Terrible Twos

I was trying to get Elise to sit down for a picture, and in true two-year-old fashion she told me, "I no want to sit and say cheese". At least she is honest, right? I took this picture anyway and she wanted to see it. When I showed it to her she said, "That Elise, she need be nice". Could she look any more rotten?

She is the cutest little thing. She if very stubborn like her mama, so we have our fair share of meltdowns and time-outs. Most of the time though, she is amazing us with her language and learning abilities. I know everyone thinks their kid is smart, but she really catches on and just loves to learn. She talks like you wouldn't believe and knows a ton of signs. Sometimes she will tell me something in Spanish and I have no clue what she is talking about until I see it on Dora or Diego.

Some of our favorite Elise sayings are:
"Daddy, you need to eat somefin?"
"That so stinkin cute."
"Go lay down buddy, you drive me crazy."(She remamed Wyatt)
"Daddy, you wanna play kitchen? Of course" (She answers for him and in a different voice)
"Mallory's sad, she need to eat boobies." (Yeah, this can be a little awkward)
"Mommy stinky, she need a shower." (Sometimes I run in the morning and can't get my shower until later. You moms know how it is).

"Mommy needs coffee!"
"I know, lets play stacking blocks".
"How about a sandwich."
"I feel betta."
"That so beautiful."
"It's dewicious!"

Elise and Julia

Katie and I usually get the girls together once a week. Elise always looks forward to seeing her little friend and if I ever say the word "park", she automatically says "I go see Julia". Katie and I get to drink coffee and talk, and she likes to get a baby fix with Mallory. Here are a couple of pics of the girls swinging- they look more and more alike the older they get. A lady at the mall play area thought they were twins... I had to convince her that they were not even related and that Elise was 4 months older!