Freezing, Burning up, Make up your mind weather!

January, January, What an amazing month you have been. This year as a family we are really working towards finding purpose. Purpose as we grow and change and try to figure out how best to support each other and what things we want to support as a family. It has been an interesting journey so far and a path I am excited to continue down to find out what great things our God has in store for us!

This month Grace's room got beautified! We added flower wall clings and changed some things around. Wow is it really starting to look like a little girls room. We also got some snow! The first snow we got so interesting. It was warm enough to be outside without a coat and the only thing you could really do with the snow was step on it! However, it did make a satisfying CRUNCH with every step.

 

Some people can't believe that Grace sleeps on a floor bed, it is just hard for them to let go of "the baby in the crib" for me, it was an easy choice! Bath time has been a completely different story... I  held onto the bath seat far longer then was really necessary, but this month its gone. Grace LOVES the freedom she has now in the bathtub. She is a great listener to the rule about staying on your bottom and she loves being able to reach her toys on her own without always asking for help to get them. I am so glad we took the bath seat out, but wow... to me, this is grown up.

 

We spend a lot of time these days reading books and going to the park! Grace still loves the book "Moo, Baa, Lalala" She can actually read it mostly by herself! It is amazing how quick she is picking up on language! She is already saying two word sentences like "bye dada" and "help please" It is so neat to watch her brain grow and develop.

 

Wagon rides outside! Yes, this  months weather has been crazy, so hot one day, freezing the next, but we try to get out at least once a day regardless of the temperature!

  

Pictures of a happy eating girl and a happy sleeping girl. :)

 

Second snow of the month! Yes we took the baby pool and went sledding... No Grace was not a fan, although she did it once. hehe

  

Random pictures from one day, Grace with both dogs, holding her "happy birthday mimi" sign and typing away on her play laptop!

Art, glorious art. Yes I know, I love letting my kid get messy. I think it is such an essential part of the learning process. How do we know what paint feels like on our face, unless we have a chance to put it there!

 

We still have gone on lots of play dates this month. Here are pictures from just two of them. Grace and Nola having dinner and Grace, Henry and Alan playing at our Bethesda play date.

Grace Jacklyn,
I love watching you. It is amazing how much change there is in just one day! You are making connections about the world and about love and our family. I hope you know how much I love you. Lots of things will come and go from your life, but the thing that will always stay the same is how much your dada and I love you.
xoxo
Mommy & Daddy