Today is Ally's birthday and I can hardly believe it. My little girl - adorable, cuddly,little girl - turns 2 today. I am a bit surprised by how fast this last year has gone. I still remember her last birthday in Sumter with all of our friends there. And now we're here in Hawaii with a whole different set of friends. It's so strange. The really crazy part is how fast her little life has gone already.
She is still one of the most unique kids in our family and while her relaxed go with the flow temperment still holds true, it's now punctuated with her characteristic smile and giggle as she says, "no". Even good kids are not exempt from the traditional terrible two's. Her "terrible" is quite a bit more mild than some others, but hers is very annoying nonetheless. Running away when in need of a diaper change, hitting, biting (a little), and ripping off her own diapers whenever she feels like it all fit into the mold of a two-year old.
We are so glad she came to our home. What cracks me up is to look back at when she was first born and to see how the dynamic with each kid has changed. Evie, of course, still adores Ally (except when she is chasing Al around the house trying to get a toy back). Joe and Al LOVE to be together all the time. They just really seem to get along well (except when Ally hits him for no reason). Liz and Al get along really well at this point, but being the closest in age to Al they disagree and scream the most. What's great is that since Al's last birthday, she is no longer the baby in the house. She LOVES Vaughn and neither one sleeps very well without the other in the room. They giggle and laugh and talk to each other now that he can peek over the railing of his crib. It's super cute and reminds me that five really is a good number.
Happy Birthday my little Alexandra!
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