For my eleven month photo shoot, Mommy took a bunch of pictures of me playing with eleven baseballs. She kept saying, "Estiiieee, smiiiile. Smile, Estie. Smile!" And so on. But I didn't smile, because like Daddy always says, there's no smiling in baseball. Here are my (mostly serious) photos:
This month, I got dedicated at my church on Mother's Day. Lots of my family came to see me get dedicated. If you missed it, don't worry, I have it on video:
Here is a picture of me before my dedication.
Here I am with Grandmom after the service.
And here is another one of me with Grammy and my cousins from Virginia. They came all the way up for my big day!
I got some cards to congratulate me, which was great because I just LOVE cards! I like to read each one very carefully, like this:
I like to read anything I can get my hands on, really. I spend a lot of time looking through my books. This farm book is my favorite!
But I digress. Back to Mother's Day - here is a picture of me and my Mommy on Mother's Day.
Mommy and I did lots of fun stuff this month. Here are a couple photos of us hanging out and having a blast!
Overall, Mommy's pretty fun. Then again, she also makes me take naps...
And do chores...
But Daddy, he's all fun! (Most of the time.) I'm the President of the Daddy Fan Club. Every night I wait for him at the top of the stairs, like this:
Sometimes we slow dance.
And sometimes we just hang around on the porch.
I have been hanging around on the porch a lot lately. I even have my own special green chair.
I especially like sitting on the porch with Mommy and blowing bubbles.
Oh! Here's something new I've been doing. I learned to do "Itsy Bitsy Spider" hands. Whenever I want to sing The Itsy Bitsy Spider, I just make my spider hands, like this. I absolutely love to sing this song, so there are a lot of pictures of me making my spider hands. Here are just a couple of them.
And here I am doing my spider hands while Mommy sings.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider is my favorite song, but I love any music. Every morning, Mommy and I have music time first thing. We shake maracas and sometimes I even sing into my microphone!
I also learned about art this month! Here I am coloring for the very first time. I made a few scribbles on a piece of paper and Mommy hung it up like I was Picasso or something. (Parents...)
Oh! My other big news is that I have a new car seat. I was getting too tall for my bucket seat. Plus, I was doing this every time I got in it...
So now, I sit in a big girl car seat. See?
It's a good thing I have my new car seat, because I love going on outings. I like to go out to lunch...
...to the grocery store...
...and of course... the park! Always the park.
I love going out because it gives me the chance to dress up and look pretty. Here are a bunch of pictures of me hanging around looking pretty.
Oh, and here I am looking ESPECIALLY pretty, because my cousins gave me a makeover and put lots and lots of bows in my hair.
Speaking of being REALLY happy, it's time to get dressed and head out to - you guessed it - the park!
Estie
