Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Zoe's first haircut

Poor Zoe has inherited my hair. Super duper fine and tangly. It had been growing in weird and was always all over the place and ratty. For example:


Zippy and I had always said we were going to just let it grow out and not cut it until she asked for it to be cut. Unfortunately, she didn't get daddy's thick hair like Grey did so we went in for our first haircut at about 15 months!

I was not a huge fan of the kids' salon where we had it done. It was small, cramped, and considering they were exclusively cutting kids' hair, they were not very friendly! Zoe didn't want to cooperate as well. She sat for a total of 2 seconds in the chair before she wanted down. Then she wanted the smock off. We tried to have her sit on my lap. She held still for a total of 5 seconds before wiggling and wanting down. I had just told the stylist that I wanted to even it up and we hadn't had time to discuss bangs when SNIP! there went bangs. I really didn't want to deal with the upkeep of bangs but now I am kind of glad she did it since her hair isn't always in her eyes now and you can see her cute little face!
 Got a quick picture in those 2 seconds...
 I love her little "bob"
  
Lookin' cool with her bangs and brother's sunglasses

Zoe: 15 months


Here we are at 15 months already, Miss ZoZo.You continue to be very independent and shy at the same.You are feisty but sweet. Quiet but loud. Serious but very silly. Things that you would never think that could co-exist but do so within you!

You will walk away and do your own thing without a care in the world where anyone else is. You don't get easily frustrated with trying new things, you just keep plugging away until you figure it out. You have figured out how to climb on just about anything and everything, how to go up the stairs and down the slides at the park...BUT...if there are people that you do not know or if someone tries to talk to you, you come running back to me. You will socialize, be silly, and charm anyone and everyone as long as you are in my arms.

You are so sweet and cuddly. You love to blow kisses and wave to people. You love to snuggle with me...as long as it is on your terms. If it isn't, your "other side" comes out full force. You can go from this cute sweet little cuddly girl to a full on demon monster in about .002 seconds. You have a set of lungs on you that you are not afraid to use if you see fit! You have mastered tantrums and if you don't get what you want, the second you want, you melt down into a puddle on the floor crying like the world is coming to an end. For instance, I gave Grey yogurt for breakfast the other day, you pointed and signed please. I said I was bringing yours over, and as I sat down to feed it to you, spoon headed to your mouth, your arms went crazy and you started screaming and crying hysterically. Every time I tried to feed you, you would turn your head and just flip out. It took me awhile to figure out that you wanted to feed yourself. As soon as I did, you were back to your happy smiley self....with yogurt covering you head to toe!

You are not a talker. Plain and simple. You do have your words like "shhh" for shoe that you use quite frequently but other than that, you are just happy to grunt and point. Sometimes I forget how much you can comprehend because you aren't very vocal. I mean, you are extremely loud when you want to get your message across but more often than not, you just quietly play with your toys or hang with your brother. I often have to go searching for you because I can't hear where you are and what you are in to! You still absolutely love music and love to dance. You love it when I sing (even though I am terrible at it!) and if I stop, you will actually hum the song to get me to sing it again.

You can be very intense and watch the world go by with a very inquisitive mind. You can seem very serious as you soak in the world around you. You do have your silly side too. You love to put things on your head and everyone else's. You like to stomp your feet and dance. You love to pretend to be a bear and get people. You love to chase people. You love to tumble...you try to do somersaults but mainly just put your head on the ground and your booty in the air.

Some of your favorite things:
Your brother, swinging, shoes, food-especially meat, music, dancing, playing soccer, playing outside, your bunny, your brother's elmo doll when he gives it to you, hats, any accessory (necklace, purse, bracelets, jackets), flowers, dirt and snuggling

Some of your not so favorite things:
clothes-you prefer to be naked, getting your diaper changed, dogs (you like to look at them but scream if they get near you), being left inside when others go outside, not getting to do everything Grey does

We kind of missed your one year doctor's appointment with our crazy schedule but made it in at 15 months. Here were the stats:

Weight: 21 pounds (19%)
Height: 31 inches (62%)


You are such an amazing little girl. You definitely keep us on our toes but we love every minute of it!

I really hate waking up a sleeping baby!!
 Reading while waiting for the doctor
 Spinning the chair
 Moments like this, I just look at her and wonder where my baby went!
 Picking flowers at the park
 Running so fast!
 Love going on walks
She thinks she can ride the scooter just like Grey!

 Of course, eating dirt. Imagine that.


Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A Year at Preschool

Grey is ending his first year at preschool. It is amazing to see how much he has grown-physically and mentally! He tells me bits and pieces of what he does when he is there but I always wonder really what they are doing. Well, his school put together an end of the year slide show (over 2,000 pictures and 1.5 hours!!) so I could see what happened when I walked out that door each morning. He has had a great year, I love all the teachers, and it is such a fun little community.

First Day of School- Summer 2011

 Remember his "smile"?


 Painting is one of his favorite things to do-I get at least 3-4 paintings a day.


 Ms. Cindy-the teacher for the green frogs when he was 2. She was a rockstar!

 Fieldtrip to pick out their Christmas tree
 Jammie/Movie day!!
 I don't mind making a mess when playing but even this is crazy by my standards!




Daddy came to work to show everyone his ambulance
 No one is really sure what daddy is doing in this picture...
 egg drop!

 Hard at work :)

 The sandbox is where you will find Grey when he isn't painting!
 Easter party-Grey makes a cute bunny!

 Teachers always comment on how Grey is almost always the last one to leave the snack table ;)
 Grandparents Day and May Day Celebration