pilar joy turns two – birthday list

“Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.” – Carl Sandburg

They say that you grow into your name, but I don’t think there was any growing into anything with your name; it fit you from the day you were born. Pilar for strength and Joy for the goofy-parental-heart-swell happiness you bring us and that we hope for you.

Your Two Year Birthday List

1. You can eat a pint of blueberries in one sitting.
2. You know your letters and letter sounds. The letter “W” and the number nine rock your socks off.
3. You love to dance (you get this from your Daddy) and your favorite song at the moment is Dominoes by The Big Pink. You will never be anyone’s domino.
4. Your brother is your little guardian. You may have your own little tiffs, but the minute someone messes with you, he’s got your back… big time.
5. You talk up a storm. It makes it helpful as you enter your terrible twos. When you are freaking out that we turned on Word Girl but you wanted to watch Yo Gaba Gaba, at least we know what you are losing your mind over.
6. You and your kitty (not the “fancy” one Mom bought you at the European toy store, the kitty your sister won at a carnival for $1) are inseparable.
7. You love belly buttons and much prefer to be in your birthday suit; it’s almost impossible to keep your clothes on when you are at home.
8. You love books and all things Leap Frog… leapsters, tag readers, and, of course, DVDs.
9. You love to draw. Especially circles… on things besides paper…. like our deck.
10. You purse your lips in the cutest little way and say things like “cuddle” and “so much” (as in “love you so much”) and it makes me want to sweep you up in my arms and squisssssssssssssshhhhhh you and never.let.go.

I ♥ you Pilar Joy.

~ Mommy

P.S. I love that your hair is a mess, you have boo-boos on your knees and you have dirty little feet. It’s real and it’s you.