27 Months

Our little girl never stops growing! Yesterday she turned 27 months old and I can't believe she is getting that old. She has changed so much since her birth. She has such a fun and lively personality. She definitely keeps us on our toes! She is getting smarter each and everyday!

Here are 27 fun facts about our cute little Vanessa

• She won't say "Hi" to strangers but she will say "Goodbye."
• She likes to play dress up and wear her princess shoes.
• She loves to put make-up on herself and others.
• She likes to play "Jump Jim Crow."
• She is becoming a very good story teller. Her favorite story is the "Cheese Story" and she likes to describe things and use her hands to help tell stories.
  
• She is developing a love for taking pictures on our digital camera. She is quite good at it too!
• She has an obsession with a certain hand-held game (Nintendo DS...We can't say the name of it or she goes crazy and wants to play with it).
• She is now potty trained. What a great accomplishment!
• She is such a good big sister. She loves to give Owen hugs and kisses and tells him, "I love baby brother."
• She is starting to learn how to skip. It is so darn cute.
  
• She is becoming a good little nurse. She likes to help her Aunt Kimberly feel better.
• She loves, loves milk. If we give her a choice between milk or water, she always choose milk.
• She still say milk with kinda of a lisp. Actually anything that ends in "K."
  
• She still enjoys running around naked. I will sometimes find her completely nude playing with her toys.
  
• Some of our favorite phrases that she says are "Need Go Potty!, Tomorrow, Good Morning Sleepyhead, Darn it, Oh Man, Oh My Goodness, Monte, Monte, Sote,
• She had developed a friendship with the neighbor boy, Bennie. She loves to play with him.
• She likes to lay on the ground and stretch like a banana. She is quite flexible.
• Her favorite song it "Hey Soul Sister" by Train. She knows all most all of the words and will sing along when she hears it.
• She loves to listen and dance to music
• She has also had developed a thing for band-aids. If she has the tinniest Ouchy then she will demand a band-aid.
• She had just started to develop stranger anxiety. So Nursery is not fun for her anymore. She wants to be by mom or dad.
• Her favorite movies to watch are "The Little Mermaid, Monsters Inc, Cars, and Bug's Life."
• Her still enjoys watching "Baby Signing Time." And she still uses the signs she learned when she talks.
• Her vocabulary is very large. She know lots and lots of words.
• She is very perceptive. She knows when we go to Walmart and she even knows the symbol of Walmart.
• She enjoys talking on the phone and typing on the computer keyboard.

We definitely enjoy having Vanessa in our family. We love her so much and are looking forward to experiencing life with her.