She's Two!

I can't believe our baby is two years old!  I am little behind but I decided to write a little update about Brylee!  Two, five, and seven are the only numbers she knows so we were excited that she would be able to tell people how old she is, since she knows two.  If you ask her how old she is, she says: "I two."  Its pretty cute! At least she can answer her age (we'll keep working on the other numbers)!

My sister came and took some beautiful pictures of Brylee!  And on her birthday we had a Frozen celebration! She had fun with all of her friends!

Some fun Brylee facts:

Favorite Color: YELLOW! (yellow is in all caps because Brylee does not just say yellow, she shouts  YELLOW whenever she sees something yellow. She especially loves yellow buses!)

Favorite Shape: Star (I know its kinda odd to have a favorite shape but Brylee knows all her shapes and is kind of obsessed with stars.  She always points them out no matter where we are, even if someone happens to be wearing stars :)

Favorite Toys: She loves her baby doll. One day she will be such a good big sister! She also loves stuffed animals.  One of her favorites is Minnie Mouse, who Brylee calls "Hot Dog." She also loves trains and cars.

Favorite Songs: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Hello song (From Storytime), Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree, Let it Go, Shake it Off by Taylor Swift, And Happy by Pharell Williams!

Silly Things She Does: Brylee loves to play with mom and dad. She always says "hand, hand" and leads us away to play.  Or she'll say "sit, sit", this means we get to sit and watch her play. And there is no laying down on the job; if we try to lay down she will say "up, up", and grab us by the shirt to pull us up.Whenever she gets an owie she makes mom or dad kiss it better. She is also pretty picky when it comes to her parents singing; if she doesn't like she tells us to stop.  When Daddy sings in his opera voice or Mommy tries to rap the Itsy Bitsy Spider Brylee will say "no, stop." Its really been hurting her parents self esteem.

Best Friend: Her best friend Owen moved away this fall, which was very sad for Brylee.  Her new best friend is Kaitlyn Haibach, a six year old.  These two are inseparable at church.  Sam and I would get out of class and realized Brylee was already out of nursery.  We soon discover that Kaitlyn was picking her up from nursery! Kaitlyn has enough energy to match Brylee so they are a pretty good pair!

Activities: She loves to color, craft and paint! We make a craft every week at story time.  Brylee's is always the most creative because she is the only kid at story time that refuses to let mom help, and does it all by herself. She also loves to dress up: puts and mom's high heels, Elsa dress and crown, you name it! We go through several outfit changes during the day! And of course she loves anything outside, playing at the park, jumping in leaf piles, and splashing in the rain.

Personality: This little girl sure is passionate.  If she is mad she more mad than any other toddler, but if she'd happy she is happier than any other tot.  She is full of fire and spunk.  Brylee is little Miss Independent, she wants to do everything herself.  There isn't a shy bone in her body, she is very much an extrovert.  She just loves having people over, she gets so excited. 

Daddy's Girl: Brylee is best buds with Mom all day long.  They do everything together, but as soon as she hears to door she goes running "Daddy, dadddy! When daddy comes home she is so excited and wants to spend every second with him.

Ball of Energy:  People who dont know Brylee that well remark after meeting her: "Is she always this busy?" Yes, we nicknamed her the energizer bunny, she can go all day long.  She is so full of life and just wants to share her joy with the world.

Favorite Book: Pride and Predjudice (baby version), and her Curious George puppet book.

She's Getting so Big:  At her two year checkup Brylee was 25.6 pounds, and 2'10" tall!

The past two years have been amazing with our little girl!  She is so full of joy.  She makes us laugh everyday with her antics.  I think back on the day she was born, and the overwhelming instantaneous love we felt for her.  For the first time in my life I think I really understood how God loves us.  Everyday she inspires me to be a better person.  She is our joy!