Thank Goodness....

....we picked the faux leather furniture as opposed to the microfiber! Leighton decided today that my eyeliner pencils are amazing for 'coloring!' She even came upstairs with one this morning and said "Mom! I'm COLORING!" I ran downstairs for fear she had made the walls her canvas...but there was no "coloring" to be found. I took the makeup and told her I would put some chapstick on her instead...thinking I had outsmarted Little L! It wasn't until we returned from playdate and lunch that the glare from the window revealed navy blue eyeliner all down the dark brown arm of the couch. It only took one wipe and about 3 minutes of scrubbing. So thank goodness we didn't go with the microfiber! Disaster avoided! And note to self: Little L can reach the counters, makeup goes in the cabinet from now on!

We still don't have internet, so the pictures will have to wait, but I felt like Leighton needed her own update since I've been so slack on posting.

So here are a few things about Leighton being 2 years and 3 months old:

-She loves lipstick/chapstick/lipgloss of any kind! It's a great reward and a way for me to get her to behave -- i.e. Leighton if you go to nursery by yourself I'll give you some chapstick!

-This month she has gone to nursery and stayed the whole time without Mom or Dad! Woohoo!

-She still hates swings, but will play on the bouncy slides at Wallabie's all day which I am certain will work to my favor all winter! She's also really excited to be starting gymnastics in September and loved the trial class we went to!

-She has mastered the ABC's, identifying each letter and it's sound. She can count to 30 and identify 1-10. She knows all the shapes and colors. Such a smart girl!!

-She says "Liggle" instead of "Little" but pronounced all her other 't' sounds just fine. I think this is adorable and hilarious!

-She is learning to share right now, some days she is great with it, others it is a struggle. But I am really proud that she is learning the concept and playing nicely with other kids.

-Every ounce of her 28 lbs belongs to Daddy... she is a miniature Jack and follows him like a shadow! If Mom tells her no, she just bats her blue eyes at Dad...luckily he's usually on my side!