22 months

Kate is 22 months today! I thought I would post something because Parker keeps telling me once she turns 2 we stop counting by the months. I will say this age is really fun and hard at the same time. She is getting more and more independent which I love, but with that comes more opinions and meltdowns/tantrums when things don't go her way. But let's start with the fun things Kate is doing right now...

• repeating everything and talking non-stop at home. The other night we were singing "Jesus Loves Me" and she (without prompting) finished the last line, "the Bible tells me so"
• can count to 10 but ALWAYS skips number 5
• knows her shapes...and when she sees a stop sign says "ock-to-gawn"
• when asked what color something is, she almost always says "purple"
• loves Abby, Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, and the other Sesame Street characters
• she says, "Momma/Daddy sit" when she wants us to watch her play with her toys
• she LOVES Bailey and wants her to "sit" too
• she knows that before we go anywhere she has to get her shoes and bow

The hardest thing about this time...

• Kate does not like being in the shopping cart or the stroller which means there is usually a "tantrum" at some point during an outing...

Our 22 month old... At the wedding on Saturday night, one of my mom's friend's (the pastor's wife) told us a "trick" they learned on their Mexico Mission trip to get people to smile...instead of "say cheese" have them say "whiskey." So this morning I tried it with Kate...

Whiskey... Look at these big smiles! Thanks Tracy for the tip. And if you hear Kate saying "Whiskey" now you know why!!!