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| Mommy and Daddy surprised me with magic! |
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| I inherited Mommy's thrill gene. |
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| Boy is he tall! |
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| He thinks I'm his honey pot! |
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| The ears make me official. |
The captain looks like Poppie so I felt very safe on my first plane ride to meet Mommy in Orlando for a few days of vacation. Daddy was my travel companion and I held his hand so he wouldn't be afraid. I was expecting a hot breakfast but I just got some tough biscotti. What happened to air travel? Did I miss all the perks?
On my way to church to celebrate Jesus. Then I went to my grandparents' houses to celebrate the Easter Bunny. I know Jesus is more important but that bunny brings some great presents.
Look at me in my hospital gown. Today was my eye surgery to unclog my tear duct. I was so brave. The doctors were impressed because I accepted the anesthesia mask without problem and woke up from the surgery with only a few minutes of crying. I was running around two hours later! Mommy was hoping for a nice long nap day...not so.
I'm already in talks with the Food Network about my own show. I'm so glad that Santa brought me this very cool kitchen and chef's outfit. 
\ I prefer to hear the reindeer on the roof and find a plate of cookie crumbs on Christmas morning. I don't want to have to sit on Santa's lap -- that's why I wrote him a letter! I want my Daddy...
This is the one we are taking home! No Charlie Brown tree for us.
I'm usually very nice, but I've been known to be naughty in recent months. I blame on all of that "terrible twos" talk, but I hope Santa isn't watching too closely. The good part - my letter raises money for one of my Dad's favorite charities -- Make A Wish. 
We had a dinner party to celebrate my second birthday with all my grandparents. And while the dinner was yummy, I was excited for the cake. At first, I was a little upset because Mommy lit Elmo's head. I quickly realized it wasn't the real Elmo and Mommy wasn't some crazy pyromaniac. I got many great gifts -- clothes, toys, big girl bed linens (for the soon-to-arrive big girl bed) and pearls (for my future bling necklace).
I walked around for weeks saying "meow" but Mommy said we aren't getting a cat because we're a dog family. So instead, I'm a kitty for Halloween. And luckily, Hurricane Sandy blew out in time for me to show off my cute kitty-cat look at my grandparents' houses!
A year later and I'm sitting in the same pumpkin patch. It might not be The Great Pumpkin, but one of these is The Pretty Darn Good Pumpkin that's going home to my house.
Purple is my favorite color. Ravens are my favorite birds. At least during football season. "Caw, caw". 
Farm living is the life for me!" We went to the fair and I practiced all of my animal sounds. 
I'm working on my obstacle course skills for when I start my training at "The Farm". For those of you who aren't hooked on spy thrillers like my Mommy, The Farm is not-so-covert lingo for the CIA's training facility. I plan to be the youngest recruit...Jason Bourne will have nothing on me!
We visited the original homestead of Daddy's grandmother's family - the Shrivers. Yes, those Shrivers which are actually our Shrivers. It was so neat to sit on a porch built way back in the late 1700s. My cousin Sam taught me (and Mommy and Daddy) lots about family and Maryland history. I may be ready for my Ph.D. in history. 
We celebrated America's birthday at the beach. I LOVE the ocean and the pool. I would stay in the water all day if I could...meaning if Mommy and Daddy could keep up with me.
It's been a busy day so between church and the easter basket frenzy, I'm not quite sure who has risen and who had his ear's chewed off. But I've narrowed it down to the Easter Bunny and Jesus...now it's 50 - 50. It was fun to see family and show off my spectacular dress. 
I've been very busy running around so much that February breezed on by before I was able to share any news with you. I'm keeping Mommy and Daddy on their toes now that I'm uber mobile. 
