Luci Jaye.

Luci,

Yesterday you turned 2. I just cannot wrap my mind around that. I love watching you grow and seeing you learn but I want you to still be my little baby, too. Gone are the days when you just rolled around in the floor and chewed on your little teething ring...now, I'm just trying to keep up with you. The other day, you were supposed to be taking a nap. When your daddy went to check on you, he couldn't find you. We looked all over the place. Then we heard, "Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool..." being sung from your closet and opened the door to find you pulling out all your shoes. You are funny. You have a weird obsession with "Alice" as you call her because Alice in Wonderland has to be in your DVD player at all times (when it is YOUR turn to pick a movie.)

Oh, and here is a list of things we have found in your mouth lately:
1. a "mini" dice
2. a penny
3. Burt's Bee's Chapstick (at least your breath smelled good!)
4. the top to a Christmas ornament
5. a glass ornament (that you broke into about 15 pieces...IN your mouth)
6. 2 plastic rings (the kind you wear on your finger)

You LOVE Elmo. iPhones. Being naked. Your sock monkey. Being naked. Knocking things down. Being naked. Biting (your sister). Oh, and being naked.

You are always singing. You like "Happy You Know" which is If You're Happy and You Know It, Praise Him, Praise Him, All Ye Little Children, He's Still Working On Me (to make me what I ought to be), Only A Boy Named David, Baa, Baa Black Sheep, Itsy, Bitsy Spider.

Your daddy says that he appreciates your aggressiveness...we just need to be working on channeling it in positive ways because right now, you pretty much destroy anything in your path.

You are our one and only "rhino," our LuceJ (pronounced 'loose-j') or just plain "Loose", our Lu Lu. We love you so much and thank the Lord for allowing us to be your parents. You bring such joy to our lives.

Pics from the past:

Proud Papa	Family of 4	Megan Meets Luci
Baby Dedication Day	Daddies and Babies	Family Pic
Homegirl	No More Cereal	Cici's Girl
Blue Eyed Girl	Papa D Time	Little Donut
The Baby Whisperer	Sweet Cousins	Loving Uncle D
Luci and LaLa	After Church	Aunt Nelda
With Tracy	Papa D	Omi and Luci
Mi Tia	Mommy's Baby	Luci and Mrs. Jodi
Nana	Grumpy's Girl	Namesake

Your 2nd Birthday party was at McDonald's. We had Elmo cupcakes and lots of fun. Your favorite people came to the party: Tracy, Lynn, Ann, LaLa, Uncle Richard & Megan, Kristi, Jaycee, & Kristalyn, the Baskin girls, and of course, Mama Luci, Papa D, Nana, Pop & Cici. Here are some pics!

Luci is 2	Braids	Sliding
Lexi Kaye	Cupcakes	Kristalyn