Look who's 2

Happy Birthday, Brooke!

A snapshot of Brooke at 2 yrs old:

• Loves to just run around in her diaper (or even prefers to take it off - much to the dismay of Mommy!  Yep...even at the McDonald's playland...we saw your little bummers!  And if you could see the bottom half of this picture it would just be her diaper!  :)
• Sits on the toilet and pretends to go to the bathroom - tells me when she needs her diaper changed.  I'm just not quite ready to dive in and do the potty training thing yet.
• Loves to wear her helmet & "ride" her strider bike
• Says many words that we can understand: ball, cracker, salsa (she is quite the dipping fanatic...will eat straight up salsa, guac, anything!), cheese, water, "baaa", "ssss" (for snake), thank you, where are you?, I love you, Momma, Dadda (and when she really wants one of us shes says Dadda-Momma together), apple, baby, ma/pa (for Oma & Opa), bus, and the list seems to keep growing daily.
• Weight: 26 lbs (40%)
• Height: 36" (80%)
• Favorite toy:  baby doll/stroller/pack n play - she is quite into babies
• Favorite book:  The bus book - but really any book is good for her.  The latest thing she has been doing is "reading" a book to herself.  So precious.  She'll sit on the couch for quite some time reading.  I've even caught her reading to her babies!
• "Sings" in the car & is very particular which CD she wants to listen too!
• Favorite food:  cereal - either Honey Bunches of Oats or Life cereal, yogurt, strawberries, quesadilla - dipped in salsa, cheese, crackers 
• Still takes a good afternoon nap - usually 2 hrs.
• Will only let Mommy put her to bed at night (Grrrr....)
• Doesn't fight daddy anymore to get her fingernails cut!  hurray!!  :)
• Loves puzzles & can sit independently to do them.

We LOVE you Brooke!  We pray this coming year will be filled to smiles & laughter as you continue to grow into the person God will have you become!  You are precious to us!