Miss Brinly is TWO!

Brinly is now two! 

She woke up to her favorite breakfast: Trix and blueberries

Trust me...she was happy. Just a little bit.

Michael wasn't too disappointed either. Notice the double spoons? Can't shovel it in fast enough with just one, I suppose.

She had her birthday check up in the morning. The Dr. tried to make her laugh but she refused to even smile. You could tell she was holding back that smile.

She had to have two shots, but she only stuck out her bottom lip and said "hmmmph" and she was done. 

So brave.

Besides, shots = suckers!!!

We opted for an intimate family party. We played her favorite games: Ring around the Rosies, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, Motor Boat, If you're happy and you know it. And just crazy dancing!

She has a crush on Elmo, so I found this cute idea for cupcakes. 

Her sister had the same crush when she was two, but I'm glad I found another option to the elmo cake. 

 Michael blew up all the balloons himself!

 She loves her new shoes (although her feet are too fat to fit in them...)

Lately, she gets into markers. Doesn't care for crayons, just markers. So, we got her some color wonder paper. Good stuff!

She did a great job blowing out her candles!

And eating her cupcakes too!

Brinly update

It is way past due for an update on this cutie!

Brinly is now almost 16 months! I don't know if I'm in denial about her getting older, but I swear she is catching on to things faster than her older siblings.  Here are some things about her:

1) She LOVES chairs. She is always trying to sit in them. One sunday we were walking the halls, and there were two little chairs out. She was perfectly content climbing on and off of them for the remainder of the hour.

 

2) She can fold her arms when we tell her too. (We TOTALLY did not teach this one. I just noticed one night  when we were about to bless our food, that she was folding her arms too! I took the opportunity to teach my kids about how their examples are affecting her. SCORE!)

3) When she sees a tissue, or a roll of toilet paper, she'll take a little piece, put it by her nose, and blow. It is seriously the cutest thing. EVER. I've GOT to get it on camera before she grows out of it.

4) She can say: Mama, Dadda, MOM! DAD! (all four are very different words to her.) Nigh Nigh (for Night), SHHHH for Shoes/Socks.

5) She also will point to the side of her nose, under her eye, and say "Nose!"

6) She does not really care for Pears, but really likes peaches and LOVES mandarin oranges

7) She can out eat her siblings. 

8) Her mullet is long enough for pigtails! But the top is still looking like a comb-over. :)

9) She has the large Hadfield feet and the long Perry toes. Perfect for nibbling.

10) She has this look that will get her anything she wants. Heaven help me...

11) She wants to grow up and be like her brother and sister.  She follows them around and tries to do the things that they do. I sat her down and told her there is NO RUSH. But, she's not listening to me...

Our baby girl...growing up

We love our Brinly. 

She's always making us laugh. 

Take this clip for instance:

For a while, she would sniff in and out like this after eating every bite.

 It cracked us up every time...as you can hear... 

Sadly, this phase has passed.

Then one day, she discovered a new trick!

How very lady-like.

 I like how someone encourages her to keep going in the middle of the clip.

 Lovely.

And lastly, she is our earliest WALKER! At 10 1/2 months, she walks!

Unfortunately, as cute as this is, this picture doesn't do the experience justice. 

you can't hear her squeals of delight.

you can't see her toddle like a drunken fool.

So, lucky for you, we have video footage!