18 Months

This past Sunday, Sophie turned 18 months old. I can't believe my spunky little girl is 1 1/2 years old. Time is flying by, but I am so glad she is a snuggler! I am not ready to have babies who do not want to snuggle all the time.

SOPHIE LYNN

31 1/2 inches tall

-mama's girl

-loves to be rocked

-loves to read books..Her favorite is Go Dog Go, Llama Llama, and the Not My Books.

-very persistent- if you do not do what she wants, when she wants, she get HIGHLY upset...

-very sensitive---all things GIRL!

does everything her brothers do

-DRAMA! One night when I went and checked on her before I went to bed, she had her hand on her 

forehead...drama girl even when she sleeps! 

(mama loves it)

-has very curly hair! 

-loves her brothers. If they are asleep when she is awake, she calls them and searches for them

-plays very well by herself

loves to play in the dirt

Loves her lovie!

trying to get away

-loves to play in the dirt and sand box

-loves to pretend to have tea parties

-loves to sit on little steps and chairs

-has started to walk backwards and thinks it is SO funny

-loves to tackle and hit her brothers

-loves to take toys and RUNS from her brothers

-loves to run everywhere and be outside!

This captures her personality perfectly!

-can say Mama- started last week saying mommy (PRECIOUS!), bubba, dada, hey, bye bye, book, bath, Here it is, I don't know, lovie, night night, moon, hop hop (her bunny that she sleeps with), minnie,  66 (books in the bible) and I know there are more... I may add as I think more today

-Loves to run and give her Daddy a big hug!

-loves to hold hands and bring you to where she wants you

-loves to help cook, dust, unload the dishwasher

-gives kisses to everyone

loves sweets like her mama

-is very friendly and waves her little hand to say hey to everyone

-not very interested in learning, but understand everything I say!

What's going on in that sweet head 

Bird Week

Shep and Spence have really gotten into playing the ipad and now LOVE the Angry Bird app. It amazes me how GOOD they are at it. Even at 3 years old, I have had to limit their screen time. Since they love ANGRY birds, I have incorporated that in our school time. I found free printables to use and we have had fun learning about birds. To start our week off, we made bird feeders this weekend. All the kids have loved watching all the birds come and eat off of them.

Sophie loves looking for the birds!

I made pigs and painted a red ball for us to hit the pigs down. This was a HUGE hit!!
Also, I practiced letter sounds one-on-one with each boy. I pointed to a green pig and asked Spencer
"What is this?"
"Pig"
"What sound do you hear at the beginning of pig?"
"Oink Oink"
LOVE IT! I used to ask what sound animals make, now we are working on what sound the WORD and LETTERS make. Transitioning into big boy questions... My sweet heart!
(after we giggled and I repeated the question, he could tell me that PIG starts with the "P" sound)









We went on a nature walk and went bird watching...and flower picking...and puddle jumping...and hand holding! :)


















Last week we studied being helpers and servants during bible time. The boys began having a couple of set chores around the house. They have loved being able to help unload the dishwasher. What big boys they are!

Just a sweet picture of my precious girl who is a little mommy! Her talking has really taken off! She is now saying short sentences.