Happy 2nd Birthday Lily Caroline

Our little darling is 2!! Oh, she is such a JOY!! It truly is hard to believe what our family was like without her. She has brought so much love to our family in these past two years. Owen has ADORED her from the very beginning! It has been so sweet to watch him be a big brother and to care for his sister the way he does. Of course, he takes toys from her and everything isn't always peachy...but for the most part, their relationship has been such a blessing. He often tells her that she is beautiful! We are so lucky to call Lily Caroline "ours", even though she belongs to our Father, we are trying our best to take care of her and point her to Christ while we can. 

Here are some things that I want to remember when I think of my little two year old! 

*She is very sweet but can also be a little sassy (if you can't tell from some of the pictures!)

*Her favorite food group is sweets-cookies, candy, "cuh cakes", "peetzie" (pizza) 

*Has a good, little vocabulary and can put together some sentences (Some favorites include "Oww me" when something hurts her, "Do it") 

*She is very polite- lots of thank yous and "cuse you" (excuse you) 

*Likes to flip through books and will hardly let us read to her because she wants to hold the books

*Goes to school two days a week and her teachers say that she is the best baby and is so sweet. We have had a few people say that they love to watch her get into the car because she is always so excited to see her daddy and bubby

*Loves our animals and will call for them if she doesn't see them (Boo Boo, Sayee, SoSo)

*Will shake her head to emphasize or persuade you into giving her what she wants

*Bubbles, sidewalk chalk, shoes, purses are some of her favorite things

*Finally has enough hair for tiny pigtails

*She stomps around and can be little miss bossy sometimes

*Her favorite places to go are Elephant's Trunk toystore (she beelines for the play kitchen and stroller), library for storytime (and will not give up the glue stick during craft time!), gymnastics (she's only been once but had the best time) and to get donuts!! 

*Sings at the top of her lungs to "Let it Go"

Lily Caroline is fun to be around, sweet as honey, laid back and the absolute perfect baby girl for our family. We love her with our whole hearts and thank God every day for blessing us with her.