i played with a princess today. and she schooled me. and then i took revenge. who ever said you are suppose to let kids win? life lessons. and yes, she tried to cheat a hand full of times when i was ahead of her! have you ever played a game with my husband??? ;) "if you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin'" will come out of his mouth during a game. any game. 

fluffy + kinky. that's what she calls her hair! girls are fun! :) 

well look who still likes to wear her newborn size onesie! to say we get our monies worth is an understatement when it comes to clothes and shoes!

i just spent a ridiculous amount of time looking for a picture of her in this onesie. somehow all of the pictures i found of her she is wearing either a diaper or something pink. look at her at 6 months old! so little. this picture was taken 1,068 days ago. 

rekindle.

sweet pea had her first fancy hot chocolate last night! i can only imagine what the people around me thought. avery is so small and probably thought we were giving our 2 year old a starbucks. because 3.5 is so much more mature! ha! and of course i snapped a couple of pictures because it was just so cute! i still find something so magical about that red starbucks cup. it's about the only time i really want to go! we grabbed dinner, played around the giant christmas tree, and then went looking at lights! it was a nice ending to a day full of work! 

beauty.

15 months.

hard to believe 15 months flew by so fast. i am starting to see you as a toddler now and not as a baby. i know you understand more than you lead on. you finally are starting to answer when we ask you questions. just this morning i asked if you wanted to do something and you said "YEAH!". you pretty much answer yeah to most questions but you know the difference when i question involves more than a yeah or no. i told you that you had to leave your shoes on if you wanted to walk outside and you said "oh tay"! just about made my morning! your voice is so stinking cute and i just love hearing you talk. high on the list of things i love is still your interaction with your sister. do you love her or what? you see this picture of you and her. yeah, that smile was produced because of her. it had nothing to do with me. i wish i could bottle up all that love you have for each other. because i'll probably need some of it in 10 years! ;) you are pretty good at walking and are still very cautious. if there is even an inch step you will get down and turn around to get down. i am appreciative of that! the doctor is concerned with your weight gain so the next couple of months we'll be trying to fatten you up. that shouldn't be too hard with the holidays coming up! :) this month has been a great one for you! you've really become a toddler this month and it is so apparent. you are still testing your boundaries and your temper tantrums are just plain cute at this point. you lay your entire body on the floor and cry. OH, and how could i forget you FINALLY love to sit in my lap and read books. you bring book after book and just want to read. and then when it's over you go "hmmm" (in this super cute high pitch voice). i'm guessing you think that means again. not really sure about that one. :) but, either way we get the point. you love to clap and keep the rhythm to songs. you are actually pretty good at it and try so hard. in your little gym class you'd rather sit in the middle and clap to the music that run around and actually participate. but, you have come a long way and you like the bars now and doing the activities as opposed to the tears we used to see. you'd think i was torturing you before. so, big steps forward. you could learn to be a little bit better in church. the non stop crying for 45 minutes makes me thankful you miss me. but, i promise i'll come back for you. you'll get better with time. i hope. :)

as far as stats you are almost 21 pounds and 30 inches long. you have all four molars for a grand total of 12 teeth. i think you might be a lefty life your sister but only time will tell. 

for gigi. we miss you. xoxo

since it's the month of thankfulness. i'll share something i'm thankful for.

but, let me set the scene. it was a school day. which means sweet pea is a bit crankier than usual. i had a surprise for her. not five minutes after getting home she threw her new stuffed animal at my head. you know. just to get my attention! insert tears for awhile. and hugs. blake's just roaming around like usual entertaining himself. trying to get the batteries out of the remote control. avery and i are on the couch and he comes to join. now, this boy doesn't stay still for more than 2 seconds. changing his diaper is like wrestling an alligator. but his sister. he just adores her! i just watched this video again and started tearing up. they melt my heart like no other. her sweetness. his laugh. how she calls him her baby. their bond. right now. at this point in time. they are best friends. i hope that never changes. i am beyond thankful.

daddy's little kitty cat! 

for daddy. this pretty much almost gets us to halloween! i'm a little behind in the personal photo department! we went to dewberry farms, avery had a halloween parade at school, and life just happened. we have gigi her with us for the entire week and what a huge help she is and avery has a new best friend!