18 Month Photo Shoot - KBK Photography

Easter

This year for Easter my entire side of the family congregated in St Louis to spend the weekend together.  This was the first time we were all together in a long time!  Thank goodness we are now in a bigger place and we all had some room to spread out.  Unfortunately, it rained literally the entire weekend so we didn't have many options but to hang out inside together.  Here are a few pics from our Easter morning. 

reading about Jesus' Resurrection with daddy in her bible

now it is time for her to read it to Nana

Easter Basket time!

she got preoccupied with the coloring book and crayons for a little while

but then found her new sunglasses and puffs

and her new swimsuit which she wanted to put on and model for us

ready for summer!

Uncle B trying to show her how to blow bubbles

time for an Easter egg hunt

I was amazed at how quickly she picked up the concept with no one else around "hunting" eggs with her.  It was like we didn't even have to tell her she just knew what to do.  She found all 40 eggs with out much help from anyone else.

time to dump out all the eggs.  Unfortunately for allie mom didn't put anything in them this year.  She didn't even know that she was missing anything :)

Easter dress that I made

Here it is the finished product I love how it turned out even though the pants were a little snug,

Allie's second Easter... what a big girl she has turned into.

attempting to get a family easter pic....

My whole fam at Easter and Chaim at 34 weeks in my belly!

18 Months

Allie,

 The last 18 months have flown by and yet in this short year and half that God has blessed us with your life I couldn't imagine our lives without you.  You are so full of personality and life.  Those small glimpses of baby are almost totally gone and before me I see such a beautiful, smart, and funny little girl.  God really couldn't have made you more perfect.  Your words are turning into small sentences and you continually assert your Independence.  At this month's doctor visit you weighed in at 28.5 lbs and were 34 inches long which still puts you in the 97% for height and 80% for weight!  You also got one of your first shots this month and you didn't even shed a tear.  Maybe that was because you were preoccupied watching sesame street!  When you are focused on something or set your mind on something there is no averting your attention, though this is an amazing quality it is posing its challenges with raising you right now.  I love watching your mind at work as you are constantly figuring out new things and immediately practicing and perfecting what you learn.  You still love your babies and I am convinced you will be a great big sister in just a few short months!  I love you baby girl and I am so proud and blessed to get to be your mommy!