Our Kids

Landis is becoming such a little person. She is full on walking and is so cute and wobbly on her feet but determined. She climbs up on everything, chairs, step stools, boxes, beds, you name it, she laughs in the face of danger and sometimes cries when danger slaps her down. She is very helpful with everything, for example, when I put on her clothes she puts her arms and legs in purposefully. You can also find her throughout the day trying to put her own shoes on which is so cute.

My favorite thing my lil’ person does is if you hand her a baby (or any doll, animal etc.) she holds it close and tucks it under her chin, then she smiles, gives it a hug and pats it back. Often times she will pull it away from her, give it another smile and then repeat the whole hugging patting thing. I sincerely hope this is an indication of her future personality, it is enough to make me weep at times she is so sweet. It also makes me feel good about us as a family when I see them mimicking behaviors that we do.

If you give her chalk she will draw on the ground and she loves to imitate any action that she sees me or her sisters do. She is very in to her surroundings, very aware of what is happening around her at all times. I think that she has imaginary toothpicks that hold her eyes open when she doesn’t want to sleep just so she can soak up a little more of the day. I could learn (and am learning) a lot from this baby, she has such a love of life and you can see it in almost everything that she does. She is a constant explorer and a real joy to spend time with.