Ada is 21 months old today! Once again, she's changed so much in the last 3 months. It really is amazing to see how much she learns in such a short period of time.
We had a busy start to our summer with trips to Disney World and Washington DC in May. John's parents went along with us on our week long trip to Disney. Ada loved spending so much time with them. She was a big fan of the buses as well as the characters (except Princess Tiana). She never cried on a ride but finally seemed to enjoy them on our last day when she signed "more" after getting off Ariel's Undersea Adventure. She was pretty good on the plane too. It definitely helped to have Grandma Kathy sitting next to us!
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| Mickey Mouse! 5.13.18 |
We had a great time in Washington DC too. We all flew out the Saturday before Memorial Day. John and Ada flew back home on Tuesday when my American College Health Association conference started. Aubrey, Andrew, and Finley joined us for about 24 hours of our trip. It was so great to see them again! We visited the National Mall, National Air and Space Museum, and walked by a few of the monuments. (I did a more formal tour of the National Mall and the monuments during my conference which was awesome!)
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| Washington DC 5.27.18 |
In June, we spent an evening with Ben and Heidi while they visited Chicago, road tripped up to Cochrane for a long weekend to celebrate Great Grandma Rohrer's 90th birthday, and hosted Annie, Ben, Ella, and Natalie for a night. Plus, Grandma and Grandpa Lenz stayed with us for a couple of nights before and after their trip to Spain.
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| Heidi and Ben visited Chicago. 6.8.18 |
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| With Grandpa Lonnie during Great Grandma's birthday party - 6.16.18 |
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| Visiting Great Grandma - 6.17.18 |
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| Showing Ella some Disney World pictures. 6.24.18 |
Our July was pretty low-key with a visit out to Geiner and Marcela's to see Laura, Paolo, and Zulay plus a couple of days with Laura and Paolo at our place, and a quick visit by Grandma Jul so she could see Laura and Paolo too.
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| Laura, Paolo, and Grandma Jul visited! 7.10.18 |
Ada took a gymnastics class through the Chicago Park District in June and July and also started Lil' Kickers soccer in June. She really seems to enjoy both classes. She still loves her daycare, especially Mr. Jesse. She also enjoys going to see the Old Town School of Folk Music Wiggleworms performances and is even starting to sing along sometimes. Ada still loves going to the park and is getting pretty good at climbing. She loves to walk instead of ride in the stroller, especially when it means she gets to pet the neighborhood dogs. Her favorite dog is Moose, an old chocolate lab. Moose's owner thinks Ada is something too!
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| Lil' Kickers 7.3.18 |
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| Gymnastics 7.3.18 |
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| Playing in the water after Wiggleworms 7.31.18 |
It really, truly is a joy to be Ada's Mama, even though it's tough sometimes (like when she's kicking and screaming to not be put in the stroller or to not have her diaper changed). But, we're figuring those moments out too. Tomorrow her baby brother will be born. I think she senses there are big changes happening because she's been a little extra clingy to me lately and a little tougher to put to bed. But, I think she'll be a great big sister and adjust well to this humongous change. Fingers crossed!
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| Our last photo as a family of three. 8.5.18 |
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| Grandma Jul 8.5.18 |
