16 Months!

16 months! My baby girl is 16 months old! I can't believe how fast she is growing and how quickly time is flying by! Call me crazy, but I am ready for Val to have a baby brother or sister, (I just need to convince the husband now.)

It's crazy how much can happen in a month. We took our baby gates down because Val can be trusted to go up and down stairs on her own now. She also has started saying things like, "all done," oh man," and "I love you," along with the other 25 or so words she says. She's a little chatterbox!

Valarie loves being independent, she wants to do everything on her own and on her own terms.

She loves wearing shoes and will constantly ask us to put them on her.

Val's favorite movies right now are Yogi Bear and Monster's Inc.

We love our little stinkbug and are so grateful for her everyday. What an amazing blessing she's been for us. She really is a good girl for the most part too, a little hyper, but isn't every one year old?

And now, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you some photos of the cutest little miss ever:

 Helping dad take the garbage out.

 She wanted to carry the bag.

 She was very upset she couldn't eat the plastic grapes at Hobby Lobby. . . 

 . . . VERY upset.

 Obsessed with Monster's Inc.

 Not really enjoying City Creek with Isobel.

 Oh Val.

We're working at Dura-Tuff today because they needed a little extra help. We're super happy for waking up before 6am, (We're used to getting up at 8:30am.) It's been 5 and a half hours that we've been here and she's doing amazingly well, (and napping right now.) What a good girl!

Climbing Fun!

A few weeks ago we went to Classic Skating with the Pikes. We had so much fun going through their jungle gym! I think the adults had more fun than the kids most of the time!

 She was really scared in the beginning, but by the end was fearless!

 Burying Sean!

 Oh just letting the boys traumatize my child. . . 

We had such a blast and can't wait to go back!