last days of preschool

hannah's preschool graduation was such a special day! all our family was able to come to see the program. the kids sang a few songs, they played a slideshow of pictures, and then the 4 year old class changed into their cap and gowns to get their certificates. hannah was really into dancing to the songs. she looked so cute. and she also had a bible verse to say that she practiced for a month beforehand: love never fails, 1 corinthians 13:8. "corinthians" was quite the word to try to master; it sounded more like "kristian" when she said it. she graduated on a tuesday, but still had two more days of school after that. on wednesday they had a day of water play and on thursday they had a pizza party. after school on the last day, we met up with a few of her friends at a frozen yogurt place. we sure will miss all her preschool friends.

zoo field trip

on may 1st, hannah's class took a trip to the montgomery zoo. i gave her my point and shoot camera and she was really into taking pictures of her friends. made me so proud! we stayed all morning, took a ride on the train and had a picnic lunch. it was a super hot day and i was exhausted when we got home.

18 months

1.5 years old! she is our little goofball, so sweet and cuddly and funny. let me see if i can remember the new things she's doing this month...
gives big hugs and says "awww!" and gives kisses and says "mwah."
her favorite thing is reading. a new favorite is once upon a potty. when we finish a book, she asks us to read it "again."
she's getting better and better at communicating and telling us what she wants / needs. she tells us when she needs a diaper change by saying "shoo," which is the noise i make when changing a stinky diaper.
when i ask her if her meal is good she says "mmhmm." cracks me up every time!
sleeps on a pooh pillow, and holds a stuffed pooh and a stuffed mickey mouse she got for easter.
she loooves to color. unfortunately, the other day she decided to try coloring furniture and books and her hands.
if there's a pillow next to her, she thinks it's funny to pretend to sleep. she shuts her eyes really tight and purses her lips up.
she looks forward to brushing her teeth after her bath.
her favorite movie lately is lady and the tramp, which she asks for by saying "dog movie."

preschool graduation picture

i took pictures of each 4 year old in hannah's class in their caps and gowns today. i wanted to cry seeing them all, looking so grown up and knowing that they'll all be going to different kindergartens. she has known most of these friends since she started going to preschool last year, and kids change a lot from 3 years old to almost 5. i just know i am going to cry and cry and cry when they have their graduation in a week.

visit to mimi and pops

the second weekend of april we had an extended visit in brewton. we all had a nice time and it was nice to be together without having to rush back home, like we usually have to do. the girls had an easter egg hunt, played with sidewalk chalk, swam in the pool and got dressed up for church.

libby at 17 months

oh, this face kills me. my sweet libby.

at 17 months there are two things that are part of our life every day: winnie the pooh and pinkalicious books. she does not just love these things, she is OBSESSED with these things. we have a copy of the newest pooh movie in the blu ray player at home, and a copy in the dvd player in the car. she has been watching it over and over and has yet to tire of it. i think it's a sweet thing for her to like because pooh reminds me of her. my mom even pointed out that she walks like pooh - a cute little wobble. and we have about 5 of the pinkalicious books, which are actually hannah's, but libby has taken them over. we've only read them all about a million times. i try to read other books, and she will push them out of my hand and bring me a pinkalicious one.

another thing she loves is shoes. we have a box full of shoes near the front door, and she runs to it and will bring me a shoe or two and INSIST on wearing them, first thing in the morning.

she answers questions by nodding or shaking her head. this is so amazing to me because i don't remember hannah doing it. i really feel like she understands everything we say to her now. which means that now she's in the beginning stages of starting to push her limits! she does like to test me occasionally to see if i'm really serious when i say no. she can be really insistent about what she wants. like this morning i gave her a vitamin. she can only have one so when she wanted another i had to tell her no, and she kept pointing to them on the counter and grunting. finally i had to hide them and put her attention on something else... probably pooh!

favorite foods - she still loves every kind of bread, black beans, applesauce, yogurt and mandarin oranges. she likes bananas, as long as you keep the peel halfway on and let her eat it like a big girl. and CHEESE! oh, she goes crazy for cheese, it's the first thing she looks for when she finds the fridge door open. words - she knows tons and will try to repeat almost any word. she has way more words than i could possibly list here. teeth - middle four on top and bottom, and she's getting a few back teeth now. we think the teething has caused her to have diaper rash, just like it did with hannah, and she's been very uncomfortable this past week.

she has peed on the potty twice - mostly by accident. we have a little pooh potty that we put over the lid of the big potty, and she will sit on it just because her favorite bear is there.

she's started climbing into her booster seat at the table when she's hungry. and she takes her plate to the sink after meal time.

i ask her who's the baby and she will point to her cheek and say "baby." she gives the best hugs, with her arms wrapped tightly around my head, and she gives kisses sometimes though usually to things like books and stuffed animals. i feel really lucky if i ask her for a kiss and actually get one.

easter, part 3

easter morning the girls woke up to their buckets that the easter bunny filled. they got stickers, paints, play-doh, books, pajamas, toothbrushes, bunny plates and cups... but libby focused on the candy. she even found a plate, put her chocolate on it, and took it to the table for breakfast. so we did have eggs for breakfast, but chocolate ones! then after church, we had a nice relaxing day at home.