Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Amelia Turns 2!

Amelia is TWO! She had a great time opening her presents and cleaning the house the rest of the day. Then we celebrated the big day with Aunt Nancy, Sam, Uncle Steve and our awesome neighbors Tommy, Max and George.




 The image of self control.
   





For the Record Books:
I don't recall a year that has gone by faster! At 2 Amelia ("Millie") is spunky, talkative, observant, careful, curious, opinionated, independent, and dainty. She loves people and her interest in being included in everything is noticeably increasing of late, though she also makes it clear she wants to be the one in charge. She loves to dance, she likes to sleep but she hates to miss a chance to be social and somehow manages to hide her exhaustion if there's a possibility of fun to be had. She is nurturing, taking good care of her myriad baby dolls/stuffed animals (you should see how many she sleeps with in her crib) and asking "what happened" when she sees someone crying, hurt or upset (most often one of her brothers...). She absolutely loves her big brothers and I continue to be amazed at how patient and kind they are and have always been with her. Millie seems to be having the most fun and we feel so fortunate for that.