doing so.

Have I told you how much she loves shoes? The ones she's wearing here are her current favorite.

She has mastered calling dad by his name and not calling mama.

Lacey loves animals! Dogs, cats you name it. She wants to hold and pet and have them lick her.

She has gotten the hang of walking over thresholds. For some reason I feel like its taken a while. She feels more confident balancing I guess.

She is our cuddle bug. She knows just how to wiggle her way into your lap and heart and rest her cute face against your chest. It's tough saying no to this girl. 

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)