Minnie ~ Two Years OLD

Dear Sweet Sweet Girl,
This has been the FASTEST two years of my LIFE. You have gone from a teenie tiny...to a big sassy TODDLER! :) You are quickly forgetting all things "baby" and we are seeing more and more that you ARE your OWN person and we are READY! (well, kinda. :) (pictures below showing your "muscles")

Minnie you bring us SUCH joy everyday.

There is not a day that goes by without Daddy and I giggling at something you've said, tried to say or acted out so that we can try to FIGURE it out.

You are working on complete sentences and just this past weekend said "I, go help Tod" when your cousin was putting his boots on. You can count to 11, you know your WHOLE name and your address including the town and state you live in. :) You LOVE to sing praise and worship songs, your ABC's, Happy Birthday and Twinkle Twinkle (that comes out tinkle tinkle and makes us laugh every time :)

You know EVERYONE'S names and will ask complete strangers in Wal*Mart "How 'ah You?" :)

If Papa asks you "did anyone tell you today?" you will respond with "I cute" :) You are VERY curious and interested in "What doin'" and "Where goin'?"

You have the CUTEST tone of voice for "Why" and I can't even get annoyed with it because it is so adorable :)

Bink and Bear are your go-to's when you are tired, sad or just need some comfort but you have recently come out with an adoration for, who you refer to as, "I-Yah" the bush monkey from Aunnie Becker. Nana also just bought you a little plastic chicken, whom you refer to as 'Mabel' and you LOVE her.

You are STILL not a great eater but we are getting there. Mom just has to get creative and you need to spend more time with Pheebs because "Yiz" told me you ate CHICKEN! :) THAT was a first and I'm sooooo proud of you!

You LOVE to stand at the counter and "Help Mumma" with whatever I happen to be cooking or doing at the counter. You just got a whole bunch of kitchen things for your birthday and you were THRILLED!

A typical week for us is Monday, catch up from the weekend day. Laundry, cleaning and any grocery gathering we need to do. Tuesday is the library which you LOVE and we try to hit the park if it is nice and the post office. Wednesday is either play group or Moms in Touch where you get to play with your friends while Mommy prays for the public school kiddos. Thursday and Fridays we try to leave open for appointments, hanging out at home, and getting things ready for whatever is coming for the weekend.

You also LOVE to take a "walk the driveway" and see if any of the neighbor girls are home. You like to check things out at Headders and Meagan's :) Throwing rocks in the stream we can see now that the leaves have fallen will keep you busy for 20 minutes or more :)

You have been sleeping in until about 6:45-7ish, have a nap around 12ish, and bed for the night around 7ish. The "schedule" seems to be working well for all and we are hoping this one sticks for a bit :)

Minnie, Daddy and I could NOT imagine loving ANYONE more than we love you baby girl. You have made us a family and we ADORE all the time we have with you. Your spunk, sass and personality making you ~ YOU, are a treasure. We can believe we get to be the ones to enjoy you and call you our own!

We love you Minnie,

Mommy & Daddy