what we've been up to...

we have been busy adjusting to our new little life, but i clearly have not been busy taking pictures or blogging.  so here are a few things that have been going on (in reverse chronological order b/c i can never remember how to upload them correctly...)

 fall weather with a cute cardigan.  big bruise on the forehead because she DOVE head first off of our bed and onto our cedar chest.  so scary.  she is just so fast and i'm positive that whoever invented those little kid leashes (which i think are terrible) had a little one with L's activity level.

 well hello mr. scarecrow

 playing at willowbend mall before getting some pictures snapped at janie and jack.  we got a "free" pic session after spending $75 :)  i love those little bishop dresses.  makes her look like a baby doll

 my little artist.  she is all of a sudden completely obsessed with coloring.  she grabs the paper and hands you a crayon requesting "melmo" which means "please draw elmo"  when i hand her a purple crayon she repeats "purple" which sounds adorable

 swinging at mimi and pop pop's house.  i think she's saying "weeee!"

 these are a few of her 1yr pics from http://www.andiehamilton.com/ if you didn't see them on facebook

 first time to leave my girl.  i flew to kansas city for a whirlwind 24hr trip for aimy tran's wedding.  look at all of those cute doctors :)   love these girls and it was so wonderful/such a tease to have a few sweet hours.  we forgot to book a second hotel room so for sure 5 of us stayed in 1 room like we were in college.  too funny :)

it's my logo for my first REAL JOB!  i think it turned out pretty so just wanted to share.

big things in Lofton's world

1) hugs and kisses.  she now says "hug" and sticks out her little arms and hands out hugs and kisses USUALLY when we request them.  occasionally she'll say "no" and laugh.  pretty sure she's running the house

2)coloring-like i meantioned lofton loves to color.  for a total wild child she sure will spend forever coloring.  just sometimes that involves the floor, or her leg, or a baby doll...  our nanny colors with her everyday and she even strips to her diaper and finger/toe paints on the driveway

3) she says everything.  seriously i have no idea how many words she has because she repeats almost anything she hears.  this week new words include "shirt and pants (while pointing to each), scarecrow, purple, color, big bird, cake (her name stickers on her sippy cups have a cupcake on them), apple" and i'm sure a million more. 

4) when i'm holding her she'll periodically say hi and give me a hug and a pat like "i'm so glad you're here".  melts my heart.  dewey and i talk about what a doll she is almost every night

5) she says "no" to herself whenever she does something she's not supposed to.  not that it keeps her from throwing food on the floor.  constant battle.  i see some parent/teacher conferences in our future...

love love my family!