Playing Catch-up

Whew! Moving, working, selling a house (yay!), tailgating, etc, etc, etc... A catch-up in pictures:
This is how Sally spends her mornings...ma (milk), Minnie Mou (no type there), and Mickey Mou (who sounds strangely like Minnie) all watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Minnie is Sally's best buddy these days. We don't go anywhere without her!

And sometimes this is how we spend our evenings. She was getting over being sick and she skipped her nap that day, so she was obviously one tired girl! She was eating dinner. One second she was having green beans...the next minute she was out!

We spent Saturday, September 11, tailgating with the Tailgating Sooners. 9 babies/ toddlers...always a good time!

My 2 favorite people!

Cooper is already putting the moves on Sally!

Sally had to stop playing just long enough for a snack!

I think the Cheetos puffs were Sally's favorite part of the entire game.

Mouth full of cheetos and playing football...what happened to my bow-wearing girly girl???

Sally climbed out of her crib this month...Ok, so she got to the top and fell out, but climbed out sounds a little better. I attempted to put her in a twin bed...Well, she would lay like this for a minute and then die laughing and jump up. It was a fun game for her! We opted for a tent over her crib instead. I hope it lasts for a while!

And finally, a couple of shots from her 17 month birthday...My playful girl as we were getting ready for bedtime.

She loves to have her picture taken!

What we've been up to lately...

In a word, EVERYTHING. First things first. We have moved back to Texas!!!!!! Ted has a new job in Addison and I am teaching at Liberty again. We are unofficially living in Denton at Nana and PopPop's house while they take an extended "vacation" in Bolivar (about 20 miles north of Denton). This move has been so bittersweet. We are so sad to leave Tulsa. We loved our friends up there, we loved our house, I LOVED staying home with Sally...BUT we are so happy to be back in Texas. We are enjoying being closer to our Texas friends and our family. My new job has also been very bittersweet. I am so excited to be back in the classroom and back at Liberty , it is truly a second home for me, but it breaks my heart every morning to leave Sally. However, we have the best of both worlds because she stays with Nana every day. She hardly has time to give me a quick kiss and wave goodbye before she is grabbing Nana's hand to go off to her room to play. Sally is LOVING this new set up!

Well, with all of that moving business behind us, here is a little update on our Little Miss...
She is a MAJOR phone-talker these days. She takes our phones and walks around the house chitter chattering away.
In fact, just today I had a full conversation with her while I was running out to get lunch. It made my day!
"Can I help you? I'm on a business call."
We got to swim with Uncle Mark, Jack, and Ellyn.
Uncle Marky is so fun!!
Sally finally got her first official haircut. She now has the cutest little bob!
She was very patient.
But also a little unsure...However, it was a success!
So, she found my make-up bag one morning. Before I knew it she had my eyelash curler out and knew exactly what to do with it!
A few fun things I want to remember about Sally at this age (especially since I missed our official 16 month post):
- She's a great sleeper...13 hours at night and a solid 2 hour nap in the afternoon.
- She loves to eat with utensils and she will only eat something she can feed herself.
- She grabs your hand to take you wherever she wants to go.
- She talks ALL. THE. TIME.
- She is a huge climber. I constantly get her off of tables, chairs, the back of the couch...
- She will repeat just about anything you ask her to and most of it is recognizable.
- "What's that?" is her newest favorite saying.

More to come soon!

15 Months Old!

Little Missy turned 15 months old on July 2. I so clearly remember her at 3 months in her flag dress ready for the 4th of July. My o' my...what a difference a year makes!

Official stats:
Weight: 22 lbs - 37%
Height: 32.5 in - 96%

This month talking has been her biggest accomplishment. She chatters all the time. Her newest words and sounds are:

- all right! (I didn't teach this to her- apparently I say it very often!)
- ok
- BA-DAH - I have no idea what this means, but she always yells it. Usually she yells this when she is looking for someone.
- monkey and dog noises are still her favorites. We're working on the lamb sound.
- ball - we had to buy a watermelon at Sam's to commemorate the first time she said ball. I'm still tempted to buy each ball that she points out at the store-- but I've learned some restraint! She loves to tell me each time she sees a ball!

We spent about a week with Nana and Sally's cousins, Jack and Ellyn. After spending so much time with a 6 and 7 year old she thinks she is a big girl! She runs after them and tries to do everything they do. Every night that they were here Sally would beg to get in her crib at bedtime. She was worn out! But she sure did have fun!

I can't get my act together to get her "official" lambie picture...but I do have a few from this month....This was right before she crawled off the reindeer and held on to me for dear life until the carousel ride was over.
Jack, Sally, & Ellyn waiting for the train at the zoo.
Swimming with her good buddy, Michael.
Always the fashionista!
She thinks she's so big!
Her model pose. (This is safe, right?)
We got to spend a couple of days with Andress and Patrick. LOVE these two!
We swam all afternoon!
Love the crooked sunglasses!
Happy swimmer!

VBS 2010

Sally attended her first Vacation Bible School this summer. I taught third grade and she went to the church nursery each morning from 9:00-12:30. I was very worried that she wouldn't do too well missing her nap and being away from me for so long. Wow, I was very wrong. She not only did ok...she LOVED it! In fact, when we went to church the following Sunday and she only got to stay in the nursery for an hour she cried and ran to another toy when we arrived to pick her up. She didn't get to stay long enough!
Eating a quick breakfast to get out the door on time.
I tried to get some picture of her before VBS one morning. Aspen really wanted to help.
What a wonderful week!

14 Months Old!

Oops~ I wrote this a while ago but forgot to post it!

Sally Claire was 14 months old on Wednesday, June 2. Unbelievable! We laugh, giggle, talk, run, explore and play all day. She is a true joy!

No "official" lambie pictures this month...As you can see, she's far too busy to sit still for a picture!

She takes after her daddy! We enjoyed a picnic on Sunday afternoon.

Ted, Sally and Aspen loved swimming in our backyard. I think Aspen had the most fun!



We broke out the water table...the progression of pictures happened very quickly! Playing AT the water table is fun....but wait, playing IN the table is better and STANDING in the table is the best! Wait a minute........
So, after all that we decided to put her in the kennel....just kidding! But it sure was a fun place to play!!!

Memorial Day 2010

We had a great Memorial Day. We went to Oklahoma City to visit Sally's Grandmums and Grampa. We had such a fun weekend!

You know, Sally, its hard to pull off the "sweet baby" look when you're covered in berry juice!

We met up with Bryson, Ilena, Brody and Meg to go swimming and eat dinner. It was definitely a highlight of the weekend! The girls really enjoyed each other!
Happy swimmers!
Sally's Great-Granddaddy and Grandma Louise came over for lunch on Sunday. It is always wonderful to see them.
We took Sally on a paddle boat ride. She wasn't a huge fan of the life jacket but really enjoyed the ride!
We even fit in a trip to the OKC zoo.
The bears were awesome!
It sure was hot, but it sure was fun!
Pretty Kitty!
Sally loves the zoo!
"Dad, what exactly is that thing?"
We capped off the weekend at Ashley's house swimming and enjoying a BBQ...the perfect ending to a wonderful weekend!