Lily turns 2!

I love 2 yr olds. They talk non-stop in words you can't understand, they want to do everything for themselves, and they throw the most amazing tantrums over the most ridiculous things. Dave and I can't stop laughing at our little Lily. She truly is the grace we needed,(read more of her story here).

Lily is her sister's best friend. She antagonizes her, follows her, argues with her and give her the biggest and best hugs. She imitates everything her big sister does and tries to do all the things big 3 yr olds get to do.
Lily is independent but loves to snuggle at a moments notice. She is constantly getting into her dresser to pull out dresses. She changes them at least every 15 minutes and with every new outfit comments, "look at me, I beautiful". She is also sneaky, finding ways to pile Valentine's day boxes on her daddy.
She is always the first to suggest an activity, walking into the room with her finger in the air saying, "hey, I got an idea". When inquiring about the idea, it's always, "park". This is also her response to the question at dinner, "what was your favorite part today?" um....Park!

I had so many people tell me how great it was going to be having two close together, especially those with same sex children. My response was usually, yeah right, but I get it. They were right! It was hard in the beginning, but I truly love having these two little girls so close in age. I'm becoming less and less a part of their world and they are becoming more of each others.

Lily Grace you are a blessing and today we celebrate your perfectly timed birth into our family.

We celebrated Lily with a small family party and big cupcake cake.