Tessa is Two!

It's Tessa's birthday today, but we celebrated a few days ago because Cole is out of town at a conference this weekend and it's a good thing because she is quite sick with a stomach flu today. She's finally becoming a fun little gal (she went through about a year of not wanting anything to do with anyone) and we all love her so much!! Since we moved away from Portland she's become a different person and we love it!

Here are some things I don't want to forget about her at this stage:

She loves when Macie reads to her and colors with her

Loves to play all the games Dominic makes up

Loves to help with Claire.

Likes to play with playdough and color

Is always talking, singing or humming and speaks incredibly well for her age.

Some of my favorite things she says are:

Awesome!

I Have an idea!

Are you kidding me?

Are you grumpy today?

Do you want to play with me mom?

After throwing a fit or crying says "I'm happy now!"

Talks in funny voices, loves to be funny, crazy and try to make us laugh.

Is getting better at not being afraid of people (except the HUGE black guy that was trying to point her in my direction at the store the other day . . . she FREAKED out)

Sings the scobby doo song over and over again while running in circles.

Learning her letters and colors

Likes to do anything the big kids do, including soccer

Wants kisses for any and every owie

Gives a running commentary on Claire's status - "she needs a bottle, she's crying, she's talking to us, she's sad" all day long

Has crazy wild hair - it's fuzzy, wavy, and thin and she absolutely hates having it in her face.

Super little for her age. She's barely over 20 lbs (hopefully).

Gives super sweet soft kisses on the cheek and still likes to cuddle.

Loves to hide from Cole when he comes in the door from work. When he finds her she squeals like it's the best thing in the world.

"My Stuffs" is a phrase that we hear a lot from her. Lately she's been getting attached to different things for a days or two and has to have her "stuffs" with her at all times. Some of these "stuffs" include piles of books, baby dolls and accessories, her purse filled with dinosaurs and cars etc. . .

She was thrilled with her gifts! She was so dang cute with the little tinkerbell cell phone she got. She would walk around the house with her hand on her hip talking on the phone saying "Hi, how are you today? (pause) Fine. (pause) Coloring. (pause) Dominic. Ok, bye" You really would have thought she was talking to someone because her pauses were all in the right place. She's such a funny little gal!

She liked the cake, was scared of the candle so Macie blew it out for her, and then she just liked eating the frosting with her fingers.

Happy 2nd Birthday Tessa!!