Happy Birthday, Lilly

Today is Lilly's birthday. She's now officially 2. For the last two weeks Sophia has enjoyed telling everyone that she was 4 and that Lilly was only 1.

Now they are 4 and 2. Quite a pair they are. Lilly simply adores Sophia and immediately repeats, follows, or mimics everything she does.

Here are some cool things about Lilly:

* She's learning to "walk" down the stairs. She takes her time and holds onto the railing and goes step by step. She's a big girl now and doesn't want help.

* Her favorite foods are flavored pretzels, any type of dried fruit, hamburgers, watermelon and, still holding strong, pineapple. She's not into bananas, but she'll eat any other fruit. Doesn't like mashed potatoes.


* Favorite toys: The Toddle Coupe car, her new baby doll, shopping cart, and the bubble blower lawn mower (although you have to be pushing the stupid thing in the grass to get it to actually blow the bubbles).

* Favorite activities: reading books on her own, singing, dumping water from one cup to another.

* When I put her to bed at night she asks for PAPI (paci), LAMBY, BANKET (blanket), and BANKET. She's got two blankets. And she likes them put on in a certain order too.