Little Miss

This little girl is growing up right before our eyes. She is at that age where she is learning constantly and surprising us with things she picks up on. Most of it is absolutely adorable! Some of it, I am not exactly excited about. For example, that little stool shown above...that is her new favorite "toy". She takes it out of the bathroom, and we hear her pushing it throughout the house to whatever location she desires. She uses it to reach the light switches, which she then turns off and on incessantly. She also uses it to reach door knobs to unlock them. Most recently, she has used it to reach the ledge where we keep the key to our master bedroom (which we have to keep locked, because she sneaks in there and climbs on the counters, turns on the faucet, uses Dave's toothbrush, etc). I have caught her a couple times trying to unlock our door using the key. Last week, she broke a vase trying to search for said key. She's a smart one, and we are in trouble!

Some of her favorite things to say lately, "Mama! Otch!" ("Mama, watch!"). I hear this one about 75 times a day. If I don't immediately turn to watch her (you know, because I'm driving or something!), she will scream "MAMA! OTCH!", repeated continuously until I turn to look at her. I have to admit though, it makes me smile every time. Besides being a handful, she is also a big sweetie! She loves to give hugs and kisses. Another cute thing she does is to wave goodbye to us and say "Bye! See ya!" before climbing into the cabinet by the front door. She still loves shoes, and is often seen wearing anyone's shoes but her own. Her favorites? Collin's flip flops or my brown wedges. She is talking up a storm lately too. I couldn't even count how many words she knows now. She's such a little goofball, and I adore her! I am looking forward to some one-on-one time with her now that the other kids are in school.