lately...

{at the park}

{got her hair did ha}

i feel like bennet has been such a sponge the past couple months. she tries really hard to say words and mimics everything!
bennet's favorite words are:
cheese
turkey
cracker
kitty cat
bye
dada
mama

{slides!!}


she is constantly using her baby signs...more, eat, drink, thank you. those are just the main ones i taught her. she knows lots of words and knows what i mean when i say "are you ready for night night?" she crawls to her room. same with bath time. it is crazy how much she knows. i will ask something and she will totally know it. it def surprises me sometimes.

she knows some animals sounds too. right now her favorites are lions, bears, and snakes. she knows monkeys scratch their armpits haha. i would say reading books with animals is her favorite thing to do. she loves the flap books and constantly wants to read and lift the flap up.

{eating jeni's ice cream}

{at the pumpkinfest with her buddy addison}

she still won't walk by herself, but i think she is getting close. we will see.

did i mention she is gonna be a kitty cat for halloween?! isn't she the cutest!!

random memories...

~i stopped nursing bennet completely while in st louis on oct 4. i was just feeding her in the morning but i could see she wasn't really caring about it. so i just stopped. she hasn't seemed to miss it. as much as i was longing for this day, i was super sad the next couple days...she is such a big girl now.

~bennet knows what a lion says. anytime you ask her she growls the cutest growl. she has also mooed when asked what a cow says but prefers to growl. she pretty much thinks every animal growls since learning about lions. i took her to the zoo while in st louis and when we saw the lions she just sat there forever growling at them. ha

~bennet has such a personality and likes to have all the attention. she still has no stranger danger and says HI! to everyone she sees.

~you went to your 3rd sanctus real show and saw dada play. while watching him you kept saying dada! dada! and clapping. you dance so much to music it is hilarious.

~you have 6 teeth right now and some more trying to get through. you are officially the slowest at getting teeth. sorry baby.

~you think its awesome to pull petty's hair out by the handfuls. he still hasn't scratched you. seriously the sweetest cat. and he adores you.

~you refuse to keep socks and shoes on. i am on the hunt to find one that you can't take off. so frustrating as it is colder out and you NEED something on your feet.

~after seeing your daddy for the 1st time after being away from him for that horrible 24 days, you lite up. i will never forget your smiling face and how excited you were for him. he won't either...you made his day. :)

(us last night at daddy's show)

Happy Birthday dada!

today is pete's birthday! we sent him this little video today to wish him a happy one!

Untitled from melissa prevost on Vimeo.

we are hanging in there! and only have 6 more days to get through till we are all together again! it has been hard...very hard. but i am thankful pete has had some fun (including meeting/hanging out with DJ Tanner!!?!) and bennet & i have been hanging with family in st louis. it has helped the time go by faster but still...24 days SUCKS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETE! your girls love you and can't wait to give you lots of hugs and kisses!

~m