Flying by...

My goodness, it's almost June, which means that Lola is almost TWO. I cannot believe it. It seems like so much has happened in these last two years, and now that I actually think about it - a lot HAS happened! Let's see we've been through a hurricane, we've taken a few road trips to Arkansas, we've moved twice, went through semi-renovating a house, bought a new house, and now that we're in the new house I am hoping that everything calms down and stays calm for the next two years! But, we know that probably won't be the case. I hope in the next two years a few friends will welcome their own little bundles o' joy and I'll get to be an Auntie again. That or I may just have to have another one of my own. We're still pretty much undecided about that, but that's another blog post.

Since we're almost 2, here's a little update on Lo-bear. She is amazing. Her language has blossomed immensely in these last few months. She actually uses phrases now and we can almost tell what she wants when she tries to tell us. She is a riot. She's actually really funny and goofy. She is bossy, according to her teachers at school. She "enforces" the rules and has no problem telling all of the other kids "no" when they are doing something they're not supposed to. She can count to 4. I was totally surprised by this yesterday. She was sitting on the floor in the guest room, taking out candles from the packaging, and counting them out, "1..2..3..4." She can also say a few words in spanish - abre, hola, corre - all thanks to Dora the Explorer, I'm sure. And she can count to two in spanish. We're starting on the alphabet and her colors, cause she hasn't quite grasped those yet. She still loves music and I catch her singing along to certain songs at times, and she loves to sing along with me. Her favorite hobby? Jumping. Jumping. Jumping. That is all this kid wants to do. Don't even get her near a "moonwalk", "jumperoo" thing. She will stay in that thing for hours. Jumping on the beds, the couches, off of anything that is even an inch off the ground. What else? Oh, she likes kicking the ball. We got her a soccer ball and she will stay outside and actually kick that thing around. And she kicks pretty well, considering she's only 22.5 months! Maybe I have a little soccer player on my hands.

Here are a few pics that my dad took while he was in town last month. Enjoy!


At her cousin's birthday party, eating her fave - a cupcake!


See how happy they make her?!


With one of her cousins, Brandon on his John Deere. She loved it!


Jumping! She was extremely ticked off when I had to drag her off, kicking and screaming. It was the end of her world.


Jumping on her bed. It's amazing that she's never had to visit the emergency room!


Giving her pawpaw John kisses. She loves him so much!


Look at those curls!!


Another thing she loves? Being outside. Being a kid rules!

So, there you have it, a few new pics. It's amazing how time flies and how quickly they grow. I miss my little baby, but I love being able to watch her grow into a little girl! Here's to the next 2 years!