My Perfect Little Girl!

What does a mother do best? Brag about their child(ren) of course. I am pretty good at that myself. I wish I was better about using a real camera. Instead I have over 1,000 pictures on my IPhone of my beautiful girl. At work, with friends,via  text messages to our parents, I brag to everyone! I follow many blogs, most of which are "Mom" blogs. Everyone brags about their kids! Often we hear about what an angel a kid is or how perfect they are. I began to think, my child is perfect in her own spunky way. Now that she talks, she has opened  my husband and my eyes to a whole new world. Not only does she create havoc, but she usually tells on herself afterwards. Sometimes in the midst of the craziness we just look at each other and laugh. Thank god for that instant second of sanity, and then back to the tornado of Ela. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE IT! I am so grateful that we have such an energetic girl that is full of life, and not afraid to experiment. Thinking about how passionate she  is about life at an early age, I began to reminisce of the two almost three years of terrorizing love that she has shown us. 

This just sums up our girl..... OH boy are we in
for trouble. 

Yes...she bit me. And yes she was 2. And yes
she did it on purpose because she was mad.

Mommy, I eat Ice Cream.

Mommy hurry up. I put too many
paper towels in toilet. I cant see poop anymore.

Can you say cheese? NO Mommy!

Take that...Next time think twice about making me nap!

You turned around the DVD collection? Dont worry
I can still reach it.

Turn your back for 5 seconds Mom....and I will learn
how to hop in the tub all by myself. Clothes included.

If you want me to go to school...this is what I
am wearing. Rainboots and PJ's are SO in right now.

This is how most days end. She just crashes.
Nothing graceful about it!
(Actually this was jet lag in London)

I just needed a spoon...and some milk...maybe
a screwdriver too.

Baby needed lotion too...RIGHT?

You didn't bring the crayons over fast enough.

Try and take my babies!

"Ela Did" - No more words needed.
(Thanks for the crayons Grandma)

Nap time strikes again. Diapers out of the crib storage,
and please note the total chomping down of the crib rail.

Nap time again. Do we see a theme here?
The big girl bed transition came quickly.
19 months.

Ready for potty training?

Looking back through the pictures they still make me laugh...These are even just the times I was able to snap a quick shot. There are MANY more. Some days are just plain hard with her mischief, but at the end I ALWAYS get a good laugh. The best part of it all is that she is so innocent and does not even know wrong. I hope that she only continues to grow up to be a inquisitive girl, that is not afraid of taking risks, going against the grain, and asking for forgiveness later. I know that sentence will come back to bite me in the butt later on in life, however as an adult these are great qualities to have and I am proud of my perfectly spunky girl!

 In case you did not catch it...The majority of these photos were during nap time or protesting before bed. Yes Tomasz and I are ALWAYS tired, this child is a rare breed that does not require sleep to function.