2-two-dos-deux

She's two.

Today.

We had our party in early May since that was when both sides of the family were in town.

It was a lot of fun. Oma and Opa (and family) gifted her fun clothes and one of those talking Little Miss Sunshine's. Along with that came Little Miss Chatterbox (very appropriate for this little girl, I will say).

My mom/dad and brother gifted her a small play kitchen. Cam and I got her kitchen pots and pans and utensils. My mom is an exceptional sewer and made felt food for the kitchen.....pizza, cookies, "no-nees" (mac 'n cheese), strawberries, fried eggs and pancakes.

Look how great all these things turned out:


I am happy Emmy is older....I have more fun with older kids because they are communicative. And communicative she is!

She's putting together 3-4 word sentences. She repeats pretty much anything we challenge her with (including Spanish). She has most of her favorite books memorized. Really, she just doesn't stop talking.

Kind of like her momma. :)

She loves to sing too....but that may be back along with the communicative/verbal. And that comes from her daddy.

She loves to run.

She loves to wash her hands.

Loves her markers rather than crayons. And loves "tracing" her hands (I didn't mind so much with the crayons, but those markers are only so washable...).

She is quiet in church in that she whispers. But you can't get her to sit still if your life depended on it. Tried everything, she CANNOT/WILL NOT sit still.

She loves Pincey (Quincy the Pug). She likes to sit on the couch with him and have her hand on his back during "movie time."

She loves her daddy. Every morning her first word, "daddy?" And I always have to say, "he's at work already, sweetie." Then we move onto other things....usually milk or juice related.

But...*sigh*

...my first baby has grown up quite a bit. I look at her and only see how much she has grown and changed. Just look:

Newborn (Amy Rae Photography)-

One Year Old (Kimberly Williams Photography)-

Two Years Old (Kimberly Williams Photography)-

(I borrowed these from the maternity shoot...but I bet her photos will be up soon on www.kimberlywilliamsphotography.com)



She sure isn't a baby anymore.

Good thing there is another one due to arrive soon... :) But that really isn't why we got pregnant....promise!