It's hard to believe that our little girl was born the middle of 2006, and it's already the beginning of 2008!  The time really does fly. 

This must be my favorite age yet, although I think I say that every stage she's in.  Here are some of my favorite things she's done lately:

• She'll spontaneously say "Kiss!" or "Hug!" and she wants to kiss or hug both of us.  If I'm closer, she'll kiss me, and the immediately say, "Daddy?" and reach to kiss or hug him.
• She shares really well, and is quick to give a toy to a friend and say "Ur turn!" to let them know it's their turn.  We're having a bit of difficulty encouraging her to share her toys, while at the same time discouraging her sharing her sippy cup.
• Dan calls every night from work, and he always talks to her.  I give her the phone and she says, "Hi Daddy!" really loudly.  It's so sweet.  Sometimes he tells her to give Mommy a kiss for him, and she'll smile at me and give me a kiss.  So sweet! 
• When we go to the library, she immediately runs to the children's section where there is a big shelf of board books she likes to read.
• Every morning she wants to get in bed with us and read books....lots of them.  Nothing could make me happier, although it gets a bit hairy when she doesn't wake up until 8:00 and we have to leave at 8:30.
• She's learned how to throw pennies in the fountain, and a dollar's worth of pennies makes her a super happy girl.
• Her vocabulary amazes us everyday...my favorite word she's saying now is "product," for the curling mousse we put in her hair.  She's also saying, "sorry," "yougurt," "hold it," "your turn," "groceries," and she'll repeat anything you say to her.  Even "darn," if you say it while you're playing the Wii.
• Ketchup, or "dip!" accompanies most of her meals now.  She loves chicken dipped in ketchup!  She's been on a huge meat kick lately; it must be what her body is craving to grow.
• Speaking of food, she's getting better everyday with a spoon and fork.  She makes less and less of a mess all the time, and when she has to work hard to get a bite in her mouth and finally does, she beams and says, "I did it!"
• She's developing definite preferences - when she wakes up in the morning, she tells us if she wants milk or water, and it's not random.  If we try to give her milk with breakfast when she's asked for water, she hands it right back to us.
• Miss Sassy Pants has started trying to tell us "No!" when we tell her to do something, especially if we're walking outside and tell her to come back to us.  She has been testing us, saying "No," and running the other direction.  Therefore, she's learned lots about spankings lately.
• Her attention span is getting longer.  While we were getting ready the other day, she sat in her room and played with puzzles by herself for nearly 20 minutes without changing activities.  She was having a difficult time with one piece, but she kept at it until she finally got it in.