We are still getting settled into our old place; tidying up, rearranging, redecorating... many of the improvements we never got to before. It took Violet all of 0 seconds to get settled in here. I believe she remembers the old house and is glad to be back. This time she's got the run of the place. It's hard to believe that when we left, May 2011, Violet wasn't even crawling.
Violet's Great Grandmother has not been well. We have been visiting her as much as possible. Gram is head over heels for Violet and Violet cannot get enough of her too! They like to sing together and Violet likes to dance, jump around and show off her many talents. I do not know what she will remember about her Great Gram, but I am so proud of her for all the joy she brings into her Great Gram's life.
Summer is here and we are wasting no time to take advantage of the weather. Violet spends a lot of time outside. She loves her little pool, her sprinkler and her sand and water table. We would like to hit up the splash pad one day soon and maybe one of the bigger pools in the area (one can dream).
When not adventuring in the great outdoors, Violet is keeping up with her music studies. She jams on the harmonica (figured it out, so awesome!), jumps onto her piano, then drum solo on every available surface, then she breaks it down into some light strumming on her Daddy's acoustic guitar. (She even bows afterward and says, "thank you!")
Her vocabulary grows daily. We've pretty much stopped keeping track.
With the baby due to arrive in less than a month and a half, we are trying to make sure we have every little thing prepared. I think that most of it is anticipation and that we should be just fine. That is how it was with Violet. We are so excited and cannot wait for her to be a big sister. We just know that she is perfect for the job! (She points to Mommy's baby bump and says, "Baby" and "Belly") Sometimes she is able to say the baby's name, but not always. She'll get there. :)
