Flashcards

When Jade puts her mind to it, she is awesome at pointing out objects, shapes, colors and animals. Here is a quick video of her practicing her animal Flashcards!

Pumpkin Patch

We had a great family outing to the pumpkin patch over the weekend. The highlights for Jade were:

Feeding the goats

Going through the corn maze

Eating apple cider donuts

Lifting pumpkins

Ignoring Mommy and her camera

Playing peek-a-boo

Picking a pumpkin

and spending the day with both Mommy and Daddy together!

18 Months

I can't believe my baby is halfway to two already! Two seems so much older than one! Here is a little bit about Jade at 1.5 years.

You have so much personality and are so fun to be around. You continually makes me smile and laugh at the goofy things you come up with! I especially love your big squinty eyed smile! :)

You love giving hugs and kisses, and even stopped what you were doing at the park to give your daddy a kiss. 

You are still in the 90th percentile for height (33.25 inches) and weight (27.8 lbs).

Your favorite thing to play with is your play kitchen, specifically the toy cupcakes that were mine when I was little. You love carrying them all around the house and you know which one is chocolate and which one is vanilla.

You still love reading books, doing puzzles and singing songs. You have recently become interested in Nursery Rhymes. Your favorites are "This Little Piggy", "1, 2 Buckle My Shoe", "Row Row Row your Boat" and "Ring around the Rosie". 

A few other things about you at 1.5 years. Your favorite thing to eat is any kind of fruit, you can say a handful of words, but you often communicate more non-verbally, you remember and understand so much it's scary. You make being your mom so easy and have brought so much joy into our lives this past year and a half.

Feels Like Fall

Today was a perfect fall day, which made our first visit to the pumpkin patch even more perfect! Jade really enjoyed riding the train, exploring the petting zoo and hanging out with her "boyfriend" Owen!

Riding the train

Both were super fascinated by the donkey

Owen asking Jade if he can hold her hand

Swinging

Aww :)

Blowing kisses!

Jade and Lauren 

Owen showing Jade his pumpkin

Momma and Jade

I'm glad we still have a trip planned to another pumpkin patch later this month. Nate will be able to join us then and we can pick our pumpkins for carving. Plus...another opportunity for apple cider donuts! I love the fall!

End of September

Here is what we've been up to, since I have been terrible about blogging regularly! :)

Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse when Jade has the remote ;)

Running everywhere rather than walking

 Playing at the mall

Playing at the park

Playing peek-a-boo with Minnie

Visiting Arizona

and sleeping like an angel on the flight

 

Getting a nasty stomach bug :(

Apple Orchard

Today we visited the All Season's Apple Orchard in Woodstock, IL. The weather was perfect, and Jade really seemed to enjoy picking (and eating) apples! She has never eaten a whole apple before, and once she started taking bites, I realized there wasn't going to be an easy way to get the core away from her. So, it's a good thing I accidentally knocked it out of her hands when she was offering me a bite on our walk to the car! :)

First Grab!

Of course, needing more than one at a time!

Love the two handed reach!

Picking apples is fun!

This was her face when we told her she could eat that one!

First bite! :)

Momma and Jade!

Jade sharing her apple with Grammy!

Kisses in return!

                        

Kind of sharing with Momma!

The End of Summer

Although the weather doesn't feel like summer is coming to an end, it sure is starting to get dark earlier and earlier each day, which definitely makes it feel like its coming to an end for me. We've been making the best of the weather and getting in a few more things before we are confined to indoor activities! Nate worked both of his jobs on Labor Day, so Jade and I went to Crystal Lake for the day and played at the Three Oaks beach with my mom! This was Jade's first time on a beach/lake and she loved it! She had no fear of the water and wanted to run out where it gets deeper like the big kids! 

Ready to play

A little ice cream on the swim break

Last night, Jade had her first negative encounter with a bee. Nate and I were eating dinner on the deck while Jade was playing (our food must have been attracting the bees) when all of a sudden Jade come running over to me crying and holding out her hand. Sure enough, she was holding a bee and had been stung on the palm of her hand. Nate got the stinger out very quickly and we washed her hand, but let me tell you, trying to get a one year old to hold on an ice pack is not an easy task. Luckily, she didn't have an allergic reaction or anything, and woke up with no puffiness or redness the next morning! Here is a picture of the little trooper holding her Minnie Mouse boo boo pack.

Bring on jeans, scarves, boots and colorful leaves! We are ready for fall!!