Sisters

I haven't posted in a while so I figured I'd update about what the girls have been up to. Ava is 5, Allie is 3, and Hannah will be 14 months in three days.

Let's start with Hannah! She is so close to walking, but not quite there yet. She'll cruise along the furniture and walk if she's strolling behind a walker or holding someone's hand. She would just rather crawl or scoot along the floor for now. She loves vegetables, her blankie, watching her sisters dance and sing, Papa, and snuggling. We have been putting her to bed around 8 pm lately, and she usually sleeps till 8 am. Still giving me 12 hours, I love it! She only takes one nap every day, for 2 - 3 hours, around 1:30. She talks all the time, and will even sing if you ask her to. Her current vocabulary consists of these words: papa, mama, dada, ba bye, and ball. She tries to say Ava and Allie, coming out as ya and ye. She claps, dances, waves, blows kisses, plays patty cake and peek-a-boo, and gets into EVERYTHING! Her favorite thing to do is pull all the dvd's off the shelf or all the tupperware out of the cupboard.



Ava is loving pre-school and learning a lot. The dentist visited her school today so she learned all about how important it is to brush and floss her teeth. And she was even given a brand new Strawberry Shortcake toothbrush. She recently learned how to ride her bike without training wheels and is a pro now. We rode up and down the street last week with some of the warmer days and she rode so fast without falling for quite a while. Her favorite toys right now are her Barbies. Her and Allie play every day with their Barbies. Ava just recently filled up half her sticker chart and was able to pick out a new toy, which was another Barbie! She seems so old to me, it's crazy. She's very excited for summer so she can play t-ball and go swimming. And she's most looking forward to riding a school bus when she starts kindergarten in the fall.



My sweet little Allie is learning a lot this year too. She loves coloring and playing with play-dough. She know hows to write her name and is learning to write other letters as well. She was riding around a big wheels but is now riding a two wheeler with training wheels. Allie also loves playing with Barbies and is still into dominoes. She loves singing and is very good at staying in tune. She's such a good big sister to Hannah and is always looking out for her (when she's not knocking her over!). Allie is really looking forward to summer as well, especially so she can get out and jump on the trampoline. And she talks all the time about going to school when she turns 4. Allie loves to play dress up too! She's done with naps so I usually have her and Ava take a quiet time for about an hour every day. They play so well together in their room during that time.

We're having a lot of fun watching these girls grow. They have such wonderful and different personalities. We love them very much!