God Bless America!

Loved the 4th of July taking up an entire weekend! Friday, we had the Benson party! Andlie wore her flag shirt. (She ended up in her nothing but her bow and her diaper due to the very entertaining pool that was set up.)

Sunday we went to church. Andlie wore her cute new dress.

Monday, we posed for a patriotic picture.

Then me & Andlie went to the parade. (Bryan had to work.)

Thank goodness that Andlie got her balloon! She wanted one so bad and was so happy when Mandy & Mindy ran down Main Street chasing the balloon man.

And, of course, my Dad really wanted to climb up to this window sill and sit in the shade. Mandy said, "Dad, you cannot climb the Police Station. You are 50 years old!"

After the parade, we went and played at the splash pad! Andlie LOVED it and couldn't get enough! (Even though the water kept spraying her in the face.)

We ended up with one soaked baby girl.

After the park, we went over to Granny's where Andlie landed herself a whole bunch of ice cream.

We ended the night by watching fireworks!

Happy birthday, America! We are so thankful and feel very blessed to live in this great country!

18 Months?!

Stats

Height: 33 Inches (86%)

Weight: 21 Pounds, 12 Ounces (14%)

Head: 18.75 Inches (80%)

Favorites

Food: Blueberries, Strawberries, Pizza, Fruit Snacks, Cheese, Candy

Toys: Books, Colored Pencils & Notebook, Sock Monkey, Noise & Button Toys

Activities: Anything Outside, Swimming & Water, Walking, Running, Throwing Balls

Dislikes

Nursery

The Eel on "Finding Nemo"

Can Do

Say a lot of words. My best guess is somewhere around 50+. Favorites are, "Momma," "Daddy," "Be Happy," "NO!", "Please," (Peez), "Beep Beep" (her response to "What does a robot say?"), and "Thank You," (Ta To).

Climb up and down stairs.

Color.

Feed herself with utensils.

Drink from a cup.

Count to three.

Sing ABC's ("D D D D").

Make the hand motions for "The Wheels on the Bus."

Recognize a heart and a circle.

Say & point "No, no, no" to anyone.

Blow kisses.

Pucker for a kiss.

So much more! She's growing and learning every single day!

Andlie loves getting her morning cookie from the cupboard. We tried to hide them, but it was not a success so now she just gets her cookie and it's fine.

Andlie loves climbing! She climbs on everything!

Andlie is the biggest cheese I know!
We love everything about Andlie. She is the absolute light of our lives! There is not a day that goes by that we are not amazed at her. She is our princess. We love her to pieces.