70 Degrees in January!

 I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather today, so Sarah and I went to the playground in the neighborhood.  She really does like the swing even though it doesn't look like she does here...

 I'd say the biggest hit (still) is the mulch on the ground...nice!

Showing off her walking skills

All Smiles!

 Sarah has started this new thing:  when you ask her to give you a smile, she accepts.  I can't say she does it every time I ask, but she does more so than not.  It's pretty cute...!  What is cute about it, in my opinion, is she really gets her eyes into it!

 I decided to let Sarah play in this cabinet.  Since deciding that, she's added a few of her toys to the shelves.  Most of the time, this is the cabinet she goes to in the kitchen, but we still catch her trying to get into the others.

 Driving her car around the house, well sort of.  She really can't go anywhere without your help, but she enjoys just hanging out in there too. 

The blocks have been a big hit with Sarah.  When she wants to play with them, she'll say "blocks."  She can also say book, Molly, bubbles, doggie, T (tv), kitty, more, please (sort of)...that's all I can think of right now. 

The Little Gym

 We started Sarah at The Little Gym about two weeks ago.  She really likes it, and her favorite part so far are the bubbles!

 We had about 2-3 inches of snow about a week ago.  Sarah was not a big fan of it, but we got a few pictures anyway.

I caught Sarah trying to pull her bag of blocks as she was on her bus; she got so frustrated that she couldn't take them with her and ride as easily as she is used to riding the bus.

Tea Time!

 Looking cute drinking some tea

 Sarah has been shaking her head "no" for a while now, but now she actually says "No"; it's really not accurate to what you ask her, but she sure likes to use that word!

Taking a snack break

 We went to the Trains at North Park Mall exhibit.  It was pretty neat, but definitely something for a four year old boy...It was something we could do together though, so it was nice!

Sarah is pushing Kayleigh (a seven year old); Kayleigh did help her at times, but Sarah thought she was doing it all on her own!

Christmas in Houston

 On our way to Houston, Rusty stopped to get a strawberry milkshake.  We let Sarah taste it, and from then on, it was pretty much her milkshake.  She's definitely a fan!

 Christmas at PaPa's

 Hanging out at PaPa's house

 Sarah made some strides over the holiday weekend.  It all started on Christmas Eve when she stood on her own many times for pretty good chunks of time, and she took a few steps on her own too.  It was pretty exciting!

 Christmas at MaMa's

 Sarah was super eager to play with her little coup!

 The girls opening their stockings Christmas morning at PaPa's and MeMe's

 This was the first time Sarah played with markers and paper; she was VERY much into it! (look at that face)

 Christmas at Uncle Andy's house

 Sarah is really into sitting in chairs these days.

 The girls were super excited to open their gifts.  Addison and Sarah were matching, courtesy of Yia Yia, and they were looking pretty cute, I might add!

My sweet sunshine!!

15 Months Old!

 We had Sarah's 15 month doctor appointment today.  All is well, and Dr. Nail was very impressed with how strong she was at resisting to stay still (Sarah had a hard time with him this go around, which he said is perfectly normal for her age).  She's keeping at her growth curve and now weighs in at 20lbs 8oz (10-25%), is 31" tall (75-90%) and her head is 18.5" (90%).

 Sarah gets super excited while watching her Praise Babies DVD.  I was pretty impressed with her kneeling abilities here!

She's also super excited when she plays with Einstein, which I'm sure you can tell from the pictures!