16 Months

Can't believe 16 months ago we welcomed Joella into the world!! This kid keeps us on our toes now that she knows how to walk and run. Running from here to there and trying to get into things that she knows she shouldn't. Then she's off to take something apart, something that we can't do, but she can! One time my mom said she misplaced something and had a hard time remembering where it was. She called my nephew to see if he can bring the baby over so she can find it for her!! Funny!! Joella seems to find things that has been forgotten. These days she's loving the idea that she can chase the dog around the house. The dog belongs to Juella. Since my parents have a large backyard, it's enough to keep the dog happy. But that dog is scared of everything. I call her a 'scaredy-dog' (and I think she likes it!!) Anyway, Joella loves to chase her around and laughs so loud when she touches her.  The last few times she was here with us, we must have tired her out. On her way home, she falls asleep and doesn't even wake up when she gets home. Dogs can be barking, sirens going on and she's fast asleep. One time we had to leave her with her aunt, Juella when something unexpected came up. I thought Juella was going to call us and say the baby is crying and won't stop. But that didn't happen. She enjoyed her time over there but was afraid of Aaron. At one time Juella said that Joella found the car keys and went to the door and said 'good bye.' If she could have opened the door she probably would have made a run for it!! Juella has two cats and Joella had a grand time chasing them around the house. Jim is not one that enjoys anyone touching him so they had to make sure Jim didn't scratch her. 
Other things going on, well, we've been trying to get the rain to fall here but for some reason it just doesn't do it enough. We have gotten some rain but not as much as we would like. Lately it's just been raining up by the mountains. The other night there was a great lightning show around the outskirts of the city. The rain did fall up in the heights but not here in the valley. It's just been hot. Ha! The other day on the radio the DJ said "It's not going to be as hot as it has been. The high today will be 95 degrees!!" What? Not as hot? Where has he been? It's been hovering up in the mid nineties all week long!!!
Nothing else exciting going on so I will end here. Not sure when the next time I will come by. We'll see, huh?