Two Point Five

Haley is two and a half! She was unimpressed when she found out that this did not mean cake, parties, and presents. She is, however, very happy to be closer to three. I took a couple quick pictures of her to mark the big occasion.

Reading me a book. She points to the words as she reads.

Haley continues to be strong in language development. It is definitely her strength. She still falls flat on her face while walking down the hallway for no particular reason at all, but she isn’t concerned about that. She’s concerned about telling you about it. We love listening to her talk and smile when she surprises strangers by speaking quite clearly to answer their silly questions. Stranger: “Are you shopping with your mom?” Haley: “This is store two. We went to Costco already. We couldn’t go in the play land because it’s not open yet. Maybe next time. I had to ride in the cart but I wanted to walk. Mom said no because it takes too long. We got some carrots and I got to put the apples in the bag…” and so it goes on.

Haley has a good memory for songs and poems, something JT has never really been excited about. She can count into the teens and can identify her name (and letter H). She has a tough time with red and green but mostly she has settled on the other colors in the standard box of crayons. Haley’s favorite color is pink and she loves dresses and sparkles and feeling fancy.

Today we had our first ever date (which had nothing to do with her half birthday, but it was a nice coincidence). We went to see Dot and Ziggy at Seattle Children’s Theater and it was a lot of fun. Here we are getting ready to go.

Then we dropped JT off at the Hollanders’ house to play and off we went.

Fuzzy and backlit, here we are.

Got her ticket in hand

After the show, meeting the spider (not too sure about this)

We stopped at a favorite donut shop on the way home and got a thank you gift for the Hollanders for hosting and feeding JT all morning. Haley wanted to carry the donuts and was very careful not to trip on her way to the car. It’s great to be two and a half!

Meanwhile, it’s great to be on the home stretch to five. 🙂 Love this boy.