This girl loves being outside...
It can be playing in the rain, going to the beach, riding her motorcycle, going for a walk, feeding the ducks, or swinging at the park!
Ali started Tumbleweeds Gymnastics
She's doing great with her forward tumbles, balance beam, trampoline, foam pit, high bars, spring floor, hula hoop, floor stretches, and so much more! We are going ~3 days a week, and she loves it!
Ali is right at home in the pool. She is doing great with the swim/float/swim sequence and is not afraid to float on her back at all. She has a powerful kick, and can swim underwater across the pool by herself. She had lots of fun with CiCi in the pool.
I owe it all to Brianna with
ISR (Infant Swim Research) for finding the perfect balance between teaching Ali the survival skills AND to love the water. We get to do the fun part and just reinforce all the great skills every time we are in the pool. Her self-confidence is off to a great start.
Almost Potty Trained!
Ali is not wearing diapers anymore!!!
She is wearing big girl panties and using the big girl potty!
She only wears pull-ups for sleeping.
Crazy Sleeper!
Ali's been doing great with her bedtime routine.
When I go to check on her before I go to sleep she is usually upside down or sideways in her bed...
a crazy sleeper!
Prayers
Before meals and before bed we are trying to get Ali used to saying our prayers and thanking God for the gifts in our lives. She has had some that are so cute and just priceless...
Before lunch one day -
"Thank you God for our food, thank you God for Watermelon, thank you God for my Juice Box... Amen"
Before dinner one evening -
"Thank you God for our food, thank you God for chicken nuggets, thank you God for ketchup... Amen"
Before bed -
"Thank you God for Mommy, Thank you God for Daddy, Thank you God for Avery, sweet dreams... Amen"
Last Sunday, we were talking on the way to church and she said "Mommy & Daddy go to big church, Ali go to little church?" She then asked "Ali go to big church???" So, we took her in for the praise & worship and opening prayer, then took her to little church. She did perfect! She wanted to know why we didn't sing Jesus loves me...
She's a Big Helper*!
She helps me unload the dishwasher, clean the counter tops, unload the dryer...
She helped me measure, iron, and sew the new valances for the dining room windows...
She helps wash the car... and Hailey...
Today she helped Eddie take Hailey to the vet today for her annual checkup...
she weighs the same as Hailey!
Hailey = 32.0 lbs Ali = 32.0 lbs
*Helper - keep in mind she is TWO... so HELP is all relative, and doesn't necessarily make the job easier ;)
Ali is a great Big Sister
She is very loving to Avery, and wants to sit on Mommy's lap with Avery. She plays with her baby dolls like they are her baby and feeds them, changes their diapers, swaddles them, puts them in the car seat and in the swing, takes them on walks in her baby carrier, and reminds me to "be gentle".
Ali is growing up soooo fast!
Before we blink our eyes, she'll be able to reach the peddles!
