Loving Our Little

Addie will be 20 months in a little over a week. We are absolutely loving watching her learn and grow every day. Her vocabulary alone this month has nearly doubled, putting her at over 200 words. She's also been putting her words together and using lots of new phrases. Every morning when John has to leave she gives him his hug and kiss and says, "bye daddy, i love you, a'day at school."  She can (almost) count to 10 "2,3,4,5,6,8,10" and she is beginning to correctly identify colors-- her favorite is pink but she can also spot green, purple, yellow, and blue. At this point in her development, her verbal skills are definitely a strength and it seems like she learns at least one new word every day.

Hanging out with her best pals (and flirting with boys!)

Addie loves to do grown up things like clean the dishes, cook dinner, flush the toilet, take care of her baby, and push her own shopping cart.

Addie's shopping lunch date with Mom. We treated ourselves to pizza and soda!

Addie doing yard work at our Monticello service project. She was really into it!

This is such a fun age and we simply cannot get enough of her. Nearly every night as we go to bed John tells me how much he loves his little girl and how he can't imagine ever loving another child as much as he loves her (but we know he will). They share such a sweet bond. We can't believe our family will be growing so soon, but we are excited. I am especially grateful for our eternal family and that Heavenly Father entrusts us with these sweet sweet spirits. What a truly amazing calling to be a mother and a father.