15 months old

Photo by Ansley Reese Photography

Weight: 23.7 lbs

Height: 30 in

Words Kit can say:

• Dog "dow"
• Juice "oose"
• Cheese "eese"
• Daddy "da-yee"
• Mama "ma"
• Snack "nack"
• Ball "ba"
• Up "up"
• Banana "Na"

Kit's favorite toys:

• Dax and Darbi (chasing Dax, crawling on Darbi)
• Orson - my preemie Cabbage Patch doll from when I was a baby
• Stroller
• Fisher Price Learning Home
• Balls
• Books
• Anything she can take stuff out of and put back in

Kit's favorite pastimes:

• Eating
• Playing with her toys
• Standing on the couch
• Playing in her little pool
• Swinging on the swingset
• Watching Baby Einstein
• Playing with Tatum and Cross
• Being in her crib
• Doing headstands
• Chasing Dax
• Hugging on Darbi
• Getting in her shoe draw and pulling out shoes
• Filling mommy's heart with immeasurable joy

Kit's favorite foods:

• Cheese
• Fruit snacks
• Corndogs
• Ravioli
• Bananas
• Plum Organics Baby veggie/fruit squirty things

Kit's personality:

• Funny
• Vocal
• Mischievous
  
• Sensitive
• Outgoing

Fourth of July (on the third)

We went to Trinity this evening to celebrate the Fourth of July with our dear friends and small group. The festivities began at 6:30 p.m. and we were prepared for a hot one. The church provided hot dogs, cotton candy and watermelon. Each of us brought drinks and snacks as well. We packed up the gazebo (which the guys couldn't figure out how to put up), chairs, a quilt, sunscreen, drinks and snacks.

We did not plan on staying to see the fireworks because they started more than two hours after Kit's bedtime. But by the time 9 p.m. rolled around, we figured we had made it this long and decided to stick it out. Kit did fantastic - other than running around like crazy. But isn't that what a 15 month old is supposed to do? The evening turned out quite nice with a light breeze. We had so much fun hanging out with our friends and watching the fireworks. Kit would point and go, "OOOOOHHH." Everyone laughed. I'm thankful we decided to stick around and watch the fireworks.

Kit eating a yummy cheesy puff - a staple in any summer diet.

Kit and Tatum

Kit and Emma

Ryan and Andy

Quite possibly one of my favorite pics of all time.

Joy.

Our friends the Elliotts.

Addilyn, Cole and Jack eating cotton candy.

Our little family - July 3, 2011

Backyard Pool Party

Kit's little $5 pool has been a great investment. About every other night we get out her pool and let her swim. A little after 7 p.m., just enough of the backyard is in the shade so she doesn't have to be in the sun. It's so nice! She loves getting in and out - in and out. Then she'll run over to her swingset, swing for a while and then run back to her pool.

*Disclaimer - She is just wearing a swim diaper. We're in our backyard so I do not feel the need to put her in a swimsuit.

Dax and Darbi like the pool, too. I have to keep Dax from jumping in.

This is the face she makes when she's bouncing on her knees splashing.
Notice her pink wagon? She likes to drag it around.

Mischevious.

My beautiful, blue-eyed healthy baby girl. What more could I ask for?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Shortly after I took this, her other top middle tooth finally broke through. I'm going to miss this snaggle tooth smile.

She may look like her daddy, but she's got mommy's personality.