She Is Growing So Quickly, She Is Practically An Adult

my baby is two years old!! you heard me people, two! i have no idea where the last year disappeared to. i wish sometimes that i could freeze time because she is growing up to quickly. i have learned so much from her this last year though. she has taught me to have more patience, compassion, to laugh a little harder and a bit longer, that we learn from our mistakes, some days we just need to have a good cry, and that we can always show more love to one another.
i wanted to share some of the things that we love about elizabeth.
her nickname is monkey, because she is so small and she clings right onto us...i'm not kidding either, our legs, arms, waist, wherever she can get her cute little legs around us. she loves getting her hair done, and i'll tell you why. i sit her in the bathroom sink and she loves looking at herself in the mirror, she just sits there and giggles. she loves candy, or rather chocolate. anything that has chocolate she is like a little puppy dog and is begging you for it. she loves playing outside, she never gets tired of going down the playground slide. she loves to color. she loves makeup, she is right next to me in the morning when i get ready and has the biggest smile on her face when i put powder on her face (this also gives her another reason to look in the mirror). she loves shoes, we call her the shoe horde cause she is always getting into our shoes. she loves her dog sugar, they sleep together every night. she loves talking on the phone, the other day i came into the room and she was talking on my phone and coloring at the same time...it was very cute. she loves to dance. she loves to read books, she will just sit in her room and look through books...but she mostly loves when we read to her. she loves bubbles. she loves baths, her favorite part is when i cover her in soap and sing 'once there was a snowman'. she loves her two best friends, brighton and quintin. she has a hard time sharing, but really does her best. she has the lungs to cry for long periods of time when she wants something. she loves when we say prayers. she has the brightest smile, ever since she was a baby it was like her eyes just twinkled when she smiled. she has the most beautiful laugh. i do believe that she is growing so quickly because her little body can't contain her huge spirit. she is my pride and joy...happy birthday monkey.

ryan wasn't able to come, but the turners, and even papa & grandmerry celebrated elizabeths birthday by going out to an aquarium. we had a blast, and it was a lot more fun than we expected. i think the two youngest, elizabeth and gabriel had the most fun. elizabeth was gleaming of joy the entire time.