1.9 plus all banged up

Vale is three short months away from turning 2, and I as always am astonished daily by her cleverness. She knows the abc's (with a little help) and has started singing along to her favorite kid songs you even hits the right notes. Old McDonald and a Dos y Dos song are her two favorites and she sings them all day long, even at night in her crib as she's falling asleep. Her favorite t.v. shows are Dora, Sesame street and Curious George. She can recite parts of her favorite books from memory and knows all the animals she has seen at the zoo and the noises they make, her favorite being the peacock....She makes one heck of a peacock noise too! She likes to know who people are, first looking at their shoes and then wanting to know their name and their relation to her/ who's parents they are/ etc....I never spare the details with her and I got a taste of how much she picks up the other day when she pointed to a black dog and said "perro negro" or when after spending time with her g'rents she said to Kevin " Can I have some please. " She has also learned "Vale's turn" which cracks me up every time she says it..which is all the time since she's at that stage where she wants to do everything herself...put on her clothes, buckle her shoes, zip up her jacket, blow her own bubbles, brush her teeth, fasten her seatbelt, EVERYTHING! My favorite part about Vale being 1.9 is how loving she is with Kevin and me. She is so generous with her hugs and kisses and I love you's and I feel like all the love and attention we've given to her, she is finally able to show back to us. Her forehead glue finally fell off and revealed a not so bad looking scar..yeahy!! and to keep it protected from the sun Vale got some bangin' bangs...it only took several trims to get it right(ish) and now she's sporting them like a real big kid. Here is Vale in all her tantrummy, delightful, stamp obsessed, goofy glory!

p.s. Big shout out to Tita Kalani for the devine dvf dress. Thanks tita!