Her 2 year old self

Ryanne has been excelling, in our opinions (and in the opinions of her new teachers) quite well. We are really proud what she has accomplished thus far:

Being born Dec 18 2007 (this is a big one)
Rolling over after her first plane ride at 2.5 months
Sitting up, 4 months
Crawling, 8 months
First tooth, August 10th 2008 (right after we moved to Snoqualmie)
First word: Fish
Slept through the night at 9 months
Walks, January 15th 2009
She has been to the dentist, gotten her hair cut, welcomed a baby sister with open arms...

So up to this point, you are probably thinking 'so do all other kids'...

BUT now at 2 years old, she can count to ten, read numbers, sing and read the ABC's by herself, point out her relatives in photos, walk fearlessly on a balance beem, sing the theme songs to her favorite tv shows (which are currently Bob the Builder and Little Einsteins), She says "CHEERS" when sharing a drink, she acknowledges her bodily functions and now wants us to 'look away' (hysterical!!). She can proudly recite the words to her prayers and some of her bedtime books...She says "please" and "thank you" with out us asking some times, she can put pants and her boots on herself and puts her shoes and coat at the front door when she takes them off. She told her daddy "I love you daddy" without being asked or prompted to so, and lovingly gives hugs and kisses when she feels like it. She can scale a climbing wall at the park. She has a special handshake she does with her parents called "The Politician." Sometimes when Finley cries Ryanne says "no cry no cry...mommy Finley milk." She knows her first and last name. She sometimes yells to get her mommy's attention, "Kisten! Kisten! You coming?" She can pick out Charlie Brown out of line up (he is her favorite dog...more so than Clifford). She see's a star and starts singing " twinkle twinkle little star"..........Thing is, I know I am missing so many other wonderful things too....Good thing this is just a family blog, because most people would probably roll their eyes by now, huh?

Ok, ok...she can also press many of our buttons, she is the queen of stalling at bedtime, she makes up fake boo-boo's and asks for "medicine" almost daily, and makes her parents worry because she never has an appetite...She chases Shush out of the room, and claims all toys in this house are hers. She also knows her whining works very well too. So there..she isn't perfect.

Yesterday I dropped her off at her first day of 'school'. Its a drop off tot program that lasts only 2 1/2 hours on Fridays. She gets to play with 10 other kids in a fun environment and get lots of exercise and attention. She was great when I left, but I cried like a baby. I couldn't believe this new milestone. When I returned the teachers said they wanted to keep her....(NO WAY!!) She was a pleasure to have in their class, got along with all the kids and was fearless in the gym. We are so proud. She does all of this while looking gorgeous....take that Hollywood!