Growing Up

I can't believe how big our little munchkin has gotten!  I still remember the first day we brought her home.  Dinky was in love and they have been best friends ever since.  We have taken a series of Ad pictures with Dinky as the years have gone by.  It's a real reminder of how big she has gotten.

We went to Ad's 2 year doctor appointment yesterday and she is still in the 90th percentile in height, but luckily she is not in the 20th percentile for weight.  Still long and skinny.  She is doing everything perfect and talking way above her age level.  

She loves swimming in her swimming pool.  So funny that she thinks that she needs to put on her puddle jumper whenever she gets in the water.  But I am totally fine with that.  Rather her be safe than sorry!

She often gets frustrated with me because I won't let her do her own hair.  On our way home from church she was taking her head band off and on saying "see mommy I pretty".  

Bubbles

I love that Allison and Ad still get to have a great relationship!  She loves bubbles and was so cute when opening her birthday present from Allison.  I am really bad about getting the mail so it was a little bit late. . . sorry!

Tea Sets

Grandma Shelbie sure did spoil Ad this year for her birthday.  We were getting gifts for days after her birthday on the front step.  Ad absolutely loves pushing shopping carts whenever we are at a store and so she bought her, her very own shopping cart.  Ad is in love!

 Not only did she get a shopping cart but Grandma also bought her a Strawberry Shortcake Tea Set.  She loves this thing.  I anticipate we will be having A LOT of tea parties in our near future.  She still hasn't put this it down. 

I love this little bug.  What I love most is her love for fruits and vegetables.  She inspires me to eat much better.  She loves to share a good bell pepper and hummus with me!

So Excited For Summer

With all of this nice weather we are anxious to finally have Oley home with us for good!  Ad and her dad make the most of his weekends home.  This weekend Ad wanted to be doing every thing Oley was doing.  Love this girls love for her dad.
She loves riding her little bike.  She isn't quite able to sit on the seat and reach the ground so she just walks around with it like this.  

 Aunt Dannie bought her some chalk for her birthday and she LOVES it!

 Ad loves music and loves to dance to it.  Since she learned what ear buds are she is always putting them in her ears thinking that she is listening to music.  Oley was out mowing the lawn with his head phones on and so she ran upstairs to get hers.

The Terrific Twos

We got to celebrate Ad's second birthday yesterday!  Oley took the day off from school and I took the day off of work and to spend the day with our little princess.  We started out by going to the zoo.
Once she woke up she loved it!

We spent the evening celebrating with Shawnie, Leimomi, and Emily.  Ad couldn't wait to open her presents.   She especially loved her new bicycle!

Dinner Prayers

Adelé is so excited to say prayers with us now days she will often start praying before we all even have our arms folded.  We have been talking with her quite a bit about biting.  She has the tendency to bite April and so in our nightly prayers we ask for Heavenly Father's help in being good and not biting.  This was her prayer tonight said all by herself. 
"Heavenly Father, help bite April, bite Kim. Thank you for pupcake.  Thanks for blankey. Thanks for Strawberry.  Thanks for strawberry. Thanks for Jesus.  Thanks for Strawberry. Thanks for toys. Bless the Food.  Jesus Christ. Amen."

I love her innocence. 

Giving Heart

Ad had a tough week of behaving properly.  Earlier in the week she had scratched my face.  I have had a scab for a few days.  She saw it today and cupped my chin in her hands and said, "What happened?" When I told her she hurt me a few days ago.  She grabbed my hand and looked in my eyes and said, "It's going to be okay."  Then kissed my chin. 
I love how sweet and concerned she can be.  She does this same thing with her stuffed animals when they have a little piece of dirt on them.  She is too precious.