Genevieve is 16 Months!

Another month has passed and Genevieve's personality continues to come out! Genevieve...

~ is a talker; she talks all the time though we often don't know what she is saying. Her favorite word now is 'Ya'. When I ask her if she wants to go outside or if she wants to eat or see her brother, she excitedly says "Ya Ya"! She also loves to say hi and hello. She is also starting to copy us like today I said "Beep beep" and about 10 seconds later she said "Beep". She also says, cheese, dog, mom, dad, ball, Elle, Ca (for Cade), pees (for please), boo (for cow), wa (for water) and has said a bunch of other words but not consistently.

~ never seems to stop moving; it is hard for me to read Nev a book because she doesn't want to stand still that long! She loves to explore and continues to be pretty independent (except when I want to get work done :)

~ knows what she wants and lets us know it! Nev has been known to scream when we take something away she really wants but luckily she gets over it pretty quickly.

~ loves the dairy! Genevieve's favorite activity is going outside on the dairy for a walk to visit the cows. She is lucky that Uncle David takes her out there most days (I do it when it's sunny :)

~ loves balls; whenever Genevieve sees a ball she runs to it, picks it up then throws it in front of her and starts dribbling it with her feet. She will kick it 10+ times with both feet; it's pretty cute! She also loves to put basketballs in the hoop when she can reach it.

~ continues to be very social, saying hi to most people she meets. She is also good at giving open mouth kisses!

~ follows directions so well now; it amazes me when she seems to understand everything I ask her to do like 'please close the door' or 'put the toy in the basket' or if I ask 'where is my jacket?', she will look and find it. It's fun that she can follow directions and tell us if she wants to do something with her 'ya' response. So much fun!

She is such a fun and happy little girl! And is loved by so many people! We love you sweet Genevieve!

Here are some pictures of our 16 month old...