Sunday Snap Shots

Happy 14 Months to our super awesome little girl!

And Happy 6 Years of Marriage to us!

First (as always) let's talk about Rose:
-Rose is way too mobile. She is practically running around the house and outside. She can step in and out the the baby pool, climb up ladders, and up slides! Nothing is out of this kiddos reach :)
-Rose is stacking all 5 rings by herself and is starting to slide puzzle pieces into place with a little assistance.
-Rose eats all table foods and is able to get the spoon her her mouth. She is also drinking out of small open cups with very little assistance.
-Rose is starting to use an isolated finger to point to items and people.
-Rose continues to get every other week speech therapy and her session this past week was the best by far. She is imitating more facial gestures (thanks to uncle Matt), babbling, and using a few words like dada very consistently. We have also taught her some signs: eat, all done, and me. Sometimes it also seems that she comes out with a random word. While the word isn't clear you can tell that she is trying to repeat with her intonation. We think we have heard candy and sunglasses...
-Rose will identify 2-3 body parts depending on her mood when asked
-Rose absolutely LOVES all things water, dirt, and sand. We have the best time outside playing together in the evenings.
-Rose is also pretty social, if she is in a good mood and can see someone she knows she will explore new places and walk up to new people, especially kids.
-Rose also continues to sleep like a CHAMP. To prove this she slept through 4 nights of road construction outside our home the past week.

Now on to us...
So 6 years ago Justin and I celebrated our marriage with family and friends. It was a beautiful day and each day since has brought us closer together. If asked then what life would be like 6 years from then, we would never have guessed this is where we would be: but I was kind of right. Justin likes to remind me that one day when we were talking (before we were dating) I told him he was the kind of guy that would end up with a nice little family and a white picket fence. WELL, except for the fence just being natural wood, I was right :)