2 years old!

Today is Clara's 2nd birthday (technically not until 8:30 p.m.)! I can't believe she is two. I know it is cliche', but time really does fly. Clara is a sweet and silly girl. She is quite dramatic and is always making hilarious faces. She keeps us laughing with her crazy antics. She is the life of the party and it seems like her party never ends. She definitely has more "toddler" tendencies than Esther did. She gets into all sorts of things and loves to make messes. She throws fits when she doesn't get her way and other typical toddler meltdowns. But overall she is very fun and we can't imagine our lives without her.

Things Clara is doing these days.

• She loves to play with her baby dolls, her play kitchen/food, and dress up clothes. Her and Esther play together really well most of the time. They will keep each other occupied for several minutes at a time, it is great! 
• She loves to color and draw. 
• She loves to be outside, though it is getting too cold to be outside much. Her and Esther will watch the chickens, we will take walks through the pasture, she loves to slide and ride her tricycle. She especially loves to play in the dirt and any water she can find. She usually manages to get her shoes and socks off when she is outside. She always comes in filthy.
• Clara loves to dance and sing. We usually have a dance party every night before bed. Her current favorite songs to dance to are "Footloose" and "What does the fox say?" She often breaks out in song, lately it has been "Happy Birthday" and "Three Blind Mice"
• She talks all the time. Most of the time you can understand what she says. There are still the occasional times when we can't figure out what she is saying, though many times Esther can interpret for us! She comprehends everything we say.
• She can say her ABCs and count to 10, though she doesn't associate the words with the actual letters or numbers yet. 
• She is still a big kid. She wears 3T clothes and weighs almost as much as Esther. We have her official two year checkup next week, so we will see if she is still in the 99% on the growth charts!

We are in the midst of a snow/ice storm (it snowed the day she was born too), so her birthday celebration will be fairly quiet. Just with our family here at home. We do have cupcakes, which she has been talking about for days! 

A few pictures of Clara from her first two years