Story Time

The girls love it when Scott is home at night to tell them a story before bedtime. This nights story was similar to Jack and the Beanstalk. As you will see in the following pictures, a large Caterpillar was used as the beanstalk, Jack was actually Jack-eena (as we only have girl dolls), Jacks mom was played by Raggedy Ann, the puppy played the goose that lays golden eggs, and our over sized bear was the giant.

Clockwise starting with top left: Jack-eena climbing the beanstalk; mom calling for Jack-eena and the giant chasing him (her) down the beanstalk; stealing the magic goose; additional attack of the audience by the giant

The captivated audience:

 

Story time by dad is the best!

Learning to Walk

Olivia has been learning to walk for a couple weeks now. She has finally chosen to walk 90% of the time and loves it. I can't believe my baby is growing up so quickly.

A couple other milestones at 11 months:
-quit nursing (10 months)
-has 8 teeth
-loves to eat solids
-signs "more" by clapping
-loves to climb on anything and everything
-knows her name and will crawl/walk faster if you are coming after her
-sleeps 12 hours at night (but not such great naps)
-loves her back to be scratched/rubbed. If you quit, she will wiggle, reach for your hands, or try to scratch her own back in an effort to get you going again
-loves her big sister and will copy her noises and actions
-throws big tantrums already

Olivia has been such a wonderful blessing in our lives. It has been amazing to watch her grow.