How old are you? TWO!

My little girl turned two today. It was so much fun talking to her about her birthday this year. We kept asking her how old she is. She responded exactly right by holding up two fingers and saying "TWO". I can't believe how much she has changed since we have moved to Virginia. It seems like when we left Utah she was still such a baby. Now she is a growing toddler and such a little girl.

She has taken a huge interest in her ABC's this past month. Some of the letters she can recognize are M, D, V, S, and B. Since she is so excited about letters I decided I would go ahead and teach her some of the signs for letters. She really likes E, B, Q, G, and Y. She has a magnet alphabet on the fridge that she loves to play with. Whenever I am in the kitchen, Miriam likes to be close by. She is very interested in cooking. Stirring is her favorite thing to do. She even likes to watch Food Network with me and comments on what they are cooking. Ever since we moved in and unpacked her toys she has started playing with her dolls again. She loves to feed them, kiss them, and put them to bed. She is going to be a great big sister. For a long time Miriam wasn't interested in any movies except Signing Time. However, after a visit from her cousin Nathan she loves watching 101 Dalmatians. It also seems like all of a sudden she is really interested in the Disney princesses. Her favorite is definitely Sleeping Beauty. She has only watched it a couple of times at Grandma's house. Miriam is hoping Santa brings her the Sleeping Beauty movie.

Miriam talks up a storm. She loves to chat away. She always wants to talk to people on the phone. It cracks me up to hear her talking to herself. Miriam definitely doesn't lack in the personality department. This morning I was trying to get her to sit still for a few pictures, but she had already made up her mind to be uncooperative. She was so excited to wear a cute dress for her birthday so I thought she wouldn't mind a few pictures. This is all I got.


Here are some pictures of Miriam opening her birthday presents and eating cupcakes and ice cream. She was so excited about getting to open all of the presents. After each one she asked about opening one more. It took a while because she had to stop and look at each one, but it was so fun to watch her excitement. She helped me make the cupcakes and dumped the sprinkles on top.

Happy 2nd Birthday my dear sweet Miriam!