Dear Gloria

Dear Gloria,

You are two years old today!

You are such an amazing little girl, growing up so fast. Sometimes Daddy and I look at each other and shake our heads because we can't believe that you're only just two years old and doing some of the things you are.

You love to read more than anything else. You probably spend at least an hour a day looking through books by yourself or wanting us to read them to you. You like to point to the words for us to tell you what they say.

You love to twirl your hair with your left hand. We have to remind you to stop twirling because sometimes it makes knots.

You can say the alphabet pretty well, even though it's still jumbled in the middle. You love to sing the song with us or just say it by yourself many times a day.

You can count to thirteen, no problem, but sometimes you skip over eight.

You really like doing puzzles and even the ones that we think are going to be challenging are a breeze for you to complete.

You like to talk on the phone. You'll talk on any phone you can - my phone, Daddy's phone, a play phone, or the house phone. Sometimes you hold it against your ear with your arm straight up pressed against the phone so it doesn't fall down. You'll make up conversations if no one is on the line, or chat with someone who is.

You can sing lots of songs - "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Twinkle, Twinkle", "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "Itsy-Bitsy Spider", "Hey Diddle Diddle", and the Alphabet song. You really like it when we can sing together.

You're a backseat driver, telling me or Daddy whenever we're on a fast road or a slow road. You tell us red light, green light, stop sign, slow down, or faster!

You can carry on a conversation with no problem, answering questions, following directions, and sharing details.

You are a joy - a beautiful, wonderful miracle wrapped up in the cutest little girl ever.

Love, Mommy


So, here's to your second birthday Gloria! May you continue to fill the hearts around you with joy and put smiles on the faces of everyone you meet! We love you Gloria Grace!