And Now You Are Eight.

 

Brooklyn Isabella

Height: 47.5in.

Weight: 48lbs. 

1. What is your Favorite color? pink & purple

2. What is you favorite toy? Lalaloopsies

3.What is your favorite stuffed animal? Lovie, Lilly dog, & Fudge the cat

4. What is your favorite thing to sleep with? Lovie, Lilly dog, Fudge the cat, Cupcake bunny, BabyFrog, and Banana the monkey

5. What is your favorite fruit? Grapefruit

6. What is you r favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch

7.What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? cereal

8. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? ham sandwich w/cheese on the side. Cottage cheese. Banana

9. What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner? Paella with extra shrimp. Cheese Pizza

10. What is your favorite dessert? a brownie with hot fudge, ice cream

11. What is your favorite drink? sweet tea

12. What do you want to eat for your birthday dinner? Pizza! Totally!

13. What is your favorite animal? rabbit and baby pugs

14. What is your favorite book? The Bible. . .and I also like Dairy of a Wimpy Kid

15. What is your favorite song? Adele: Someone Like You and Rolling in the Deep. Leona Lewis: Keep Bleeding

16. What is your favorite game? Memory because I always beat Mommy

17. What is your favorite show? Ant Farm and Sponge Bob

18. What is your favorite movie? Despicable Me. Princess and the Frog. Tangled. 

19. Favorite thing to do outside? freeze tag, ride my bike, and climbing

20. Who is your best friend? Lizzie W., Mommy, Mallory M., Kaylee & Ainslee M., and Daddy

21. What do you want to be when you grow up? a famous singer!

You are such an amazing kid. Creative, smart, emotional, caring, and kind. You love to draw and to sing. Your greatest talent is being kind to others and making them feel cared for. You love reading your Bible and going to church. Currently, you love to dress "jazzy" with "flowy, flowery shirts and dresses, fedora hats, and vests. You march to the beat of your own drum and that brings Daddy and I such joy! I hope that your individuality remains with you for the rest of your life. The world needs more people like you. 

Easter 2013

The Great Egg Dye

this lovely face is what happens when you ask my 2 year old to give you her big, big smile. Pretty isn't it?

This might be my favorite of all. One with her sweet smile and one looking as mischievous as ever.

So appropriate.

My sweet girl.

a certain little person made it her mission to eat every single jellybean in the house.

So even though Easter was cold and rainy this year and all of our egg hunts happened inside our house, it was still lots of fun. Most importantly, we all remembered and celebrated the REAL reason for Easter, not bunnies and egg hunts, but Jesus rising from the grave to save us all. 

A Little Glimpse

I talk a lot about what a special and unique little person my Roo is, but lately she has been exceptionally. . .   her. 
Randomly she came to me and said, 

"When God was making me, he took little pieces of you and daddy's ribs and made it into a baby shape and He left a little hole on the side of my body to take little pieces of memories from the mommy and daddy and filled the whole with those memories so that we could be alike. Like, how I use my suckers and pretend they are lipgloss just like you (mommy) used to when you were little!" 

Another peek into her personality came one night when we (Roo, her friend K, and myself) were driving home from VBS. We had kLove (its a Christian radio station) blaring and Roo was in the backseat singing her heart out. All of a sudden she stops and says to her friend, "There are two ways you can worship Jesus when you are listening to music. Like this, (she proceeds to raise one arm high into the air)

and like this." (she raises both arms high)

And then she returned to her singing.

A few minutes later, her friend, who is a little bit younger and who was also spending the night that night, began asking Roo what pjs she was planning on wearing when they got home. Roo, in the midst of some serious singing, hastily answered, "I don't know. The pink ones." and returned to her song. K, who could of cared less about the song, and who was much more interest in the impending sleepover, continued her questioning. "What about the Jasmine pajamas? I thought you liked those. Why don't you want to wear the Jasmine ones? I think you should wear the Jasmine ones. Are you going to wear them?" My little gospel singer lost her patience. "FINE! I will wear the Jasmine pajamas, but I'm trying to praise the Lord!" 

HAHAHA!!!

And last, but not least. . .

