Miss G is 16 months old!

Gracelyn Paige is 16 months old as of Wednesday!!!

that smile lights up my heart.

Gracelyn is our ultimate strong-willed child. no question. She doesn't say "no" but she says "uh uh" for no to every.thing. If she isn't a fan of what's being served she screams and refuses to eat it. Unfortunately for her (and all of our children) I don't make more than one meal so after awhile, sometimes up to 15 minutes of protesting, she usually gives in and eats. Her favorite foods...not quite sure besides fruit and pasta because it, like everything right now, depends on her mood.

wanting her paci, it's her addiction.

Gracelyn and Britton
words cannot describe how much he loves her.

she can go from this look...

to this in a millisecond!!

Gracie is such a joy in our family. She and her daddy are becoming pretty close. She actually sometimes chooses him over me now, which says ALOT. Miss G loves to bang on the piano and be a part of her brother's band and if they lay on the floor, she never misses an opportunity to tackle them. Britton really is the only one who like that, Blaine really is not a fan and Brandon is occasionally.

would not take a picture without her brother's guitar!
I'd say it makes the outfit!

Gracelyn can sign quite a bit now: please, thank you, more, all done, eat and milk. She can sign those but again, she does depending on her mood. :) Besides mama, dada. still undecipherable words for her brothers, she only says cracker. She says words but none that we can make out but what she lacks in words, she makes up for in expressions and attitude.

As you can tell I have NOT been strong enough to tackle the paci battle...

The boys never exhibited tantrums like hers. Gracie can give looks with furrowed brows in an instant. It's funny, 2 moms I have talked to with daughters G's age and only boys , we all say the same thing, how different our girls are from our boys and already at such a young age. From their mannerisms like making anything with a strap into a purse, putting on necklaces and bracelets and then fits, fits that only a girl can throw.

16 months old!!!

this picture cracks me up with her fingertips up.
Ryan put some salt on the porch last week because of the winter weather. Gracelyn wanted up on the porch to go back inside but she was NOT a fan of the salt on her hands.