My New Hat

Look at Hope's New Hat! She wasn't too crazy about it when I bought it at the zoo, but the next day, she wanted to wear it everywhere!!

Zoo!

Saturday we went to the zoo with Keri, Tristan and Becca. What a wonderful day we had! The weather was gorgeous and all the kids were very well behaved all day! We left the house at 7:30am and got home after 8pm and Hope didn't have a nap the entire day and was great! The only time she cried was when I forced her into the stroller when she didn't want to be in it. We took her out immediately and she was fine. She doesn't like to ride in the stoller much...she likes to walk and see everything! I don't really blame her either... as I would be the same way!!
Anyway, here are some of the photos from the day. I think everyone's favorite was the butterfly exhibit. We went into this room full of butterflies and they landed on us! Hope laughed so hard when the buttefly was in Keri's hair! Everyone also loved the train ride around the park at the end of the day. On our way home, we stopped to eat dinner and all laughed as we were able to get the big 18-wheelers to honk as we drove passed them! This was definitely a day to remember for years to come! Thanks Michael family for a great day!!

Witch with a "b"

Yesterday, Hope was wearing a Halloween shirt with a Witch on the front of it. When I told her it was a witch, she tried to repeat it back to me, but her w's sound more like b's!???!!!!

FestiBal!

Last Saturday we went to my mom's house and went to the yearly festival (FestiBal as Hope calls it). Don was out of town so we spent the night too and had a great time! Here are some photos of Hope with the Pincesses at the festival:














Then on Sunday, we met up with my sister, G.G., and her family and went to their church picnic. Here are some photos of Hope with her cousins Alyssa and Isabella riding the train. As you can tell from their precious faces, they had a great time!!
(Remember you can click on the photo to see them larger).

Tinkerbell

Last night I decided to try on Hope's Tinkerbell Halloween costume and she looks so precious! The shoes don't fit, her feet are too big, but everything else fit perfect!
Take a look!










This photo is of Hope and Wilbur, her piggy stuffed animal Uncle Mikey and Aunt Silvia brought her when they met her for the first time! She loves Wilbur!!



This morning Hope was playing with her baby doll and was feeding it a fake bottle of milk. Then she said "more" and had the baby doll's hands doing the "more" sign language sign! So Sweet!! She will be a great Mommy one day!!

Paper Broke

Hope made me laugh yesterday morning when she came up to me with a piece of paper that was torn in half and said "Broke!" Yes, Hope the paper is Broke! So precious!!

More Milestones!

I know it sounds like I am bragging all the time about what Hope is doing these days. Please keep in mind, this blog is my journal (like a baby book would be) documenting all the wonderful things she is doing and all the wonderful memories we are making. I print out each month's blog and put it in a binder, so she will have a journal of her life in my words along with photos.
So this is what she is up to this week... 33 1/2 inches! We measured her last night as she is getting so tall.
She is starting to memorize and sing along to songs. Last night she was singing the "these are the colors of our rainbow... red, orange, yellow, green, purple and bluuuueee". She is really starting to recognize so many colors. For a while there, everything was "yellow", but now she is starting to get them right when you ask her.
She is like a sponge, absorbing everything she can. Wayne is teaching her all about the Dallas Cowboys. When she sees the Cowboys signature star, she immediately says "Go Cowboys!" Wayne will put both arms straight up in the air and she says "Touchdown!" It is cute! Each game, she has to wear her Tony Romo Jersey and sit in Daddy's lap for kick off. They are starting a new tradition!
She is talking so good and holding little conversations. When we drive by Ms. Keri's, she points and says "Keri's house". I am so amazed at what she knows and understands at such a young age. She is starting to test the waters a bit too. Sometimes she doesn't say "sorry" when she is supposed to and gets into trouble and has to go to time out until she is ready to apologize. She knows what she is supposed to do and sometimes refuses to do it. It all is developmental and normal for her age, we just have to teach her respect. We are all human and have our moments, she is no different. We still think she is more amazing than we could have ever dreamed she would be! She is so lovable and polite.... still saying "Thank you mommy" "thank you Daddy" when you give her something. "Bless you Daddy"... although she doesn't bless me much; I guess our sneezes sound different?? And our favorite... "Love you Mommy!" "Love you Daddy!" That always melts my heart!!