17 Months of Joy, Love and Life Lessons

This month Riley Grace official turned 17 months old.  It is incredible how fast the months roll by.  As I reflect on these months I feel overwhelmed with JOY for Gods blessing of Riley Grace.  She is shear entertainment and her smile (7 teeth as of today) melts the hearts of those she meets.

What our precious 17 month is up to these days...

She can and will eat (gum) just about anything at least once.  She LOVES raspberries right now and Popsicle have been a favorite of hers for months.  She is a GREAT eater with a healthy appetite

She can say a whole library of words:

Da da,
Maw
Grandma
Papa
Sissy (Missy)
Debbie
Aunt JuJu
Aunt Mandy
Ocky (Rocky)
Britt
Uncle Kenny
Dylan
side
cheese
nanas (bananas)
asberries (raspberries)
apple sauce
cracker
cookie
milk
cheerios
chip
juice
coffee
hot
ICE
SWING
Slide
Tree
Santa
Jesus
Amen
LIGHTS
NO
yes
hat
fat
bow
flower
bath
dance
baby
fish
show
please
all gone
thank you
hi
bye
Ball
uh oh
Tiger
Tigger
red
blue
green
yellow
lunch
airplane
doll
dog


Seriously the list goes on and on!

Riley runs every where now.  Loves to swing and just be outside (who doesn't, with our weather as nice as it is).  She is also a great sleeper.  Bedtime is still 7:30 and she wakes usually between 7-7:30.  She is down to one nap and will sleep 1.5 - 2 hours.

Words we would use to describe Riley

independent
sweet
funny
aggressive
playful
tough
energetic
curious
enthusiastic
smart
focused
social
vocal
feisty
loving

It amazes me as I look back to Christmas 2009 what a difference a year makes!

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Jesus!