Lily is 2 Years Old

It is hard to believe my baby girl Lily is 2 years old.  It seems like yesterday she joined our little family, but yet I cannot remember life without her.  Lily brings so much life and laughter to our home.  It has been fun to see her learn and grow while sharing her newfound personality. 
Lily's best friend is Emily.  It has been fun to see Lily and Emily play more together over the past few weeks.  They are really becoming best of friends, using their imaginations together.  Emily can hardly wait sometimes for Lily to wake up to engage in a new adventure together.  I love the way they laugh with each so often.

• Lily loves to discover with texture.  She loves to get messy - with her food, dirt, playdough, or anything textile.  Lily especially enjoys soft things: her blanket, stuffed animals, and snuggles with those she loves.  Her favorite way to sleep is with her head on a soft, fleece blanket. 
• One of Lily's favorite quiet activities is sleeping.  With rare exception, Lily asks to go to bed for naptime around 11 am.  This has been a help to keep her (and mom) happy all day.
• Lily loves to play with princesses, dress up, dance, sing, and be outside.  She can name all of the Disney princesses and their side kicks (ie Pascal, Mrs. Potts, Scuttle, etc).  Dancing to princess songs is a favorite pastime for the girls.  Lily can associate a song to the princess who it belongs to.  I love watching her dance, spin, and sing along.
• Mac n' Cheese (Beans), ice cream, and popsicles are Lily's favorite foods.  She could eat them all day everyday!  She even had "Beans" for breakfast on her birthday. 
• Lily loves to dress in skirts and dresses.  In fact most days she tells me what to dress her in which is usually a skirt.  Even though Lily will not go to nursery alone, she loves to go to church just to dress up!
• Lily loves to play "get you" chasing game with her daddy every night when he gets home.  She gets so excited to see him and play with him.  It is fun to see them share some tender daddy-daughter time.
• Zootopia and Frozen are Lily's favorite movies.  She likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Sofia the First too.
• Lily has a big vocabulary and can form 4-5 word sentences.  I love seeing her vocabulary blossom so much everyday.

I am so glad Lily chose our family.  I love her so very much!  She is a bright spot of our home with so much love for life, family, and princesses.  Happy Birthday Lily!