But really we have a very happy two year old on our hands. Leah spends 80% of her time dancing and singing around the house these days. It is a very fun and happy time.
A few things I want to remember;
Leah is VERY excited about Christmas this year. She loves all the lights, music and decorations. Good timing too, I was getting really tired of listening to George in the car! For the last few months, all Leah has wanted to listen to in the car was either Curious George audiobooks or her star CD. I am VERY grateful her focus has changed to Christmas music. Lets just hope I can make it through 4 weeks of it!
Grandma Mary and Papa Joel. Grandma Mary and Papa Joel. Grandma Mary and Papa Joel. I must hear her ask about going to see Grandma Mary and Papa Joel at least 10 times a day. This has just started since we returned form our vacation. It was a long one and the longest Leah has gone without seeing them so I think she just can't get enough right now. She will even ask Dave and I to leave when she is with them to have them all to herself! I will admit, it's REALLY nice!
A new love for cooking has developed. Leah will play with her play kitchen and pretend to cook but also really loves to sit up on the counter and help prepare ANYTHING. This should be a fun year for Christmas cookies!
Leah is starting to pick up so many things in other conversations and on the radio that I don't even really hear. It takes me a while to figure out where she is getting these from. The other day we were driving in the car listening to Christmas music and the advertisements that come with them. She suddenly said "mom you choose wisely". WHAT? I repeated it to her to make sure I heard correctly and yup. Hmmm. Then I remembered a commercial on the radio a few minutes before talking about "choosing wisely". WILD.
My favorite part of Leah's language now is when she gets so frustrated she stars mixing English and Portuguese. I know I should be feeling bad for her but it's so funny and cute!
We broke down and let Leah have her first real dose of TV on our trip. Well mostly on the flights. Even still they are doing something right because the two shows we let her watch (Elmo and Toy Story) are always on her mind. Sometimes I think they are the most memorable part of her trip! Every store we go into she wants to "look for Woody". We have been home almost two weeks now and I don't think this is wearing off any time soon. No plans to let her watch more TV in the near future but I did break down and get her a Woody for her birthday. Bad Mom! Bad Mom!
Stars
Moon
Books(still)
Letters
Numbers
All animals and insects
Family
Helping Dad do anything
The beach
Music
Dancing while Dad plays the guitar
Claire, the cat
Pretending to be a star
Snuggling with Mom
