Fun December

Well, what a month we've had!  So much fun!!!  We have been hitting the gym hard! Learning our ABC's! Formulating more complex sentences! Joining new congregations! Learning some more! Visiting with family and friends!  Wow, jam-packed month!!!

It's funny how much little ZoZo loves going to the gym.  Mostly because there are other little people there that she can hang with for an hour or so.  But she likes "working out", too. As the videos will show.

It's been really eye-popping to see how quickly she's taken hold of the alphabet, too.  She skips a few here and there, but she knows.  And now she's recognizing her own name when she sees it, too.  WOW!

Seriously?

Well, it's really nice that Zoe has so many kids (girls) around her same age in her new congregation.  Wow, she's really let down her walls here.  She loves the "Teendom Hall" as she calls it.  And it was SOOO stinking cute how she reacted at our last meeting with Spring Valley.  She said bye bye to everyone.  She also wanted to give kisses (unsolicited) to most everyone!  Not sure how much she understood, but she had never been like that before.

She was so excited ALL day today to go to the Teendom Hall and see her best buddy, Jade! Love, love, love!

Here's some activities that we've done this month:

Zoe's ABC's

Battle Ropes @ the Gym

Pull Ups @ the Gym

"Booty"

Zoe Spells Her Name

Fun times @ the Hayes'

Zoe had SO MUCH fun playing with Aunti NoNo and Elona! And all the fun games on their phones and iPad!

ABC's

As a first-time parent, EVERYTHING is new to us. We're learning right along with our little Zoe.   It's pretty amazing to watch her make connections, to grasp ideas, to soak up the world around her.

Right now, at age 27 months, she is reciting her ABC's. I had no idea kids pick up on this stuff so early.  We bought her a Fridge Phonics magnet set, which she wears out EVERY DAY.  But now, she sings along.  It's so fun to watch her push the button and sing along.  And she is recognizing the individual letters, too.  She grabs a "P" and says, "P". WHAT??!!!!

That little girl amazes me and Mommy.

And her full sentences are growing every day, too.  "Daddy's shirt is red." "I don't want to." "I want to go downstairs."  Just two months ago, those weren't sentences.

On a side note, we had a special moment tonight.  During our prayer before dinner, we were all standing in the kitchen, Mommy holding Zoe; me with my arms around them both.  Then Zoe un-snuggled herself from Mommy, and reached out so that she could wrap one arm around Mommy, and the other arm around Daddy.  PRECIOUS!

So love my little girl!

Video of Zoe Counting