Elly is Two

Our sweet Elly is two--it is so hard to believe! She has grown SOOO much in the past year and is such a joy. She keeps life interesting and busy. She loves her brothers, loves babies, loves her mama and daddy and grandparents. She always has a smile--even when she is being strong willed and opinionated. Some of her favorites:
*baby dolls
*shoes, shoes, shoes--especially rain boots
*necklaces and bracelets
*hats--any and all hats, but especially tabogans
*socks
*gloves
*books--her favorites right now are Tea for Ruby and Fancy Nancy
*music of any kind and dancing
*bouncy balls

Sizes--right now she is in 18-24 months shirts & dresses
she is in size 12-18 months pants and size 5 shoes

2 year stats: she definitely outgrew her low weight issue after I had Landon. Gammie helped "fatten her up" and she's grown a ton. She weighs 27 lbs. and is 33 inches tall.

Since 18 months, she's been speaking in complete sentences and speaking extremely clearly. She is definitely a talker and keeps us laughing with her stories and songs. She sings constantly, already knows her ABCs, the sounds of several letters, most of her main colors (although she definitely mixes some of them up). She can count to ten, but after that it gets a little sketchy. She knows half of her New Testament books of the Bible with song and again it gets a little sketchy after that. I still haven't braved scissors or really started working on shapes with her. She has a love for learning, is extremely opinionated ("I don't wanna wear THOSE pants, Maaaama!"--wish I could record on paper that attitude in Maaaama, but I'll just hope to remember), and is quite independent. She is a little mama and definitely wants to be the one doing the "caretaking" in this family. Jarrod and I always say she's going to be the glue in our family and she is already proving to be. Logan adores her, Landon lights up when she walks into a room or he hears her sweet voice, Jarrod and I are just thrilled to be her parents. She is SUCH a special little girl and a blessing like none other.

"Welcome to my paaaaawty"