18 months!

Well. Finley is now a big 1 1/2 year old. This last month has been, well, an interesting one. Finley has definitely begun asserting her independence. And when you set a boundary she's not down with she'll let you know. In the form of a loud, wailing tantrum. Oh, joy.

But, oh do i love her! She is such a hilarious, loving, brilliant little child (i'm her mom, just let say that). Everyday she amazes me with the things that she's learning and piecing together all her own.

Anyway. Here are some finley facts...

Finley loves:

-hummus

-playing outside

-playing with other kids

-her grandmas

-washing her hands

-looking at pictures of herself/watching videos of herself

-playing with her doll

-her blankie

-coloring

-strawberries

-her olivia book

-cuddling

-anything that has to do with animals

-playing with her friends at church

-playing ring around the rosie and london bridge

-going to parks

-bubbles

-drinking out of an adult cup

Finley does not love:

-holding mommy's hand

-riding in shopping carts or the stroller

-getting the soap rinsed out of her hair

-being constipated (she gets a daily dose of prunes)

-when the sun is in her eyes. she screams "MY EYES!!" like she's going blind!

Here she is bowling with daddy.

Meeting baby lucy.

Approximately 2 seconds later she honked the baby's nose. Thanks for teaching her that, babe!

she could eat that whole thing of hummus.


To preface this next one....We've been watching this elmo dvd that is 25 years old. And in one scene elmo is admiring whoopi's pretty brown skin. He wants to have brown skin too.. Apparently so does Finley. She said "whoopi" when we asked her what she did.

18 months!

Well. Finley is now a big 1 1/2 year old. This last month has been, well, an interesting one. Finley has definitely begun asserting her independence. And when you set a boundary she's not down with she'll let you know. In the form of a loud, wailing tantrum. Oh, joy.

But, oh do i love her! She is such a hilarious, loving, brilliant little child (i'm her mom, just let say that). Everyday she amazes me with the things that she's learning and piecing together all her own.

Anyway. Here are some finley facts...

Finley loves:

-hummus

-playing outside

-playing with other kids

-her grandmas

-washing her hands

-looking at pictures of herself/watching videos of herself

-playing with her doll

-her blankie

-coloring

-strawberries

-her olivia book

-cuddling

-anything that has to do with animals

-playing with her friends at church

-playing ring around the rosie and london bridge

-going to parks

-bubbles

-drinking out of an adult cup

Finley does not love:

-holding mommy's hand

-riding in shopping carts or the stroller

-getting the soap rinsed out of her hair

-being constipated (she gets a daily dose of prunes)

-when the sun is in her eyes. she screams "MY EYES!!" like she's going blind!

Here she is bowling with daddy.

Meeting baby lucy.

Approximately 2 seconds later she honked the baby's nose. Thanks for teaching her that, babe!

she could eat that whole thing of hummus.


To preface this next one....We've been watching this elmo dvd that is 25 years old. And in one scene elmo is admiring whoopi's pretty brown skin. He wants to have brown skin too.. Apparently so does Finley. She said "whoopi" when we asked her what she did.

18 months!

Well. Finley is now a big 1 1/2 year old. This last month has been, well, an interesting one. Finley has definitely begun asserting her independence. And when you set a boundary she's not down with she'll let you know. In the form of a loud, wailing tantrum. Oh, joy.

But, oh do i love her! She is such a hilarious, loving, brilliant little child (i'm her mom, just let say that). Everyday she amazes me with the things that she's learning and piecing together all her own.

Anyway. Here are some finley facts...

Finley loves:

-hummus

-playing outside

-playing with other kids

-her grandmas

-washing her hands

-looking at pictures of herself/watching videos of herself

-playing with her doll

-her blankie

-coloring

-strawberries

-her olivia book

-cuddling

-anything that has to do with animals

-playing with her friends at church

-playing ring around the rosie and london bridge

-going to parks

-bubbles

-drinking out of an adult cup

Finley does not love:

-holding mommy's hand

-riding in shopping carts or the stroller

-getting the soap rinsed out of her hair

-being constipated (she gets a daily dose of prunes)

-when the sun is in her eyes. she screams "MY EYES!!" like she's going blind!

Here she is bowling with daddy.

Meeting baby lucy.

