We've reached 2 1/2...

Hannah is now officially two years and 6 months old...so, what's new with her??

• She can do a somersault all by herself
• She is mastering the coordination to hop on one foot
• She loves to read books and has most of her favorites memorized
• She has started to say "thank you so much" when we give her something she has asked for
• She has several break downs every day for things such as...not being given the 'right' sippy cup, brushing her hair, changing out of her pajamas, not getting to watch Elmo...she is two and a half...what did we expect?
• She's learned the effective art of bargaining...no treat after dinner until she eats, no Elmo unless she gets dressed without whining, time-outs for not listening.
• She has learned just recently that she has an audience when Caleb is around.  She can get him laughing like no one else and he watches her EVERY move to see what she is going to come up with next.  Bath time is some of their silliest moments...they have a ball.
• Hannah can count to 20 (although she almost always skips 13 and 15)
• She can write an H and an A...one more letter and her name is complete!!  
• Her hair is finally long enough for a full-blown pony tail
• She has a new requirement to wear socks to bed, regardless or not if they match
• She loves to be outside...doing anything...she still has the best time in her pink baby swing and often has a hard time when it's Caleb's turn.  But, we have to share...that's a pretty valuable life lesson!
• She sleeps with quite an army of blankets and animals.  She has still stuck with her favorite baby doll, but has recently added Rainbow, a unicorn that grandpa bought her this weekend.  I keep telling her she'll only be able to pick one blanket and one item to sleep with when we are on vacation...See the fifth bullet point, I'm preparing myself already!
• Hannah likes to sing songs...her best are Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle, Sneaky Little Alligator, and the Hot Dog song.
• Her appetite has much improved and she consistently eats all of her lunch everyday at school.  She recently ordered a cheeseburger while we were out which surprised me!  Some of her favorite things are still yogurt, applesauce, and any fruit.  
• She is a hoot, she makes us laugh everyday and we love her to pieces.  Although there are many times she tries our patience, she is such a kind, sweet, smart, compassionate little girl and brings joy to our lives every day.