Looking at the World

Yesterday afternoon Sophie picked up her little chair and headed for the front door.  Trying, unsuccessfully, to unlock it, I aksed what she was doing.

Sophie:  "I want to go outside and look at the world."
Mom:  "Ok.  You have to stay near the door so I can see you."

Sophie set her chair up just about as far away as I would let her.  She sat, so cutely, in her chair and sang a little song to the world around her about the fact that she was watching it.

I took this first picture from upstairs.  I thought it was a good vantage point to watch Sophie look at the world!

When I went out in the front yard to see if she would like to come in, this is how I found her sitting.  She's a hoot! 

Let's remember to take a look around us at the world.  God's creation is beautiful and I love being able to see His hand in so many things around me!

Love,
Michelle

Mother's Day Boxes

So the girls and I decided to make something for the grandmothers for Mother's Day.

We went to Hobby Lobby and decided on painting wooden boxes.

About $10 later we had our needed supplies and we headed home to begin.

Well...we headed home for naps!  And mommy prepped the boxes and we painted when they got up.

Grandma Georgie is getting a red box and Gammie is getting a pink box.  (Sophie's color choices).  We also added a glitter top coat for extra shine!  A few heart stickers on top and we were finished.

Inside the boxes they will find chocolate and "love."  Sophie put more heart stickers inside and said we had to give them love.

With a final touch, we tied a ribbon around the boxes and we were finished.

I am mailing Grandma Georgie's to Arizona today, but it probably won't make it there until Monday, so she can read my blog and see what to expect! :)

We'll see Gammie on Sunday and present hers then.

Happy Mother's Day!

Love,

Michelle

Lydia is 18 Months!

Lydia turned 18 months last week on April 30th.  Here's a few interesting facts about my monkey, followed by pictures.  Enjoy!

• She can say many words, but her favorties are:  mama, dada, bear, puppy, woof-woof, Dora, and ball.
• When I let her watch TV, she LOVES, I mean LOVES, to watch Dora!
• Her favorite toys are any ball she can throw or roll, books and her stuffed puppy.
• Her favorite book right now is "What Does Baby Do?"
• She loves hanging out with Sophie and Sophie can always make her laugh.
• Growth wise, her weight has finally caught up with her height percentile, so we don't have to feed her formula anymore!  YEAH!  It was only a two day transition to whole milk and she's loving it.
• One of her favorite activites, that drives mommy crazy, is climbing onto chairs and then onto the table.  I leave the room for a few moments and come back to find her sitting in the middle of the kitchen table. 
• She also is learning to color.  (on paper, of course!)

Here's a few pictures from birth to now!

Welcome to the family!

One Month

Three Months

Four Months

Six Months

Eleven Months

Happy Birthday!

Merry Christmas!

Fourteen Months

Seventeen Months - Happy Easter!

Sophie & Lydia Reading on the Stairs - 18mo.

Eighteen Months!

Love,

Michelle