Two and a Half?!?

Erin will be 2-1/2 tomorrow! We will be on the way to the BEACH(!!!!), so I figured I should do a post now. Anna gets lots of updates since she's so little, and sometimes I feel like Big Sister doesn't get as much mention. She is getting to be such a big girl. We are so very proud of all that she has accomplished in her short little life so far. I hate to brag, but she does know all her letters (upper and lower case), numbers, shapes, colors, and a bunch of animals and their noises, and so much more. There is lots of information stored up in that little pigtailed head! She is super serious like her daddy, and very focused and determined like him too. She...has a big appetite like her mommy. She is extra sassy and oh-so-opinionated. Nobody ever wonders how Erin is feeling about something.

I am feeling some pressure (from myself) to start potty training, so maybe we will get more serious about that soon. So far, any attempts to sit her on the potty, the big one or the little one, result in screams and racing away, no matter how I try to bribe her or distract her. Also, we probably should get moving on getting her out of her crib. She likes it and hasn't tried to climb out, but I'm sure she would like to feel like a big girl. Plus, it seems like everyone else is doing it!

She still has a strong passion for books...too strong for Mommy and Daddy, some days! She also likes to play outside (swinging and trampoline-ing are her most favorite things), do puzzles, color, play with stickers, build towers, take baths, and more recently has started to cook food for us in her kitchen. She is also in the business of keeping things away from Anna at all costs.

We know that many changes are ahead for her as she moves towards the big #3...and we are so excited to see the big girl she becomes! We love you, Erin!