A TODDLER?!?!

We have been on the go a lot lately! From going to the zoo and lake to going to a few graduation parties and a wedding! Not to mention all of the Fathers on Father's Day (4 to be exact) To 3 birthdays two of which were on the same day! It has been a really busy few weeks!

In that time Sprout has been learning and growing! Also perfecting the art of temper tantrums and I have video proof to show you! Her vocabulary was at 30 words last time I took the time to write them all out! She has since then learned more! She is still in love with books and of course her cat! She loves helping me put wet clothes into the dryer and "Helping" me do dishes. She has learned  most of her basic body parts and we are now moving on to colors and shapes. She is getting the colors more than the shapes... Unless it is that shape sorter toy! She is doing awesome with that lovely thing!

The tantrum.

My little butterfly

Early Shoe Practice

Out smarting the kitty!

She loves to color with anything and to paint as well!

A hand print frozen in time forever

And this is what she did to her hair!

So this year we have a few.. okay more than a few graduation parties to go to. The little neighbor kids I grew up with are graduating this year!!!! How is this possible?!?! I feel pretty old when I think about it just a bit too much! But yet when I am around them all again a funny thing happens.... I turn back into one of the kids. It doesn't matter that I normally have a wine in my hand at these type of gatherings. I am laughing and making jokes with them like when I lived on Redstock! While at one of the parties Sprout go to go on the trampoline for the first time! 

We also go a few pictures taken of Sprout! How is it she looks so grown up in these pictures?! I really want my baby back that I could squish! I now have a full blown toddler! Excuse me as I go cry for a while!

Zoo Days! Yes I said dayS! And hanging out with Grandmas!

We live pretty close to Binder Park Zoo. Which is pretty awesome if you ask me! Growing up I loved going to the zoo.... Who are we kidding, I STILL love going to the zoo! This is something I hope to share with all of my children and I am trying to make sure they have a love of animals and adventure!

This year we got a zoo membership and I can tell you we have already been there about 5 times this year! It is so much fun and Sprout seems to pick up more and more every time we go! This last time she got the courage to actually feed the giraffe! After the Giraffe ate the lettuce she looked up at me with so much pride and happiness that it pretty much melted my heart!

A few weekends ago we went out to see Mom and Renea and had a grill out day with them! They had the back yard decked out for Sprout! They had a pool, sandbox, swing, ride on toys and a jumping zebra! Needless to say Sprout had a blast! And she gobbled up the yummy food as well! Bonus point was Sprout was so exhausted that she slept for the WHOLE  NIGHT!!!!!!

So much fun!

She really wanted to help!

Sprout is now for the most part sleeping through the night! It only took us 15 months but I am SO excited to actually get to FINALLY sleep!!! So of course you know I now feel really sad that my baby is growing up which then leads me to be ready for a new squish! It is still a while away but I will be happy anytime we get to have our second child!

Also new with Sprout is the talking!!! HOLY COW can she talk! I think we are up to 15 words now (that i can understand at least!) She loves to "help" me when I am cleaning and actually puts the wet clothes in to the dryer for me! She is a total water bug,  She is loving her new toys that we got her! Especially the Fruit and Veggie color sorter!

We are still loving books! She is over there right now reading away! She LOVES going buh- bye. And She is going on the potty a lot more lately! Which is pretty awesome since that means less diapers for me to change in a day! 

In other news I have a few new headbands going up in my shop here really soon! I think they are so cute and will make a great addition! 

I also made this tutu for her and was trying it on for size and she would NOT let me take it off of her!