16 months

this girl loves to be outside,

 walk, climb stairs, imagine that the kids at church or the park are chasing her, give momma hugs and kisses (miracle, indeed), have a say in what she wears,

try new foods and say "mmm," have conversations with me in the car (vocabulary isn't quite there, but her pragmatic awareness is better than most adults), dance to primary songs, lead the music at church (since she was a couple of months old-- weird), and be carried around by daddy. Some things don't change, right?

do you know

today is national donut day?

Nohemi does!

We tried going here for their heavenly treats, but they'd closed shop and taken all the treasure to Fountain Square downtown. I have no idea where that is, and it's more than I was willing to drive. Instead we went here for their pretty-good treats. We bought a glazed cake donut (I know, but everyone in line had ordered one, so...) and a "fried danish" (no, it's not worth the calories), and they gave us two heart-shaped donuts and a tea cookie. Somebody was so sad when the cookie was gone that she refused to eat a donut. See how long that lasted?

Happy Holidays!