Brighton turned 18 months old at the beginning of this month. Everybody keeps telling me she doesn't look like a baby anymore! She looks like a little girl! So in a loving tribute to our toddler, here are the 18 reasons we love this "spirited" lady.
1. Those big brown expressive eyes.
2. The way her smile lights up her whole face.
3. Her independence. She will go anywhere and do anything...especially if you tell her not to. (Where does she get that?) And trying to get her to do something she doesn't want to do, like eat dinner...well let's just say she has barfed more than once when we try to make her eat.
4. We love Brigthon's crazy morning hair! All that straight hair sticking up all over!
5. She YELLS "MOM! MOM!" I say "What Brighty?" She just smiles and says "Hi."
6. She loves to put on Logan's shoes and wear them around the house. His Nikes are her favorite.
7. She is obsessed with the fluffy dandelions. She will spend an eternity picking every stem in sight.
8. She loves to draw and color...and with no discrimination. She'll write on anything!
9. I love how she says "You-Who!"
10. She's totally getting into books. She brings me stories to read to her all of the time.
11. When she wants to sit on your lap, she gets a head start and then backs all the way in.
12. She has such good hygiene. She loves to brush her teeth, (aka suck all the toothpaste off her brush), and is always trying to climb into the bathtub...even with her clothes on.
13. The girl is fearless. She'll climb anything, slide down anything, do anything to keep up with Logan.
14. Every letter she sees she points and says "A". On signs, in books, on TV, all letters are "A".
15.Brighton has the best laugh! Nobody makes her laugh like Logan does.
16. The picture above is showing us what she does when we ask "Brighty, where does you sucker go?"
17. She is just quirky and full of spunk.
18. Even after a rough day, I am so excited to see her every morning. I can't wait to go in to her room and see that beaming face grinning at me.