The Cutest Little Shooter

For those of you who do not know this already, the Ackers are nicknamers.  Hardly anyone on Pete's side of the family goes by his/her actual given name, so it's no surprise that Susannah has her fair share of nicknames.  Her most recent and longest-lasting nickname is Shoey, but because Pete is all about nicknames that evolve, her newest nickname is Shooter.  There may be some subliminal messaging going on there from her hunter-daddy, but I still think it's cute watching our Little Shooter walk around the house like she owns the place.

Susannah now officially knows the sounds for chicken, kitty-cat, duck, tractor, horse, and cow.  She also asks for "hep" (help) allllllllll the time.  I taught her that so she'd stop whining every time she needed assistance with something, but now she thinks it's the cure-all call.  And the main problem with that is that Susannah ONLY whispers "hep."  So if she wanders into another room and wants help opening a box or getting a book off the shelf, her whisper for help doesn't always reach the adult ears...which elicits the whining I was trying to stay away from with the teaching of that word.  It's still adorable when you do hear her say it, though.

Speaking of books, that is also something Susannah wants to do allllll the time: READ!  As a former English teacher, I think this is wonderful, but I have to be honest and say that I do get a little tired of reading the same 5 favorite books over and over again through the day.  I can recite all of our Sandra Boynton books by heart now, as well as Brown Bear, Brown Bear and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  But I'm thankful that she's constantly asking us to read rather than constantly asking us to turn on the TV!

And some picture highlights from the last few weeks:

Selfies at the swing

Susannah has gotten to have lots of quality time with her favorite "Ann-hee" (Angie) lately!

Always loving the outdoors

Also always loving a full tray of food!

Playing in the Chick-Fil-A play area was so fun!

Susannah LOVES Baby Charis, our pastor and his wife's daughter!  They are both enamored with each other.

And speaking of their love for one another, Charis and Susannah had a hilariously sad interaction last week.  Charis is teething majorly and Susannah didn't like seeing her friend hurting...and Charis didn't like silence: