9/12/13

Both my girls love books so we went to library story time most of the summer.  We'll probably try to go some this fall as well.  Our other fall activities have kicked off in the last two weeks.   You may remember me writing about taking Hannah to a mommy and me music class at church back when I was pregnant with Abigail.  This semester I signed both girls up and we had our first class this morning.  They both LOVED it!  Hannah also gets to do preschool choir at church now that she is three.  So far she's having a great time and already knows one of the songs.  Nathan and I are teaching 4 year old choir down the hall.  We have 20 kids so it's a bit crazy at times. =}  Should be a fun adventure though.





singing the Hokey Pokey

We took the girls to a small splash park at the beginning of August.  They are both so cautious they mostly just watched the other kids play.  We finally got them both wet and I think they had fun.

Hannah still loves to learn.  She knows almost all her letter sounds now.  We're working on writing a few more letters.  And we recently let her practice cutting with scissors.  We had a big talk about how it was hard and we don't need to get frustrated.  She did surprisingly well.  Love her concentration in this photo.

 

One final photo...just because.  My little girls is growing up!

Twenty Months

Abigail continues to talk more and more.  However, if you are not in our house you may not get to hear her.  She gets very quiet around other people, even around her teachers at church.  Hannah was pretty quiet when she was younger and now she will talk to just about anyone.  =)  Perhaps Abigail will outgrow that as well.

One of Abigail's favorite things to say is "all by self."  She says it to congratulate herself for doing something or if she doesn't want help.  She is also trying to count, but she doesn't quite get it yet.  She will point to things and say "3,4,5....."  The numbers are usually in order and sometimes she makes it all the way to ten. She almost always starts with 3 though.  I'm sure she'll fully catch on soon. 

A lot of my friends have very independent, active, and strong willed first children.  They hear me talk about Hannah and are amazed at her laid back personality.  Abigail has always been more active and independent than Hannah which I attribute to wanting to be like big sister.  As Abigail is getting bigger and talking more, she is not afraid to express her opinion.  She is DEFINITELY strong willed and stubborn.  Overall she is really sweet and, like and I said earlier, can be quiet and observant too.  However if she wants something or doesn't want to do something she will let you know.  She can scream for a LONG time and then just turn it off and get quiet once she's not mad.  She also likes to go stand in the corner when she cries which is funny.  Thankfully she doesn't throw fits often and they are usually at home.  My family did get to witness one last weekend.  Not pretty!!  ={

It is fun to watch her personality develop. We did a mini photo session with her for about 15 minutes.  Check out all the faces!

Oh The Places She'll Go...

I am so blessed and thankful that most day my girls will play and entertain themselves while I workout, shower, and get ready.  Yes mom's of younger kids this day does eventually come.  =)  Anyway, this morning while drying my hair Hannah comes in to them bathroo and we have the following conversation.

H:  Mommy, Abigail is in the baby's crib.
Me:  Did she get out?
H:  No, I think she's stuck?
Me:  Uh oh, let me come see.

So I go out to the play room and Abigail is indeed sitting in the baby doll's crib.  And being the stellar mom that I am, I went to grab the camera for a picture before rescuing her.  =)  Hope you laugh as much as I did!

Notice she is also chewing on the baby's bottle.  As soon as I snapped the photo she took it out and said "Out mama please."

Think I'm going to need to keep a closer eye on this one!