oh hey, I'm 52 weeks old!

 That's right folks. 

 Today officially means I am one week away from one!

Lately, I've been all about waving hi and bye to people

and there were even a few times when mom asked me to say hi

and I actually waved

I think my parents are starting to realize how much I really understand

what they say to me

even if I still choose when I'm going to respond

because let's face it, I like doing my own thing

speaking of my own thing

I am now walking all over the place

I have literally walked around the entire house without stopping

the only problem with me walking [according to my parents]

is I now want down, everywhere

and once I'm down, do not pick me up, or I will most likely freak out

[which means mom has had to get over me on the ground
outside of the house pretty quickly]

at home I am starting to be quite the climber

and I am clearly going to be a tom-boy like my mom

because I love playing in the dirt and exploring outdoors

I also love army crawling underneath the sofas

and finding all sorts of treasures
I'm also working on snuggling and giving hugs

^mom & I at 11 months and 3 months^

^when we approve of something, we say "oooh"^

today we were too busy doing some shopping for my party
so instead, I'll just share some photos from our trip to Disneyland last week
next time you will hear from me, I'll be one!
-Everly Mae