It's About Time!

Let me start by saying that Mia is now sixteen months old!  I don't know how it happened; I really don't.  It just did.

Here she is with her first Oreo...

...and here she is after.  I think she liked it!!

Mia is our funny one.  She loves to show off and make people laugh.  She is quite the performer.    

She is a climber.  She climbs on everything she possibly can, and when she succeeds, she dances.

She eats.  A lot.  All the time.  She loves fruit, cheese, and bread.  She loves, loves, loves green beans!!  She also really likes pasta and pizza and rice.  She just likes to eat.

She is getting more and more verbal.  She can say Mama, Daddy, thank you, uh-oh, night night, whoa baby!, bless you, yay, Pappy, and sister.  She babbles constantly, and it's as though she knows exactly what she is saying....we just can't decipher it all yet!

She still signs, but not as much.  She signs eat and drink when she is hungry or thirsty.  When she is ready for bed, she signs milk and says night-night.  She even sings the night-night song to herself.

Overall, she is just a very happy baby.  She is very laid back and just rolls with the changes that come her way.  She is very adaptable.  She loves to snuggle when she is sleepy.   She loves to give high fives, dukes, and kisses.

She weighs 28 pounds 2 ounces now, and she is 33 inches tall.  She wears a size five diaper, size five shoes, and mostly 24 month clothes.

I don't have any comparison photos at the moment because my hard drive is packed, but hopefully, I can get to is soon :)



I said all that to say this:

My baby girl is sixteen months old, and we have not taken any family photos with her!!  What?!  I am pretty sure this was our last family photo:

Sad, I know!  But I am here to tell you that the family photo has been updated!  We took them at the beach last week, and thanks to Renee and Bryan, there are even a few with me in them!!

Well, there you have it: The updated photos!  I hope you enjoy them...it may be a while before you get any more ;)

Bye!

The Graduate...Part Two

It's that time of year again...recitals, school awards ceremonies, closing ceremonies at the ball fields.....and........

Graduation!

That's right, folks! Austyn-Baby gradulated from pre-k!! Do you know what that means?? Well, I'll tell you what it means. It means we now have two school-aged kids!

She did such a great job at the ceremony!

She was given the responsibility of opening the ceremony with by reciting The Lord's Prayer.  She did beautifully!

You can listen to her here.

It was even more special because that is the same role Gannon had in last year's graduation ceremony.  I am so proud of both of these kiddos!

 

*This was Gannon at his graduation last year.*

Here are a few photos and videos from the ceremony.

Here, Austyn is introducing herself to the audience.  You can listen here.

Here are the kids performing "Miss J."

There is something that is just not right about seeing this little girl in a cap and gown!  My, how she has grown :)

She is so proud of herself!  That little foot stayed in the air the whole time I was taking her picture!  Priss-Pot!

Mimi came to watch her "gradulate!"  It's a good thing she did, because that freed our hands to video and take pictures!

Oh, Gannon ;)

Here is the gradulate displaying her pre-k portfolio.

Mrs. Monika has been so great to us the last three years!  I am really sad Mia won't get the chance to know her. 

The obligatory family photo :)

My sweet girl!!

Here are a couple of side-by-sides of last year and this year.  I am really frustrated that I can't make them bigger.  If you are having trouble seeing them, go to the actual blog and click on the photos to enlarge them.

 

 

If you  want to see more photos of Gannon from his ceremony, you can click here. 

Graduation Slide Show 2

Austyn Elisabeth will be participating in a pre-k graduation at the end of the month.  Yes, I said graduation.  I know what you are thinking....She's much too young!  Actually, she will be five this summer!  That's right, my friends.  She's graduating...or as she calls it, gradulating. 

We were asked to provide photos of the kiddos for a slide show that will play throughout the ceremony, and I thought you might like to see the photos we chose.