20 Months & BIG NEWS!

We're moving!!! That's right, we're leaving good ole KC... Here's what's going on: Daddy got a job as the city administrator for East Grand Forks, MN (right across the river from where Mommy and Daddy went to college and met) and he starts his job Aug. 4th! The last 3 weeks since he found out have been super busy. First, the parents had to clean the whole house and get it ready to be sold. Mommy says this is called "staging" and it involved them packing up half of our stuff and furniture to make the place look nice and big. They moved all of my toys from the living room to my room and even the TV went into the garage! It was no fun because they only had 3 days to do all this before our first open house. They were so busy and didn't have time to play with me:( So, a bunch of my friends had me over to play at their houses while Mommy and Daddy worked on our house. That was way more fun than hanging out with them anyway! So, Daddy will have to be in EGF early next month but sounds like Mommy and me will likely stay behind in KC until the house here sells. Its a bit up in the air which is freaking Mama out. We are making a trip up to the Grand Cities this weekend to check out houses and other housing options (aren't sure if we're going to buy or rent yet)so we should know more after that trip. Mommy says I get to see my Grandma and Grandpa Huizenga and my Uncle Dusty so that should be fun! Anyway, please pray that our house in KC sells quickly and for a good price so Mommy can quit her worrying! Then we can concentrate on the move and getting to know our new home. Mommy says its really pretty and closer to all our family. She did warn me that its way colder with more snow and that they are probably going to teach me this game called hockey in a few winters. Hmmmm.... I'm going to miss Royals baseball, all the fountains around KC, and my awesome friends here. Its gonna be sad to say bye-bye to them:(

Ok, well in other news, I turned 20 months old on the 9th. Only 4 more months til another birthday party! I keep getting taller and people keep telling me I look like a little boy instead of a baby. I now know how to say my name (Ni-te), pretty, ball, there, and a bunch more words that I can't think of right now. I'll have to add more later. My favorite word continues to be NO!!! I love my books. And having them read over and over and over again. I still have 12 teeth (all of my first 4 molars are popped through) but more seem to be on the way. My hair is pretty darn thick and now it is very wavy, too, just like Mama's. I got another haircut at the barbershop on Saturday and Mommy says I look just like a minature Scott. She says she prefers my hair longer though, and won't quit talking about how the hairdresser cut too much. Thank goodness my hair grows quickly.

We've been doing lots of stuff this past month including hosting water playdates at our house once a week (until the house had to be sold and then we had to stop:( ), going to playdates and playgroups, going to the park, playing outside whenever I could which usually involved me jumping in my pool, and attending classes from the summer co-op that my mom's parenting group organized. So far I've done Toddler Tunes (like Sing & Sign), Paren-Tot gymnastics, Spanish Songs, Yoga for Littles, and if we stick around in August I get to go to a Fingerpainting Dance Party and a class on bubbles. Fun!!