A little of Kalia

Kalia is turning 2 on Monday. It's hard for me to believe. I went back through my blog thinking I probably had a million pictures of her, but I was surprised to find that there really weren't that many. In my attempt to make sure this blog is about my life as a whole, and not just all about my kids, I think I didn't put enough of what I'll really want to see later. And that's pictures. Anyway, this post (and my next one on Monday) will be dedicated to Kalia, the little fireball who wears me out and tickles me pink, all at the same time.
While we were in Vegas packing up boxes, my 15-year-old sister was in St. George, taking a flat iron to Kalia's hair (for the first time ever.) She said she had to do a quick job, and she only took these blurry phone pictures, but here they are: She looks quite different, in my opinion. I love it, but I don't think I'll have the patience to do it anytime soon.

Here's her natural curls. They are making pretty cute ringlets these days. Sorry about the food-in-mouth picture, I didn't even notice it when I took it, I was just trying to get a good shot of the ringlets.
2. Kalia gets really excited these days if she sees anything that resembles a steeple or a temple. She asks me to sing "Temple" to her almost every night (and "Families"...a.k.a. Families Can Be Together Forever") When I was in St. George I took her to see the temple. It was a hot day. And there was a sprinkler on. I wasn't even fast enough to stop her... Oh, to be a kid again.

Kalia is getting us up at 6:30 a.m. these days, instead of 8:30. I miss 8:30 a lot, and I am sooo tired by 10 p.m. I guess it's probably better this way. Some of the things she's doing and saying at 2 years old:

*She LOVES to be naked, and I catch her outside, in the buff, several times a day.

*She loves to tell everyone good morning.

*One day in the pool I had Annaliese in one arm and her in the other, and she giggled and said, "Two friends!"

*She has this plastic little man doll, just one of many accessories to this little doll house, but she laid him in the little bed, put a dryer sheet over him, and said, "Good night, guy." She's called him Guy ever since, so that's his name now.

*She's doing good with manners, and I usually hear Please, Thank you, Bless you, Sorry, Scuze me (when she burps) and Toot! or a giggle when she has gas.

*She likes to call Annaliese "Annie". Lately she is walking in on Annie while she is napping or sleeping for the night. She turns on the light and climbs in the bed with her (and wakes her up.) I've had to lock Annaliese in (and Kalia out) to stop this vicious cycle.

*So far she is not a hitter, a kicker or a biter. Just a pusher. She loves to shove people, but time-out has helped this almost 100%.

*She sings to herself all day. She sings the Clean Up song when I tell her to clean up ("Kween up, Kween up, evee buddy evee where") and Twinkle Twinkle is one I hear her singing often. My personal favorite is when she sings Ring Around the Rosies, cause she sings it like this, "Wing Awound da Wosies, Pock-a-pull-a-posies..."

*She LOVES to kiss everyone, but especially me. She puckers her lips as far out as they'll go, and frequently kisses whatever part of my body she is closest too. I love it.

*She is still going through her Accident-Prone stage, and is always getting hurt.

*Another favorite phrase lately is, "I need it! I need it." She's usually saying it as she takes things away from Annaliese. She also says, "Be Careful" (Be Kehfull) to herself all day long.

*Getting her to stay in her room and go to bed is a huge process right now. Not fun.

And last but not least, yesterday Annaliese was crawling up the stairs (we were at the top) and Kalia turns to Annaliese, pats her thighs real fast as if she were calling a dog, and said, "C'mon Annie! C'mon! C'mon!"