21 Months Old, 1st Zoo Visit & "Why Not?"

I can't believe it's already JUNE!  Here comes summer and Marlee turned 21 months old over a week ago and seems to be growing so fast!  She got to visit the Nashville Zoo for the first time on that day (5-22-12) with some friends from our play group.  We got in for FREE as a guest on a friends' membership, which is awesome!  We got lucky that it wasn't too hot, got there early, and actually got to see many animals in action.  She loved playing on the playground and jumpy pit too!  The pic above is from the bridge at the flamingos, she and LillyAnn were holding hands and jumping... so cute!  It was lots of fun!

Marlee's language continues to explode!  She's so smart!  Asking "What's that, Mommy?", "Where did ___ go(es)?", and the latest is "Why not?".  Ha!  Not sure if she knows exactly what that last one means, but it's cute... for now.  ;)  Last night she was stalling going to bed, and said she wanted to go potty, after a little accident in the floor, she peed in the potty again... yay!!!  Dave and I then started cracking up because she was saying "Oh My Gosh!" and "I('m) Ready".  It was adorable, but I obviously need to watch what I say more closely around her!  She can sing the full ABC song (only leaving out a few letters), sings "Happy Birthday ___" (instead of just saying it to people), and loves to sing "Jingle Bells" right now.  I attribute that to her dog toy Violet that plays the music and the fact that Elmo ends his segment of Sesame Street with a song to the tune of Jingle Bells every. single. episode!  She comments constantly on what she sees and what's going on around her, continues to be a good eater, and a good sleeper.  She kisses and hugs her toys, loves holding (supervised, of course) baby friends, and I got my first unprompted "I love you, Mommy" right before Mother's Day... my heart melted!  I love her so much!  She can climb on the couch and into chairs unassisted (for the most part) now and LOVES to jump!

She also had a blast playing in the water last weekend in Centre while we visited for Memorial Day weekend.  Gama & Papa had a little pool with toys on the back porch, and we accidentally discovered her love for the sprinkler, and LOVED for Papa to "make it rain!" on her with the water hose.  See pic below (sorry I couldn't turn it)... too cute!  She also had a blast swimming in the lake and riding the wagon around the cabin.  We hope to go back over Father's Day weekend.

David is working lots of over time right now (even today, Saturday) at a downtown building that caught fire on Monday (and we saw the news story about it Monday night). We are thankful for extra money, but he still has class three nights a week til August, so we don't get to see a lot of him right now.  We are fed up with Bank of America, and have opened an account with a local credit union (luckily we qualified for membership!), and are set to get a great refi deal through them, with the process officially starting next week.  I hope it works out!

We're looking forward to this being a great fall... I mean, Why Not?, right?!  :)