While listening to the song Greensleeves at dinner the other night, she asked the name of the music. At the time, neither Rob nor I could remember, but we told her that we have always called it "Goat music" because this particular version reminded us of a faun playing it (I know, we're weird but whatever. The kids get it honestly.). She thought about that for a bit, then said, "It doesn't make me think of that. This song makes me think of a big storm with grey clouds rolling in over a big field full of horses and the grass is blowing back and forth and the horses are running over the hills wild and free. It's really beautiful. . ." Seriously, what kid thinks of music that way? I love the way her mind works. It is so full of emotion and imagination. It makes me sad to think that one day, she may not think like that anymore. I think the world needs more amazing people like her who see things in such a deep and creative way. 

And Now You're 2!

Since you've been 2 for a few weeks now, I thought I'd better get around to posting your 2yr old update! So without further adieu. . .

Here are the precious and perfect things the little monster is doing and saying currently:

you are 26.8lbs

help mommy-you say this about everything. Most of the time I love it. When I am slaving over a hot stove and you are climbing up my sweatpants leg screaming HELP MOMMY!!! I don't love it quite as much. 

my do it-again, you say this about everything. You are quite the independent little creature. The funny part is that you really think you can do it all-drive the car, pour milk from a full gallon, tie your shoes, etc all without a bit of help. 

sit reen couch-you want to sit on the green couch

Seelee-this is Daddy's favorite. It means silly.

My turn. Anytime someone is doing something you want to do you say this.

Thank you _____! If someone has something you want, you will walk up and say this is your sugary sweetest voice. It is code for "give it to me now."

oh chute-"oh cute!"

Daddy ge up!-pretty self explanatory. Daddy is the late sleeper in our house. At least he tries to be, with 3 early rising girls in the house it is a bit difficult.

Tum here NOW!-"Come here now!" Zach is your favorite person to say this to.

hiding now-if someone is out of your sight, they must be "hiding now!"

woah!-whenever something amazes you.

your favorite song is Hallelujah (the song in Shrek). You will run up to me and yell LUYAH! when you want to hear it. 

do dis!-I always say "come on girls, let's do this!" whenever we are doing anything-art, bath time, going somewhere. Now you say it too! My favorite use of it so far just happened. I was getting you up from nap and asked you if you wanted to take a bath with Bella, and with so much gusto and excitement you yelled, "YEAH! Mon Bella, DO DIS!" (come on Bella! Let's do this!)

you are still obsessed with shoes, especially any shoes that are dangerously big on you. What's life with out a little danger.

hippotomas-hippopotomous. I do believe this is your favorite animal at the zoo.

you can count 1-10

you can, and do, spell p-h-i-a all day long!
you now speak in up to 6 word sentences

I sorry-when I tell you to be nice, you snuggle up to Bella and give her your fakest smile and say, "I sorry Bella."

too-tees (cookies)

ratures (crackers)

"BELLA MO TISS!"-(Bella more kiss!) when you were younger, as we would be rocking before bedtime, you would always ask for "mo tiss" from Bella. I would cover your ears and yell, "Bella mo tiss!" Now, when you want another kiss, you cover your own ears and yell it yourself. It's a family favorite.

HIDING IN CARSEAT-you love to hide your face in the big side wings of your carseat when we come to get you out. You think no one can see you and it cracks you up.

be tareful!-you started saying this when you took a drive with Aunt Mary. Apparently her driving terrifies you because all you said was "be tareful Aunt Mary!" over and over and over.

make mess! (need to wipe hands)

exasperated huff. This is probably my favorite thing you are doing right now. Anytime anything happens that you don't agree with, you drop your head, fling your arm down, and give the most exasperated huff a little girl can muster. No matter what it is for, it makes me laugh every time. I know there is an expiration date on the funniness of this one, but for now-hilarious!

HI MOMMY! HOW YOU?-you will randomly say this to me with so much excitement that I can't help but be happy.

I need dis. You "need" whatever anyone else has. No matter what it is. you need it. 

big hugs-Daddy taught you "big hugs" and you squeeeeeeze really tightly. I always get them (and big big kisses) while I am saying your bedtime prayers with you. I think its a ploy to be so adorable that you get to stay up a little longer. It usually works.

you can sing most of your ABC's
you love saying your prayers before meals, and usually insist on multiple "Amens"

If you don't know already, I think you are amazing and rotten and perfect and wonderfully imperfect every second of every day. I know I am so blessed to have been chosen to be your mommy.

Celebrating YOU turning TWO!