Layla is two!

(see her one year old photos here.)

  
A few words to remember Layla at two years old. She...

+ continues to bring JOY to our family.

+ is in the mix.

+ has a great big personality.

+ talks nonstop, and therefore communicates extremely well.

+ loves her brother and sister. She might say their names about 50+ times while they are at school, and she tells everyone about them.

+ loves her daddy too.  She won't let him get away without giving her a kiss before changing out of his work clothes.

+ never meets a stranger, unless very tired.

+ says "hi!" to everyone at the stores, which brings a lot of smiles to people. It's truly a joy to watch her interacting with others.

+ has unruly hair that needs to be pulled back.

+ takes out all clips from her hair.

+ has to wear a shirt over her footie pajamas b/c she'll take them off in her bed. We all know that doesn't lead to good things! One poop fiasco got her an extra shirt every single time she's in bed. :)

+ loves bubble baths (unlike daddy-o who doesn't like giving them.)

+ loves to sing and dance.

+ has several favorite songs... "Dinosaur", "Away in the Manger", "Twinkle, Twinkle", "Glasses, Read, Read".

+ wants to listen to her music in the car all the time, and some of the songs over and over and over and over. 

+ has a habit of pulling or rubbing her ponytail.

+ loves going on playdates to "Anna-Cake's" house. Translation: Anna and Kate's. All I have to do is mention Anna and she's ready to go. One day when Liz showed up to pick up Layla I was barely out the door and Layla was climbing in the car yelling, "Bye, Mom!" I wasn't sure what to think of that! She does love her friend Anna though, and they play really well together.

+ counts very well, even in Spanish.

+ loves "Boots and Dora" and "Daniel Tiger".

+ knows several shapes. No colors yet.

+ has a new favorite word: "What?" It's just behind "no!". It's about to drive me insane. :) I think she does it to me just to make me repeat myself. I need to break this habit now.

+ says she loves something by saying, "I love it, heart!" With Valentine's Day this week we are seeing hearts a lot.

+ thinks she doesn't have to take a nap. She'll play in her bed for 2 hours some days. I would say she takes a nap about 50% of the time these days. :(  Makes it easy for her to fall asleep at night though.

+ says "thank you" to me almost every single time I give her something. It warms my heart.

+ is one solid girl. At her two year check up she weighed in at 31 lbs! (91%) Can we say HEAVY to carry?! It's even harder when she's arching her back or trying to slither out of your arms.

+ measured 34" in length at her two year check up. (65%).

+ has the most loveable, contagious smile. See my happy baby girl...

Matson joined us outside for these photos, while Reese stayed in the warm house to work on homework. These two have a really, really sweet relationship. They can play for the longest time together in Layla's room or outside in the backyard. 

We love you little Layla!!!