February 2015 --- 34 months old

My sweet girl, you are simply AMAZING!!!  Every signee day gets more and more sweet and special with you. You are talking full sentences and so full of life and love. 

Your favorite character is STILL ariel, you want to play dress up ALL day long. It's more of a battle to get you into regular clothes nowadays. You ask to go to Disneyland at least once a week. Your favorite ride there is "little mermaid". You are really good at puzzles, know your ABC's, can count to 10, love to paint, be outdoors, chase the neighborhood boys, buckle yourself in the car seat, drink smoothies, eat junk food, wear tutus all day long, "play dress up", watch Sofia the first, play with Kendall, FaceTime, take showers, anything PINK , gardening outside with your nana, torture your brother, balloons, chalk, helping daddy pick up dog poop , and help mommy in the kitchen. 

You have a big girl bed, are fully potty trained, sleep well at night! Such a joy to be around and watch you grow! 

December 2014

My gosh it has been awhile since I have updated your blog. You are currently 2.5 years old, and growing leaps and bounds every single day. I spoke once about how you were attending speech therapy but girl, you can talk for DAYYYYYSSSS. Pretty sure your favorite sentence is "I want candy mommy" or "I want chocolate milk momma" "pweeeassse". I am enjoying so much of this phase, but let me tell you the TANTRUMS are real. Every single day you put up a fight, usually over ariel clothes and nap/sleeptime. You have an opinion on everything. "what's this mommy? " so curious about the world around you.
Last night my heart melted. daddy usually puts you to bed but I decided to lay with you after a pretty bad meltdown. you were the happiest little girl ever, kept snuggle your head into my arms, looking up at me with smiles, and then of course gazing into my eyes and telling me "I love you mommy". my heart exploded. I don't know how i ever get mad or sad at you because you're just so gosh darn cute.
you very much enjoy Eli now, sask always for two of everything. "eli wants one mommy" pretty sure sometimes its just so you can eat his too but nonetheless you are a great big sister. you guys love to run the halls with a stick or long ribbon, each of you holding one side until one of you falls. your hair is still golden blonde, your teeth are perfect, your smile can melt anyones soul. You are such a happy kid, always smiling and laughing ( so different from you as a baby). you are fully potty trained with very few accidents. You got a big girl bed this past month. you are OBSESSED with all things the little mermaid. So much so that your cheap dad even sprung for a $80 lamp for your room. You love going to disneyland. You also love watching TV. You can count to ten. You're super headstrong, never doing anything unless you really want to.
We took our first trip to the polar express this year with all of your cousins. You had a BLAST, mom not so much. Traveling with two toddlers alone is tough work. I got no sleep, eli got no sleep, but you slept like a rock. you were really good the whole ride surprisingly, only crying the last hour or so because you were delirious for sleep. We also took your pacifier away recently, about two months ago. You went to the disney store and in order to get an Ariel doll you had to pay the cashier with all of your "dohs' as you call them. after that i was petrified of the days to come but you actually barely asked after the first two days.