Thursday, April 18, 2013

Wow! I can't believe it has been since Christmas that I posted what Finley has been up to.  The reason for the lack of updating is Finley has started to keep me and everyone around her very busy!  A quick recap of the past four months...  We had a wonderful trip to Mexico with the Brennick Family.  Finley was a pleasure to travel with and we had so much fun playing with her cousins on the beach.  We were then off to Park City for the month of February.  Finley had a chance to spend time with lots of family.  She got to meet her Aunt Morg's for the first time and spend lots of time playing with Uncle Jeff on his Ipad.  Grandma Jane was also around to watch Finley so the grown ups could get some nice ski days in.  Finley then had a chance to spend Gigi's birthday with her which was so special.  We have since returned home to enjoy the Spring weather and lots of park time in Houston.  Finley also started school at the beginning of April.  She attending this darling Montessori school called Bonne Vie and her teacher's name is Ms. Glennelle.  Finley is doing so well at school.  It is fun to watch her come home and practice the things that she is learning.  The past weekend she was marching everywhere she was going so we assume they are doing some sort of marching at school.

A funny thing that happened a few weeks ago is that Finley learned the word car.  She knows that we drive a car and one day it clicked to her that cars are EVERYWHERE!  We would go to the grocery and her eyes would get huge as she would point out every single car she could see, car, car, car.  It sure is fun to watch as her brain has started to connect the dots.

She is doing great with her words.  Every day she tries to sound out a new word.  She has even started to put two words together.  We go walking with our neighbors dog Duke most mornings and she loves to say "bye-bye, Duke".  Finley is still fascinated with four legged creatures.  Maybe we will have to get one soon.

I am thoroughly enjoying the peace and quiet of the mornings when she is at school.  I am sort of struggling with the temper tantrums and food throwing that go along with being 19 months old.  I hope we are having the terrible one and a halfs and that this doesn't continue for the next year or so.  It helps that Finley wakes up each morning as happy as you can imagine and points out the birds right outside her window.  Such simple pleasures in life.

Hanging out with Aunt Morgs
Uncle Jeff is so much fun
I love Mag Mag
Just enjoying a sunny day in the snow
Just being me

Easter with my Daddy
My family in Punta Mita
My cousins Piper and Andrew
I did a really fun Easter Egg Hunt with the Lollars at the Bay