Oh our Faye Willy, Fay La Ray, Ray Ray….how can we even try to fully write down what you mean to us!? I Can’t believe that you are TWO years old already and man are you something special!

When it comes to sleeping this girl is a rockstar. Usually put him to bed at 8 to 8:30 these days when her siblings go to bed. and can be sleeping until usually 8 and can sleep in even later than that every once in awhile. When it came to naps, you take them earlier than our other kids and are usually ready for them at like noon – naps very but still a great napper that usually gets woke up to pick your brothers up from school. Still thinks she needs a “PABI” and one of her blankets. Going to work on getting rid of that paci now! Happy when you wake up, let your siblings get you out of your crib and i think we will move you to the bunk bed with Betsey — SOON!

Eatingwise she is a rockstar! She has become a lover of veggies in the past month or two – i thank crystal for that! She eats whatever we eat for supper – is a huge fan of the meat and eats it all every time! Loooooves mom’s “pop” sparkling water and is always trying to sneak a sip. loves “nee nee” Candy and can hear mom chewing it from a mile away. Our first kid to actually love to drink a sippy of milk and we usually get her one of those every day tho she isn’t like insistent first thing she wakes up. Loves popsicles, breakfast she loves cereal with milk, cereal in a bowl, granola. Some of her favorite foods are banana, yogurt, cheese sticks, raisins, *** Always stealing sips from mom’s water bottle. Will take ANY fast food we would ever get which doesn’t happen too often, sorry!

Your talking has really exploded in the last two months and we can usually tell what you want/need. You love all your siblings attention and enjoy playing with Betsey when she will let you. LOVE baby dolls and bringing them everywhere and taking care of them. love the polly pockets and playing in the dollhouse dad made. Love getting on the trampoline with your siblings, want to be doing anything your older siblings are doing like baseball and basketball and riding bikes. LOVE to go on walks with mom in the stroller and did all the time. Love being outside and playing around — we cant wait to see what you think of summer and swimming!

Personality wise you are MUCH shyer than your siblings. you will talk and do things with people but if they come at your too strong you are not having it! You are also our first fit thrower…. it has been an adjustment for mom and dad. the sass and NO when you don’t want to do something we tell you. often if we put you in your room you will calm down and be better. You are stubborn and know what you want and sadly a lot of times your siblings just give in and let you get what they have since you can not be reasoned with. You became a BIG SISTER at 23 months and you are absolutely infatuated with baby Boone. you are looking for him at all times, always wanting to give him hugs and kisses and hold him. I have to watch you like a hawk or you will try to pick him up or squish him. We are glad for no jealousy but you give mom zero space when she is nursing or holding the baby.

When it comes to tv shows you love cocomelon and whatever is on PBS. You don’t get much say in what we watch but you are fine with whatever is on! The cutest little pray-er at dinner and always have your arms over your eyes, love to be included and starting to understand the lord prayer, started counting/ABC if she hears siblings say it, knows all her body parts and animal sounds. Our “cleaner” child and loves to throw things away and clean up when something spills and to throw away all her diapers.

LOVES her daddy and is a daddy girls through and through. wants to do all the pretty girlie things that Betsey does, Okay with her puppies at a distance otherwise is good at yelling “BACK” so they leaver her alone. Loves ranger rides and don’t you ever leaver her behind. Loves getting out of the house and going to the park. had up and down mixed up, always saying all done and more.

At your doctors appt you were 27.6 lbs which was 65%, 35 1/2 which was 91% (yay for another tall girlie!) and head was still 99.8% and 20 1/4 — all your 2 year old stats were the exact same as your sister. You wear size 7 shoes barely, starting to wear 2T but will often just put you in what your sister grew out of because it might be a touch big but it works and you are a thick stout gal. Size 5 diapers – but you are getting potty trained SOON because you are ready

Memories

• 4.20.24 “Ah-da” all done and more
• officially walking 5.17.24
• says football 9.7.24
• Amen during prayer 11.16.24
• tries to lick the wipe everytime you clean her mouth – has been doing this for MONTHS
• first week of 2025 speech exploded with lots of 3 word phrases too
• water is always wa-wa