Recent Video

Julia loves to sing her ABCs and isn't shy about performing for other people. We finally got it on camera, along with "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,"a song that she doesn't know how to end so it just keeps going and going! :) She also now knows her birthday!

July 4th weekend

We had a great 4th of July weekend this year. We just stayed here and celebrated with friends. Here are some photos and a video clip...

Headed to breakfast with friends on Saturday morning.

Headed to a friend's parents' house to play and watch fireworks from their front yard.

Getting ready for her first firework display. The fireworks were fired about 150 yds away so they were right above us and extremely loud. She didn't seem scared at all...just mesmerized.
Julia joined us at the church service the next day. We wanted her to see the special program and experience the special music. She did great until about the last 5-10 minutes when she got antsy. After church she got to see a fire truck and an ambulance up close.

After her nap on Sunday we went to the park with some friends for the community festivities.

There was a great petting zoo, but it was late in the day so we only found one goat who was interested in being fed.

After dinner we headed to a different spot to watch the fireworks from the back of our truck. What a great weekend!

Julia: 22 Months

What Julia is up to these days...

• Her favorite thing is coloring.
  
• Her ability to construct sentences is improving daily.
  
• She is becoming more independent and usually insists on doing things herself, and will often undo something we have done for her and do it again herself (like putting her potty seat onto the toilet or giving the dogs their food bowls in the morning).
• She is more apt to get upset if something is done her way, or if we suggest something that wasn't her idea.
  
• When she is in a "mood" she becomes very disagreeable and changes her mind back and forth about whether she wants something, especially if she is tired or hungry.
• Because of the above-mentioned behaviors, we have implemented "Time-Out" as a form of discipline. It seems to be working well in that after spending 1.5-2 min. staring into a corner, she becomes more cooperative and changes her attitude. Sometimes it takes 2 consecutive "Time-Outs" before it works. The funny thing is she often puts herself in Time-Out, if we even suggest that she isn't behaving appropriately.

One-time funny lines (that I can recall):

• When I asked her to come help me feed the dogs breakfast, she said "Dogs need bowl Cheerios" then she corrected herself and said "food bowl."
• Once when I approached a red light I stopped short of the car in front of me so I could attempt to change lanes. I hear from the backseat, "Keep going!"
  
• "Uh-oh, booger came out." (we did not teach her that - she picked it up from someone else!)

Things we often hear Julia say...

• "Hug, kiss!" (before bedtime)
• "Cool day?" (is it a school day?)
• "I read it. Julia's turn read it." (after each book we read before bed)
• "Julia's happy."
• "Sunny. It's sunny out there. Need glasses. I need glasses please."
• "It's not raining anymore."
• "Hold on, don't fall down."
• "Be careful, don't drop it."
• "More ___, I need more ___ please."
• "Let's go color, Mommy. Color with me please."
• "I do it. My turn do it."
• "You sit there, Mommy."
• "Uh oh, cabinet - I close it cabinet."
• "Julia climb in!" (to the car and into the car seat)
• "Let's go church!" (if we change her into a dress or if she senses that it is Sunday morning)
• "Watch She-Sheet, please."
• "Ice. More ice water, please." (she now prefers ice in her water)
• "With you. I go with you."
• "Me hold you. / I hold you."
• "Play golf. I play golf (with) Daddy." (when she notices her golf clubs in the garage)
  

Pictures and a video clip from a recent trip to the putting green...

When she gets the ball into the hole, she says "I got it!"

Short video clip...

It's a Boy!

We are excited to announce that our baby is a BOY! We had our 19 week ultrasound and had a chance to see the baby in detail, and he definitely wasn't shy about his gender so there is no doubt about it. He was very active during the ultrasound and everything checked out well. His weight was approx. 11 ounces. Here are a couple of the photos...

Recent Photos & Video

Playing dress-up with some boots from a garage sale for future use. She didn't need anyone to tell her they were hers.

Chillin' by the pool with her friend, Raegan.

Lounging around

Enjoying her first rodeo.

Having a blast at the pool with friends.

She finally learned not to take a giant gulp of water when being submerged, so now she likes going under!

Family Reunion

We had a wonderful weekend with family at the annual White Family Reunion. We took hundreds of pictures, but here are a few...

The house where we stayed sat right on a nice pond, so there was lots of fishing.
Aunt Celia with Ivy and Julia

Coloring with Gift

Enjoying time with Pop

Kolby and Kyle on the boat

All the kids in one picture!

First Day of "Cool"

Julia started a Mothers' Day Out program at church this summer, which has been great for both of us. She goes twice a week from 9-2 and has a wonderful time. She calls it "Cool" (school).Here she is on the first day. She had no idea what "Cool" was but she was excited about it and thought her new backpack was pretty.

Whoa! A little hard to keep balance while wearing the backpack!

She was still crashed when I went to pick her up the first day. I didn't expect her to sleep, but she did! Since then, there has only been one other day that she has slept there. The other days she is required to lie on her mat and be quiet for 45min-1 hr and after that can get up and play (she isn't the only one not sleeping). The good thing about it is that she comes home and takes a 2 hr nap, so I can get even more done!

Here is the nap mat I made for her.