My 18 Month Old Jetsetter!

Julia turned 18 months old Friday! For her birthday, we celebrated by singing Happy Birthday and going to visit sweet Maggie Grace and her family in Atlanta. Julia got to ride in an airplane for the first time. I was a little nervous about how she would do and how I would handle all of her gear by myself. Everything was perfect, including our visit!

I packed plenty of books to keep her busy while flying, but she preferred my People magazine. Her favorite part of the flight were the peanuts. Her second favorite part of the flight was the "Isa", AKA ice, that the stuartist brought us. Julia said, "Weeeee" when the elevation changed and loved her first airplane ride.


Julia and Maggie Grace having a picnic and playing at the park. Julia was much more interested in the geese and ducks than her chicken nuggets.

John was happy to see his girl when we got back to Memphis! When we got home, Julia made up for lost time by "reading" to her Dad for over an hour. She reads about 1 book per minute but looks at every page. She speaks very clear Chinese and changes her tone appropriately while reading. It is definitely her favorite activity these days!

She is so smart. She actually spelled her entire name Thursday morning while we were on the way to the sitter's. She says her name is "Jul-Wa." If you ask her, "What are you?" She says, "Big Girwl." She is definitely growing up too fast, but we are loving every minute of it. She keeps us smiling and laughing.

John and I agree that she has given us the best year and a half of our lives!