Approximately 2 seconds later she honked the baby's nose. Thanks for teaching her that, babe!

she could eat that whole thing of hummus. To preface this next one....We've been watching this elmo dvd that is 25 years old. And in one scene elmo is admiring whoopi's pretty brown skin. He wants to have brown skin too.. Apparently so does Finley. She said "whoopi" when we asked her what she did.

busy, busy

I feel like I have so many stories and thoughts bouncing around in my head and I don't know where to start. We have been sooooo very busy lately. Doing what? Well I'm not exactly sure... We've been running around Home Depot and Lowes on an almost daily basis (brian is very proud that his daughter knows which store is which), spent hours upon hours hunting for the perfect floor, back splash etc. that just so happens to be something that wont break the bank, all the while trying to keep Finley from poking an eye out with a rogue tool or eating a piece of sheet rock that she thinks is popcorn. Minus some sanding and paint, the kitchen is basically done, and let me tell you...it looks a-mazing! I'll probably post a picture when it's all done so I can brag about brian's awesome work.
Even though the remodel has taken up the majority of our time lately we have managed to partake in some other fun activities. For example, we went to the Carnation Elementary Talent Show. Now, I know this is a pretty big claim to make, but I'm pretty certain it was one of the most entertaining nights of my life. Imagine if you will, a little tiny 2nd grader belting out a man-bashing country song, or a pair of 3rd grade girls singing Taylor Swift love songs. And the dancing, oh man! It was sooo obvious that these little munchkins have hannah montanna fever. When I was little I had no idea how dance sexy (as opposed to now) and I definitely would NOT have gotten up on a stage and attempted it in front of a large audience. Anyway, we had a great time cheering on our little Hailey.
We had the pleasure of cousin Maya joining us for our Wednesday play date with Grandma and Gigi. Grandma gave the girls matching dresses.
We went to a REALLY fun Easter celebration at our church. Finley decorated cookies, had story time, did art projects, and of course participated in an egg hunt.


And here we are at Grandma's house for our family Easter celebration. She's sad that it's raining outside. Showing off her pretty dress.
Playing some hymns.
And last but not least, here is my little peanut enjoying the sunshine. Please let the sun come back soon.

For the sake of time, I will write a separate post giving a synopsis on our big 18 month old. Some titles that I'm musing over at this moment are: "the week-long tantrum" and "is it okay to put a shot of vodka in my coffee?"

busy, busy

I feel like I have so many stories and thoughts bouncing around in my head and I don't know where to start. We have been sooooo very busy lately. Doing what? Well I'm not exactly sure... We've been running around Home Depot and Lowes on an almost daily basis (brian is very proud that his daughter knows which store is which), spent hours upon hours hunting for the perfect floor, back splash etc. that just so happens to be something that wont break the bank, all the while trying to keep Finley from poking an eye out with a rogue tool or eating a piece of sheet rock that she thinks is popcorn. Minus some sanding and paint, the kitchen is basically done, and let me tell you...it looks a-mazing! I'll probably post a picture when it's all done so I can brag about brian's awesome work.
Even though the remodel has taken up the majority of our time lately we have managed to partake in some other fun activities. For example, we went to the Carnation Elementary Talent Show. Now, I know this is a pretty big claim to make, but I'm pretty certain it was one of the most entertaining nights of my life. Imagine if you will, a little tiny 2nd grader belting out a man-bashing country song, or a pair of 3rd grade girls singing Taylor Swift love songs. And the dancing, oh man! It was sooo obvious that these little munchkins have hannah montanna fever. When I was little I had no idea how dance sexy (as opposed to now) and I definitely would NOT have gotten up on a stage and attempted it in front of a large audience. Anyway, we had a great time cheering on our little Hailey.
We had the pleasure of cousin Maya joining us for our Wednesday play date with Grandma and Gigi. Grandma gave the girls matching dresses.
We went to a REALLY fun Easter celebration at our church. Finley decorated cookies, had story time, did art projects, and of course participated in an egg hunt.


And here we are at Grandma's house for our family Easter celebration. She's sad that it's raining outside. Showing off her pretty dress.
Playing some hymns.
And last but not least, here is my little peanut enjoying the sunshine. Please let the sun come back soon.

For the sake of time, I will write a separate post giving a synopsis on our big 18 month old. Some titles that I'm musing over at this moment are: "the week-long tantrum" and "is it okay to put a shot of vodka in my coffee?"