Joy Counts by Herself

I dug out the video camera the other day and found this video of Joy. It was taken only a month ago. But what amazes me, and does every day, is how quickly she learns. In this video, she is practicing counting butterflies in her book. If I were to catch her doing it now, she would count every one in order from 1 to 10. In addition, she can also point to each one as she counts and stop at the correct number. I love watching her learn and grow! I'm very thankful for cameras. Since I'm with her all day everyday, it don't always notice how much she is changing, learning, and growing. As you may be able to tell, this video was really fun for me to discover tonight. Enjoy!

Hair

Joy's hair is finally long enough for pig tails! She started wearing them about 3 weeks ago. I also gave her a hair cut last week. It is all one layer in the back now! Here's a few pics as proof.

Arboretum

Joy continues to be a busy girl. She went to visit my parents on their farm last weekend. She helped them dog-sit the Chapin's dogs. Joy LOVED them. She had so much fun with her grandparents that she wasn't very happy to see us after being gone for two days. Danny and I missed her very much. But, we also enjoyed having the ability to go out at night and do as we please throughout the day. However, I, of course, could not sleep past 6:30 but Danny did a good job of sleeping in until 9:00 AM on Sunday.
We have visited the Arboretum twice in the last two weeks. Two weeks ago the Magnolia trees were blooming. And this week, the apple blossoms and lilacs are blooming. They are all so fragrant and beautiful! Below are a few pictures of our outings there. We went with Grandma Rainbow and the kids both times. Joy really enjoys seeing the kids and asks to see them nearly everyday.

Joy talks and counts

Joy has started saying 3 word sentences. Her first was 'Dada cut tree" after Danny cut down the tree in our backyard one weekend. She's been talking about it ever since. :) She has also taken a big interest in learning to count to 10 in spanish. She almost has it down now. However, as you will see, her favorite place to count is in the bathtub. I'm not sure why, but at least you know why there is naked video of her. Enjoy.