Eliza & Nolia

You are my sunshine

my girly sunshine

you are amazing in more ways than you'll ever know

you are 2 years old

our 1st and 2nd daughters

born 5 weeks early from a severe car accident

Now you're almost 3 feet tall and 25 lbs.

still have brilliant blue eyes

...and the most silky soft curly hair

inseparable from each other

can make each other giggle constantly

in love with swinging

Nolia is 1/2 inch taller and slightly heavier

you are not scared of anything except running vehicles and equipment

you whisper prayers while others are praying

if you're not sure where something is and we ask

...you say "it's outside"

speak in fully understood sentences

ask for beans and 'cado daily

still nurse at the same time

Eliza has longer "bangs"

you call flies "skeeto bites"

you talk about your friend Ally

wear mostly 2T clothes & size 7-8 shoes

ask to wear necklaces daily

love giving kisses

ask me to give you "pretty toes"

you use the potty regularly but still aren't potty trained

your favorite books right now are blue kangaroo and putt-putt

Dad does your hair most of the time

you ask to wear your papa Jeff jammies every night

you climb in and out of your cribs

wrap your babies up and give them kisses

you usually pick out your own outfits

...and almost always dress alike

you strip your clothes off and giggle "nakie bootie"

you giggle and holler "hi mom... hi dad..." over and over from the backseat

you give each other "horsey rides"

you build legos with your brothers and then say "look what I built"

if either of you do something wrong you tell each other "naughty naughty sister"

stickers and crayons can keep you busy for quite a while

you love dancing to music

you play with each others hair

sometimes argue over my belly button when I'm feeding you

when you get out of the bath you ask for your "fluffy bunny" towel

you take Ozzie in as your triplet

if you hurt your sister you promptly say "sorry sister" with a pat on the head

you can get out of the tightest 5 point harness with ease

when you first learned to open your door...

you could only do so when you both worked on it together

if the door isn't dead-bolted you are likely to escape to the swingset or Grandma & Grandpas house

sometimes the 3 of us eat lentil soup for breakfast

you happily share everything with each other {most of the time}

we sing songs together all day long

you play "ring around the rosey" daily

say "goodnight sun, goodnight trees, goodnight birds, goodnight garden, goodnight farm, goodnight stars"

...each and every night

you aren't attached to anything in-particular but you love silk scarves

you call your maracas "chitty bang bang"

the only time you're still is when I'm feeding you or reading books

I hear you both say 'Cmeer liza or 'Cmeer Noli all day long

you can both devour a bag of frozen blueberries in minutes

will steal anyones plate of food if they get up from the table

you make "secret hide-outs" out of curtains, blankets, closets, couch cushions....

When dad is not here you say he's "workin' in the shop" or "workin' in the field"

you come running to the word "gator"

when the door opens you think it's always Grandpa

dumping full cups is your hobby

still wake up in the middle of the night {sigh}

you tell me "sit down on the couch, or hold me in the rocking chair"

sometimes you climb out of bed to sleep together on the floor

you fill my heart to the brim

you make me smile when I'm having a hard day

I am so thankful to be your mama

I love you my beautiful girly girlies