"Wa-wa" Fun

Julianne absolutely loves to play in the "wa-wa" and would do so all day if I let her. She loves to stand in it, play in it with her hands, splash a bit, and pour it out of the pool, but she does not like getting it on her head. At the Splash Park at the zoo she put her hands over her head and face the whole time to attempt to not get splashed. When that didn't work she just refused to go back in the water and stayed safely on the sidelines. She much prefers to be in charge of the splashing herself!

Trip to St. Louis

Over Memorial weekend we had the opportunity to visit family in St. Louis. Other than automobile issues and Stephen getting sick we had a great time. We mainly just hung around and visited with family and friends. Julianne and I got to go to the Original Pancake House on Saturday where Julianne thoroughly enjoyed her pancakes (she loves anything with the word "cake" in it) and coffee. Yes, that's right, she had a grand old time putting her fork, spoon, and butter knife into her Great Uncle Steve's cool coffee.

Julianne - 21 months

Julianne is now twenty-one months and continues to love to talk. She loves talking so much that she often does so for up to an hour and a half before going to sleep for naps and bedtime. To put it lightly, sleep has become a battle and I seem to be losing. So often she seems tired when put in her crib, but she wakes herself up by talking, banging on the wall, and rattling her crib around. Once she goes to sleep she sleeps soundly, but is only sleeping 9-10 hours at night. Her nap has also shortened to 1-1.5 hours. I think I struggle most with this because I love sleep so much.

Love

In the past several weeks Julianne has started expressing her love in words. Her new favorite phrase to repeat over and over again is "I luh (love) _______". Insert a name in the blank.

Derby Time

Tomorrow is the actual Kentucky Derby, but Louisville celebrates the two weeks leading up to Derby with many activities. Yesterday we got to go to the Pegasus Parade with some friends of ours and it was so much fun. Although the floats and bands were entertaining the crowd held Julianne's interest more than anything. She had her first taste of cotton candy and her favorite part of the parade were all of the "neigh"'s (horses).

Julianne - 20 months

Julianne is 20 months today and is creeping closer and closer to The Terrible Twos, although I think she is experiencing some of it already. She is such a sweet girl and is very well behaved most of the time, but she has her own ideas of how things should work and what things are hers and if everyone's opinions don't match hers it can get kind of ugly. She can get so frustrated and would not dare accept help from a willing mommy or daddy. I guess it is her independent gene showing through (I hate to admit that she probably got this from me).

Easter

We hope that everyone had a joyous Easter celebrating the resurrection of our Savior. We began our Easter by meeting with our ABF class at church and then we had an amazing time of worship. I am so thankful for and so undeserving of Christ's death and resurrection. As we were teaching Julianne why we celebrate Easter, she started saying "Jees Alie" (Jesus Alive). Her language development has really taken off the last several weeks and she is now starting to use several words together and even sentences.

Boo-Boo

Last week Julianne, Shiloh, and I took a trip to the zoo with some friends of ours. We had a really good time with all five children (four of which were under the age of two). About halfway through the zoo I found myself telling Julianne for what seemed like the hundredth time to sit down in the stroller (yes, I know she should have been buckled in, but when she's continually getting in and out to see animals, I gave up buckling her in). To make a long story short, Julianne fell out of the stroller backwards and hit the back of her head on the concrete walkway.

Fun with Mimi

This past week we enjoyed a visit from Julianne’s Mimi (Grandma Bryant). Julianne was thrilled to not only see Mimi, but also loved having Mimi’s dog “Jack-Jack”(Jackson). The week was filled with trips to the park, playing outside, eating at several yummy restaurants, and shopping. On Monday my aunt and cousin came down from Indiana and we took a picnic lunch of Chick-fil-a to Tom Sawyer State Park. My aunt and cousin also brought Julianne her very first big girl bike, which is a bit to big for her right now, but that has not stopped her from playing with it.

Julianne - 19 months

Julianne is now 19 months and is a little ball of energy. She has loved the warmer weather we've been having and enjoys getting to play with the neighborhood kids. "Mia," "Hay-Hay"(Haylee), and "J.T" are among these sweet kids. She loves taking her babies on walks, going down the slide and saying "whee," riding on her little car, throwing the "oo-ball"(football), and finding a myriad of toys (sidewalk chalk, superhero figurines, skateboards, water guns, etc.) left around by the older kids. We are very thankful for our neighborhood and the sweet families we have gotten to know.

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