Who's that little baby??
still so little, and always smiling!
Here she is this morning, on her 2nd Birthday!!
seems like she turned into a little girl overnight! I love my "Zoe Cakes", always so happy and cuddly, she loves to read and talk, play with Joshua, ask mommy to sing silly songs, loves to eat, and loves her 'milky cows' and sippy cup. She has already had her first crush (after Daddy, of course) - Lightning McQueen! She seems to have kicked Elmo to the curb, but also loves Buzz & Woody, and Thomas the Train. She loves to build, color, and play with play doh. She loves the neighbors and her teachers at school, loves the neighbor's dog Buzz, and loves her girlfriends (aka Snow White, Sleepy Booty, Cinderella, and Tinkybell). She can sing 'Jesus Loves Me' and her ABCs from start to finish; she can count to 10! She is hilarious - mostly because she talks like such a big girl and it's funny to hear that from a 2 year old. Here are some examples...
"Good morning Mommy, I needa go potty in the bathroom. That be a great idea!"
"May I please watch Thomas the Train? It's my favorite color"
Other Zoe-isms that make us laugh:
"woah, look at that?"
"here we go", "there we go", "I did it" when she does something
"Toot, toot, Mommy" (cute, cute - she says that to me when I get dressed :)
putting "to the rescue! Got 'em" on the end of random words, i.e. "cheesey to the rescue! got 'em!"
telling Joshua "no whining please Joshua, you complaining"
Other phrases that only siblings need, such as "my had it first!" and "keep'a self" (keep your hands to yourself), as well as sweet phrases "wink you Joshua" (thank you), "your turn Joshua", and, of course, "wuv you Joshua".
Only a few weeks ago, she transitioned from "Jossa" to "Joshua" - I was kinda sad to hear it go so quickly. I'm sure she'll be driving and off to college before we know it. I'm just so thankful for this precious little princess that the Lord has given us, and that He will still be here to help us when she is a teenager!!! as well as every minute before and after that. Happy Birthday, my sweet, beautiful Zoe Kate!
Just like a princess, she wanted to sleep in her 'princess dress' last night.
And just in case you wonder where she gets all the 'funny' from...
I hope the will grow up to be the best of friends and a blessing to each other's lives
checking out the Hudson River
don't fall in!!!
Gen Patton in front of the new library. Still facing away from it...
checking out the cannons at Trophy Point
Joshua in front of battle monument (um, the largest piece of turned granite in the western hemisphere, I might add. Just a little plebe knowledge for you)
Where we had our wedding photos taken 5 yrs ago
and still stealing kisses!
Craig loves me so much that he tried to cut my head out of the picture. Right next to his left eye is the Cadet Chapel where we got married. Right under that is the mess hall where we ate for four years... I'm sure several of the rooms we each lived in are in this pictures too.
Joshua took this one. I think he did a great job!
p.s. Matt, hope you don't mind I borrowed your Ironman mask.
Trying to drink my coffee was also a challenge...
Trying to laugh and drink my coffee without snarfing it on the mask was an even bigger challenge. Is snarfing a word? In my mind, that's when you're laughing so hard that whatever you're drinking comes out your nose...
Daddy & his babies. Joshua and his binoculars.
Joshua & Uncle Jon try on the Go Army spirit fingers.
two little monkeys trying out Daddy's rings in the garage gym. When Zoe swings, she likes to make monkey noises. Craig took this picture. I have since added padding beneath the rings so that they don't fall on concrete.
Zoe loves her princess bathing suit! Thanks Rosemarie! It's 12mos, but we still squeeze her into it since sometimes that's the only way I can get her out of her princess pajamas! Her love of princesses made it easy to shop for her birthday. I can't believe how much she's talking for not even being 2 years old yet! I love that she and Joshua can have a conversation all by themselves. I also can't believe my baby girl is about to be 2 years old!!
she's obviously the littlest one in her class, but she kind of tested out of the Mommy & Me class when she was screaming "let go, let go" when I held her in the water, and jumping off the side of the pool
the quilt I am working on for our living room (it's simple abundance like the valences)
video of the kiddos watching fireworks
this is right where Joshua was standing when he pulled down his shorts to pee... EEK!
Joshua was asking Zoe if she wanted a turn to drive.
