Stella girl is almost two!

I can not believe that I am the mother of a two year old. Well, almost 2 year old. She'll officially be two next month, however she's been acting like she's 2 for a couple weeks now. Meaning, dare I say it, we have reached the terrible twos!

The sassyness factor has been turned up about 10 notches and she's starting to talk back. Now whenever I ask her to do something she says "No mama" or if she's feeling particularly sassy she'll wag her finger back and forth at me while proceeding to say "No mama". Her Italian side is starting to come out in full force which can be both a blessing and a curse. And because my genes are finally kicking in (I'm told I can be stubborn, although I don't see it) we've started implementing time outs. So far it's going pretty well, she'll actually sit there and it seems to help her calm down.

I'm beyond excited about her birthday party. It's Elmo themed and it's going to be at The Little Gym in Plano. I ordered her a super cute Elmo shirt that's personalized with her name and age. I think I might be more excited than she is. 

In honor of her turning another year older we decided to get her two year old pictures taken. Clint's cousin took them and they turned out super cute. We decided to go with a cowgirl theme because let's face it she's really just a cowgirl at heart. :) Now to decide which one to turn into a canvas print and put up in our house. We already have an entire wall dedicated to Stella, what's one more picture?