She absolutely adores Ava and Isaiah and is entertained and interested in everything they are doing...and she wants to play with and hold whatever it is they have in their hands. She loves playing with all her toys and funny enough her favorite one now I think is Ava's dancing Dora doll. She loves watching that thing. She's also a BIG fan of books. She loves "helping" me turn the pages and really enjoys the books that have textures on the pages. She also likes the different "lift the flap" books that we read to her. This kid is a nature nut already! She has always liked the outdoors but now she likes just sitting in the grass and playing with the leaves around her. Every once in a while she tries to put one in her mouth but for the most part she just likes the feeling of the crunchy brown leaves and blades of grass.
Violet is always on the go. Kicking, bouncing, scooting, rolling...she's all about moving to the next fun thing. I love watching her little bottom and legs scoot to the toy she wants.
She loves to eat! She still drinks anywhere from 24-28 ounces a day but eats some oatmeal with fruit at breakfast and a little oatmeal with a veggie for dinner. There doesn't seem to be a fruit or vegetable that she doesn't like. By far fresh peaches or pears in her net is her favorite. When I take the net away from her to clean out the fruit and put new in...she fusses until I give it back. Whoever invented that device is a genius! She likes sweet potato and vanilla puffs broken up into pieces. She is really working on trying to put them in her mouth. I'm sure she'll be more successful when the puffs are whole pieces and easier to hold. I'm hoping to try some mashed potatoes for dinner soon...very thin of course. I can't wait until I can feed her what we eat. The poor kid watches us take bites and you can tell that she REALLY wants to eat what we have. That reminds me so much of Isaiah!
My littlest love before bedtime tonight. Just like her bro and sis...she loves a good pair of cozy footies!
Violet used to barely nap and would scream nonstop from 7-10pm most nights. I'm guessing she had some form of colic because it just stopped one day. She goes to bed around 7 and wakes herself up around 6:45 or we wake her up at 7:00 to get her ready for the day. She used to wake up once in the middle of the night to eat but for the past 3 weeks has slept straight through like a champ. She takes two naps a day at the sitter's house for about 2-2 1/2 hours each. But on the weekends...we're lucky if we can get an hour out of her each time...just like Ava!
Her two pearly whites make her smile absolutely adorable. They make her look like such a big girl! She has funny faces that she makes, silly sounds, and has been saying eeeeeeeeeeeeeee a lot! Not sure what that means but that letter is her favorite I guess. One letter of the alphabet down...25 more to go!
Miss Violet Lynn...Mommy and Daddy cherish you and love every minute we're together. We pray every night for your health, safety, happiness, and for you to grow in your faith. Happy 6 months!
Man, oh man, are we lucky to know Heidi Hicks. She is the best photographer I've ever seen. She's still working on getting the editing done before we get our finished CD but I asked her if she would email me a picture so I could post it tonight. She said she has lots of Violet smiling at the camera that I'll see soon, but she just loved her eyes in this one. She's stunning...my precious Violet Lynn!
I thought I'd throw these pictures in too. These are the kid's school pictures this year. They have both grown up so much when you compare pictures from last year. I keep telling the kids they need to shrink and become little again...they always laugh!
My Three Happy's:
1) Andy's freshman team is dominating this year! They won again tonight! It's crazy to see those boys and think they were my babies that I had in 1st grade years ago!
2) Is it sad that I get just about as excited as the kids do when their book order comes in? Ava got hers a few weeks ago and Isaiah brought home 15 books that we ordered Thursday! Our shelves are exploding both downstairs and up...but you really can NEVER have enough books!
3) The weather is supposed to really drop tonight and be cold and yucky tomorrow. I think some chili or taco soup is going to be on the menu for dinner tomorrow night. Ava keeps asking for chili. She's always been my picky eater...and is getting better...but she's always devours a bowl of chili. When they were little they both liked eating plain kidney beans straight from the can. Kinda yucky...but I'm glad they still like them in soups!
My Favorite:
**I ordered some new Scentsy warmers for fall and I love the one I have burning called Cozy Fireside! A woodsy/cinnamon smell....ahhhhhhh!
