Well ... it is finally here - Lily Kate is TWO years old!! It's hard to believe that it has been two years since the Lord blessed us with our precious daughter. I love thinking back on all the fun and eventful times we've had together. The past year of her life has been SO much fun because she has been able to interact and communicate more and more as the year has gone by.




I know that she's going to be my little helper because she wants to clean all the time. She'll get her little broom & mop and "clean" my bathroom floor while I'm getting ready. And she has to have a dusting rag with Pledge on it every time I dust. She got her own little cleaning set for Christmas and she is all about cleaning her play kitchen. And ... she also has to make sure the water is "turned off" in the sink every night before she goes to bed!

We've been working on potty training and she is great about telling me when she needs to go potty ... but normally either
a- she has already gone and she wants me to clean her up or ...
b - she wants me to turn on the light in the bathroom so she can sit on her potty fully clothed, potty in her diaper, and then get up and ask me to wash her hands or ...
c- she says she has to potty so she can get naked from the waist down and sit on the potty!
And of course after a,b, and c she always asks for some candy! :)
And of course after a,b, and c she always asks for some candy! :)

Her
Her favorite person in the world is still her boyfriend, Noah. She asks where Noah and his parents are at least 10 times a day. Whenever they are together, Lily Kate already tries to boss him around - she'll tell him to march or "get in there" or "sit". It's so cute ...

I love it when I ask her for a kiss, she leans her head forward for me to kiss her on her forehead. She has only given me & Stephen just a few "real" kisses. I'm hoping that this habit will continue on through her teenage years ... :)

She loves, loves, loves Dora. Most mornings, I let her drink her milk and eat a poptart in bed with me while watching Dora. I love that part of the day. When "backpack" comes on she will say, "no, no, no" to all the items that aren't the "right" ones. And when "map" comes on the screen she YELLS "Map" and then of course, her favorite time is when Swiper comes because she can yell "NO!" We are doing her 2nd birthday party in Dora everything and I can't wait to see the look on her face!!
She is such a Daddy's girl and asks about him all throughout the day while he is at the church. So, whenever she asks about him and I say, "He's gone" or "He's working" , she'll say "Soon?" and I say, "Yes, we'll see him soon." And when I ask her "Where is daddy?" she'll always say, "Bus, drive" because he does the bus route on Sunday and she thinks he does that every day. Stephen said she's going to grow up thinking he's a bus driver. :)

I've been working on her learning her colors for a LONG time now, but she is very stubborn and everything in her "color world" is either blue or pink. We go over colors all the time but when I ask her what color something is she always answer "Blue" or "Pink." And I love how excited she gets when she says it like she's right!
Lily Kate - I can't even express how much love & joy you have brought to my life in just two short years. Your smile makes me smile, your cries make me want to cry, your energy forces me to have energy, your unconditional love makes me want to love even more ... You have caused me to evalute so many aspects of my life on a daily basis because I know you are watching me so closely. I cherish the days that we get to spend together and I pray that you will realize one day what they mean to me. I love watching you grow and learn and love - and I can't even imagine what this next year will hold for us. My greatest desire for you as your mom is for you to love the Lord with all your heart and share His love with others. I know the Lord has some great plans for your life, my sweet girl, and I look forward to seeing how He is going to use you.


I love it when I ask her for a kiss, she leans her head forward for me to kiss her on her forehead. She has only given me & Stephen just a few "real" kisses. I'm hoping that this habit will continue on through her teenage years ... :)

She loves, loves, loves Dora. Most mornings, I let her drink her milk and eat a poptart in bed with me while watching Dora. I love that part of the day. When "backpack" comes on she will say, "no, no, no" to all the items that aren't the "right" ones. And when "map" comes on the screen she YELLS "Map" and then of course, her favorite time is when Swiper comes because she can yell "NO!" We are doing her 2nd birthday party in Dora everything and I can't wait to see the look on her face!!


I've been working on her learning her colors for a LONG time now, but she is very stubborn and everything in her "color world" is either blue or pink. We go over colors all the time but when I ask her what color something is she always answer "Blue" or "Pink." And I love how excited she gets when she says it like she's right!

I LOVED this post Lauren, what a precious memory you'll have reading it in years to come and for Lily Kate to look back as well. Happy Birthday Miss Lily "Cake!" We love you!
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