Little Picasso

Your new favorite thing is painting. I keep the paints on top of the refrigerator, in hopes you may forget they are there, but at least 3 times a week you cling to the door and scream "I paint, I paint pleeeeeeeaaaasssssseeeee!" How can I resist such good manners? The only thing about painting is you haven't quite mastered keeping it on the paper, I am trying very hard to let go of my OCD and just let you have fun. But painting ultimately means washing the highchair cover, the kitchen floor, and of course YOU!

Chatty Cathy!

The biggest milestone this summer has been your speech for sure! You are talking up a storm and towards the end of the summer you started to speak in little phrases and every once in awhile now you will blurt out an entire sentence. It's so crazy how for the past almost 2 years I have been talking away to you, and now you are finally talking back to me! I can finally have a conversation with you. Although sometimes I would like you to be quiet, all in all it's so nice to be able to have someone to chat with everyday!

I'm in Trouble!

For the most part, you and I are 2 peas in a pod....but every once in awhile, nothing can make us see eye to eye. We quickly turn to oil and water. You have such a little opinion and you definitely want it to be known. It scares me when I see these small glimpses of our future, I can picture you as a defiant teenager screaming how much you hate me. But no matter how loud we yell, or how much we cry, we always are back loving one another in no time. Let's hope that trend forever continues.

Queen Michaela

I was having a really tough day with you. You weren't listening to one thing I was saying, I said to you, "why do you have to be such a brat!" You looked at me and said, "I not....I the Queen!" How could I not laugh....one of the 7 million reasons why I love you so much!

Mimi...Mimi...Mimi

I can't even say the word Mimi anymore unless we are seconds away from seeing her. You know her car, her voice, and even her house (god forbid we drive by and not stop). She is by far your most favorite human being on the planet. You ask for her 20 times a day, and the minute I yell at you for being in trouble, you cry for her. When we go to her house, you immediately tell me to leave, and picking you up and taking you away is a nightmare. You scream and cry the entire way home. I can remember being so in love with my Grandmom as a kid, but you take it to a whole other level. You two have a bond that I know for certain will last forever, and it makes my heart so happy that you have each other.

My Sister...

is completely and totally head over heels in LOVE with you. 2 visits home this summer, which is unheard of for her, and we all know it's because of you. I can see it in her eyes how hard it is for her to be so far away from you, but when she is here it is all about you. You have an adventurous spirit just like her, and I tell you all the time that you better not grow up and move to California too!

Everytime I start to miss her, I look at your little face and I am reminded that a part of her is here with me. I think we are finally starting to wear her down, maybe in a few more years we can get her to move a few more states closer to us!

Father's Day

I hope you will always know how much your Dad loves you. I don't think any guy will hold a candle to him, and I'm pretty sure he will never think anyone is good enough for you. The older you get the more excited he becomes, I always say that he is rushing you to grow up, but I know he is just excited to do more things with you. The way you say "I looooove uuooo Dad-ddddde" is enough to melt his heart. He is so loving, nurturing, and forever working on being more patient with you. You most definitely stole his heart.
Another guy who loves you to pieces is your Poppy! You are very lucky to have 2 men in your life that would do anything for you. He is by far the most patient guy I know, and he tells me EVERY SINGLE DAY how beautiful you are. He loves to spend all his free time with you, and you can do no wrong in his eyes. He is the best Dad in the world, and now the best Poppy too! You and I are blessed to have them both! And even though you aren't even 2, I think you already know that!