The Sanden Family: Dylann is now a 2 year old! Oh my!

Okay so April is here and we have been about as busy at one family can be. April is a huge month for us as a family. First on the 3rd was Aaron and my anniversary and at the end of the month both Aaron and I have our birthday, but the most important day in April is our baby girls birthday on April 17th. She turned 2 this year!

Dylann has been just a wonderful little spirit in our lives from the day she entered this world. As a baby she was just so sweet. She didn't demand much from us, she was just content to sit in her swing and sleep for hours each day. When she was awake she loved to just sit with us and watch the world around her. Dylann has always been a great sleeper and a great eater. The complete opposite of her brother!

Even though she couldn't be more different from her brother, there in no one else in this world that she would rather be more like! She has always looked up to her brother and has done everything in her power to catch up to him. She started walking at 9 months old and hasn't looked back! Once she turned one she turned into a spirited little girl. She knew exactly what she wanted and would go to any length to get it (including some pretty outrageous temper tantrums) She knew exactly how to test us, although, to the untrained eye, she seemed pretty charming. I'm sad to see the "babyness" gone, but I'm thankful to be done with the "terrible ones"

Dylann has gotten a little better with her temper, but has kept a great deal of her spirit as she has turned into a little girl. She has her own style and doesn't really care what anyone thinks. She likes to play with the boys, Gage and Jaxon. She is rough and tumble about most things, but the one girly thing that she does is that she needs to have fingernail polish on at all times.

She is constantly amazing me with how smart she is. I can't believe what she catches on to and the things that she comes up with. She can count to 20 now. She started counting to 5 when she was 15 months old. She can sing the ABC song pretty darn good. Her favorite color right now is orange and she can point out shapes like square, triangle, heart, and star. She can sing so many songs that I have lost count! One of her favorites right now is Fireflies by Owl City and of course Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas like her brother. She also has great talent when it comes to dogs. She LOVES dogs and most dogs seem to take to her. Her Auntie Amy recently got a little Papillon puppy named Lucy and Dylann just loves to carry her around. Lucy doesn't seem to mind Dylann toting her around one bit either. She may very well be the next Dog Whisperer :)

Here are some pictures from Dylann's lovely birthday party. She had lots of friends show up. Including the Grandparents, Auntie Amy, and Auntie Amber. Some other friends showed up with their kids, Amy with Ethan(3) and Tayvin(1), Heidi with Jack (almost 2), Cindy with Asha (3) and Elias (20 months), and Jessi and Chris with Jaxon(4) and Jada (18 months).