Shelby is 2 1/2

Shelby is 2 1/2, and definitely is acting like a 2 year old. She is in her "no" phase, and temper tantrum phase. It is pretty funny, though, when I tell her to do something and she says "no thank you." At least she is using her manners. She is growing like a weed, and just grew out of size 2t's a few weeks ago when she went through a growth spurt. One week her jeans fit, and the next they were way too short. Her favorite things to do right now are take care of her babies, like Mommy does with Kaylee, play in her sandbox, and play with Kaylee. She loves her little sister, and is a big helper (most of the time). She has found a new interest in all of her old baby toys, and would rather play with them than the toys in her room. She has been taking swimming lessons for a year now, and is doing great. She swims like a fish, and is now learning to turn over and float on her back to get air. I think we will take a break from lessons in the summer since she now knows what she is doing, and we will have plenty of practice since we spend a lot of time in the pool in the summer.

Her and Shane just planted a garden last week and she is eagerly waiting for it to "pop up so we can eat it at dinner."