Kate: 2 Years Old

 

That itty bitty baby of ours is somehow a full-blown toddler! Here's a little about Kate at 2:

• Somehow, in the last few months she transformed from being our baby to being one of the kids. She is growing up too fast.
• Her baby mullet is slowly growing in. She has the cutest blond curls on the back of her head and bangs that all grow straight down over her face. 
• Definitely our craziest toddler. She particularly loves jumping off of things, which can prove dangerous. Somehow we have avoided any serious injury so far. 
• She LOVES watching song videos, specifically Super Simple Songs (which she calls Happy Songs) and Little Baby Bum. She spends most of her day singing variations of Twinkle Twinkle or the Alphabet Song. 
• Quite the talker. She has been speaking in full sentences (and using them to yell at her siblings) for quite some time. 
• She is a great eater. Favorite foods include chocolate peanut butter smoothies, granola bars, hamburgers, pizza, and cereal with milk (which she eats quite successfully by herself.)
• Loves to read books and snuggle.
• Obsessed with blankets. Always wrapping herself in a giant blanket, which often causes frustration when the blanket doesn't cooperate. Her favorite blanket to sleep with is her fuzzy princess one, which she stole from Sarah.
• Loves all of the neighborhood kitties, although they don't always love her back. She isn't the gentlest with them.
• One of her favorite games is to play kitties with Sarah, which mostly involves Sarah making her a "kitty bed" on the floor with blankets and pillows. She does a great meow. 
• She is a big fan of living 1 block from Grandma's house. We had to put up a fence when we moved in so she would stop trying to run away to Grandma.
• Wants to be part of everything the big kids are doing, often to their frustration. 
• While she is generally a happy kid, Kate has amazing death glare skills, which tend to be directed at strangers, as well as Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Amy for some reason. Uncle Jeremy finds this hilarious and has spent the last several months winning her over. She actually left Grandma to snuggle with him the other day. (Although I'm pretty sure she still refused to look at him.)
• She is a very sweet, snuggly girl, with a silly little personality that is starting to come out. We love you, Kate! Happy birthday!

Matching birthday outfits with Sarah. Kate loves unicorns. 

Unicorn bows! Of course, she ripped one of them apart before her birthday was even over.

Her birthday dinner had to be pizza. She gets very excited every time we announce there will be pizza for dinner, and often eats more than either of her siblings. Hawaiian is her favorite, but she will eat most any kind.

A little help was needed blowing out the candles. Sadly, when you are 2 and your sister's birthday is the day before yours, you get stuck with leftover birthday cake. Kate didn't mind.

Kate got a Rapunzel doll, a mixer, and a Frozen jewelry box. All big hits!

Happy birthday, Kate!