A little person

Oh my gosh, this kid keeps getting cuter and cuter! She is becoming such a little person now, it's so sad to see her getting so big, but great at the same time! We're really enjoying all of her adorable little antics. She's talking so much more these days, everything we say, she repeats. Our parents are psyched to hear her call them "memere", "gampy", "gammy", and "gampa". Not only can she say the words, but she knows exactly which one she's talking to. I'm sure that's not totally abnormal for her age but it still amazes us! The weather these days is less than desirable and I feel so bad for Payton having to be locked up inside. She absolutely hates coming in from being outside, so much so, that she throws a giant fit. She likes doing that lately...freaking out and yelling "no!". The girl knows what she wants that's for sure. We're getting a little better at calming her down by explaining what's going on, or by total distraction. Usually one of the two methods will work! We're definitely struggling with how much to discipline at this age, how much can she really understand? But I guess if we just start implementing rules now then maybe it will be easier for her to understand later...?? who knows. trial and error i suppose. She's also into feeding herself a lot more now, she always a "foke" or a "poon" - i was a little nervous about how she would say fork but we're in the clear for now ;). The other day she went to the fridge and said "yogo!" (she also calls applesauce "yogo" - i guess everything she eats out of a small container is yogurt to her - when i tell her it's applesauce she says "sauce!" but then calls it "yogo" 30 seconds later haha) anyhow, she made quite the mess with her yogo - it's funny b/c before having a child i thought the messes would aggravate me but instead, i run to get the camera before even thinking about cleaning it up! it's too funny to get mad about, and inevitable of course.
On another note, we're moving into a new place on July 1st. It's a sophomore boys dorm which should be pretty different from freshman girls but hopefully in a good way. We have totally grown out of our place now. Now we have to climb horrible metal stairs to our apt (not fun when you do it 8 times a day), and we don't have any storage so our strollers are in the trunk of my explorer which is kind of a pain. the new place is on the first floor, bedrooms on the second (finally!) and a small fenced in yard which is really going to be great. It's not the place we would have liked but it's going to be better than where we are...oh and did I mention laundry IN the actually apt?! bonus!

Payton moment - I walked out into the living room the other day to see payton sitting in front of champ who was laying on his bed, sweeping my blush brush across his face as if she were putting make up on him...i couldn't take a picture fast enough but i really wish i had captured that moment, it was too funny!