but in reality? our daughter turned two. she stood in her crib and shouted "MAMA! I TWO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" and giggled her heart out. she ran into jack's room and threw open the door, shouting "HI, JACK!" and jumping up and down. she bounced on our bed and sang twinkle twinkle little star and kissed the dog. she asked for a bow in her hair and to go play in the dirt. she ate a bagel and cereal and begged me to get her brother out of bed. she helped to get herself dressed and opened the gift from her brother while he patiently waited, and he was just as excited as she when claire opened his gift. jack had picked it out himself and was beside himself with anticipation to give it to her. they hugged and exchanged nose rubs and laughed together. we went to the zoo and claire requested taco bell for lunch (gross!) and daddy joined us for a half day off work. we ate cake and ice cream and talked about dora. she napped and we went out for dinner, and went to the nature center to observe the animals...one of miss claire's favorite activities.
happy birthday to our darling daughter! you are so sweet, sensitive, spunky, and you are a spitfire. you are musical, and dramatic, love songs and knock knock jokes. you love dora the explorer and your "beebees." blankets and baby tiger are your favorite naptime accessories. you love to play in the mud, climb like a monkey, swing from your arms, and shout. you never leave the house without a "big bow" and an accessory...a purse, necklace, or bracelet. you adore your big brother and hang on every word he says. he is so loyal to you...and you know it. every time we leave the house, people stop and stare to tell us how beautiful and cute you are. everyone loves your big blue eyes, long lashes, and sweet hair. you are so shy at times, but around the right people you are downright hilarious. you are still your mama's girl, and forever loyal to your daddy. you are still so tiny, but what you lack in size, you make up for in personality. your vocabulary is absolutely astonishing and you amaze us each and every day. we love you, miss claire! we couldn't be prouder of you if we tried.
