:11months:

Seriously??.. the next one is going to be the big "1 year old"... What in the world! Its crazy to think that this time last year I was waddling around so looking forward to be able to meet HattieJo and now she has been with us for 11 months and we couldn't imagine life without her! What a true joy she is to us!
*She LOVES her monkey... I could eat her up in this SWEET picture*HattieJo,
You are growing and changing so much each day! Mommy and Daddy LOVE every minute that we spend with you! You are such a busy body... You love to be up and around at the house, the only problem is that you have to hold on to one of our hands to get around! haha... You LOVE to walk all over the house. It is the cutest thing to watch you climb the stairs lifting your sweet legs. You are so smart! The other day you walked right over to a pair of daddy's shoes and tried to put your foot in it. WOW! You love to be outside. You enjoy sitting outside with Mommy watching Daddy take care of the dogs, eating popsicles, watching Lucy, riding on the 4wheeler, or just playing on a blanket. You will even try to say Lucy's name, "euss, euss" and "pppp" when we look at the puppies! You love to look for birds and point and grunt when you see them. You are eating so much food now. You are eating "big people" food these days along with your baby food. You had pizza for the 1st time the other day and LOVED it! I love to watch you pick up your food with your sweet fingers. Its too cute. You are even drinking out of a straw when Mommy or Daddy puts one in their cup. HattieJo, you are a dancing machine! You love to start dancing when you hear music. When you are on an adventure walking around the house, you love to stop and mess with all the vents, walk through the bathroom, open and close cabinet doors and bang on EVERYTHING! In the mornings you and Mommy have a breakfast date before getting Daddy up. You love when we wake Daddy up; you tell him about your night (you talk up a storm all the time, pointing, and telling us about something!) and you will give him pats on his back and scratch his head.
HattieJo, we can't believe that you are almost 1 year old! We are so thankful for the beautiful happy little girl that you are.
We love you
Love,
Mommy and Daddy

**"Oh mom... really do I have to wear the bow?"**