Caroline turned 2 last month. With all of life's craziness these days, we kind of snuck in her birthday celebrations when we could get most of the important people together at once, which meant she got a good amount of practice singing Happy Birthday and blowing out candles. And today, when she saw a mini cupcake (from the grocery store--which was identical to her own birthday "cake"), she pointed excitedly and said, "Happy Bird-day! Happy Bird-day!" So I think her low-key birthday still had the appropriate impact. :)
This little girl is a force to be reckoned with. She is incredibly independent and has opinions about everything. From what she wears each day (ONLY frilly dresses, thank-you-very-much), to where I put her highchair (RIGHT in the middle of the kitchen), to organizing her toys ("I do it! I do it! I DO IT!"), Caroline knows what she wants and is persistent until she gets it.
Caroline loves her sisters. She watches them, follows them around, and has learned to be an expert teaser. She can usually find the perfect button to push in order to get a big reaction from one of them (usually Savannah). But Caroline is quick to say sorry and is always eager to provide make-up hugs and kisses to the offended party. And she's helping her sisters to learn patience and forgiveness, two very important qualities. They are lucky to have her. ;)
With Savannah and Lily in preschool two days each week, we've been spending a lot more time together. She loves to be tickled ("Tickee-me, Mom!"), LOVES to read books (If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, aka "Mouse-Cookie" is a favorite right now), will draw and color for full minutes at a time, and shows me how having one child at home can be just as busy as having three!
Other current favorites: Olaf, "Let it Go!" from Frozen which she requests multiple times in a row, multiple times each day), cereal or scrambled eggs for breakfast, being up on the counter while I do anything (which makes my job MUCH easier), and wearing shoes of all colors and sizes.
We love this girl. Caroline keeps us on our toes and makes us smile, and life would be VERY boring without her! We're so thankful for her!
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