Two already??

How is this possible? Little Miss the Lemonette is two already?!

Somehow she morphed from a wiggly baby into an independent being. She hardly needs us at all, it seems! (Unless she needs help opening the lid of a Play-Doh container.) She speaks in full, varied sentences saying charming things like "No, Mommy. Don't talk to me like that. Be nice. Pweese."

She also sings constantly, often making up songs from whatever is going on around her. She recently entertained us while we were eating dinner with a slightly wonky version of "BaBa Black Sheep" at full lung capacity. She ended it with an accidental slip and unintentional but festive split at the end.

We spent her birthday at home with her 30 closest friends and a lot of Monkey Luau themed decorations. We also went to the beach where she became incredibly brave in regard to playing in the surf. But she got knocked down enough times that she began to demonstrate a useful understanding of the power of the ocean.

Cassidy is full of life, opinions, ideas, imagination and is in possession of an iron-strong will. While I can see she is not and will not be the easiest child to parent, she is an incredible source of laughter and joy. Her smile lights up entire zip codes and her magical way of being has chased away many a rain cloud. It's an honor to be a temporary steward of this precious life that absolutely going somewhere very, very interesting.