She loves Dora, cheese crackers, popsicles, playing outside, building forts, her grandmas, and most recently, tutu's, singing and dancing. Ari is exploring her own personality and ability to make decisions on her own, which is kind of a nice way of saying that she's being a little defiant. But she's also super sensitive to when she's hurting someone's feelings and can roll with the punches better than Dane by far. She's quick to say "I'm sorry for ..." She loves her big brother, and would follow him off a cliff, which it sometimes feels like he might do. She has a funny sense of humor, often purposefully substituting goofy words in songs until we notice and start singing along. "Twinkle, twinkle, little cheese." Her favorites change daily, hourly even, and she's super bubbly when she's gotten enough sleep. She's currently getting her 2-year molars, so she's been a little sleep deprived lately. She starts the day by saying, "I love you mama! I just woke up 10 minutes." Every day, she just woke up 10 minutes ago:) She's amazing at shapes, colors, can count to 20, and has a fantastic vocabulary, thanks in part to Dane. She is a mama's girl, but has been especially sweet with her Daddy lately, giving him tons of hugs, kisses, and snuggles. I think he's in love:)
We had the pleasure of celebrating multiple times, with cupcakes each time, Ari's new favorite food. She's 97th percentile for height and 60th for weight, which means she's a tall stringbean these days. A constantly running, hopping, twirling stringbean.
Happy 2nd birthday, beautiful girl!
