Sad thing is, when she's with cousins or friends, all people really see are her "terrible two" moments...
So I have to document her cute moments to make sure they exist haha. But there are some "terrible" ones too, let's be honest.
Love this pic of the girls. Claire loves laying on the floor next to Anya.
And this one! "Baby Sister and Claire!" as Claire says :)
Claire enjoys makeup. Every once in a while I put one swipe of mascara on each set of her lashes. I think it makes her look a little like Cindi Lou Who :)
This is Claire's favorite thing about Costco. Besides the hot dogs. No wait, maybe that's my favorite :)
Claire was putting the moves on Connor at her friend, Ella's birthday party. He wasn't having it lol!
And speaking of that birthday party: I am kind of obsessed with the cake Kjirsten made. I even watched the video about how to make it on marthastewart.com. I am so impressed, Kjirsten!! That is why I make cupcakes. They are WAY easier to decorate :)
Other funny Claireisms (minus the pictures I guess!)
-We've been teaching Claire to--instead of let out an annoying whine--say "no thank you" when she doesn't want the food we're trying to get her to eat. So far so good. But the other night, she REALLY didn't want the food. She said, "DUDE! No thank you, DUDE!"
-What's Claire's favorite food? Butterfly food. I don't know why, but that's always what she says.
-The other day, Claire really wanted Jordan to paint her nails (he's done it a couple of times...) His excuse was that he was sick (Jordan is always sick :( ). So she said, "Please Daddy! I have medicine!"
-Recent FHE lesson was on saying your sorry. Claire should know this one since she goes into time out 57 times a day, and always says "sorry baby sister" and gives hugs after... ANYWAY, we related the story of Nephi building the boat and how his brothers wouldn't help and then they repented and told him they were sorry. Jordan then held up the picture that corresponded to the story. There was Nephi in front of a boat with a pile of building supplies next to him, and the brothers, etc. etc. Anyway, Jordan said, "Claire, what is Nephi building?" She said, "He's building a boat!" And then Jordan sked, "Claire, what's he building it out of?" And she said, just as resolutely: "He's building it out of CRAP!" Jordan says she said that because the pile of building supplies beside Nephi looked a lot like the "crap" (computer stuff, circuits, etc.) I tell him to pick up in the living room. Ooops! :)
-OK, this may be a little TMI, but she's 2 so.... I have to tell anyway. So, lots of mornings when Claire wakes up, I look at her, and she can tell I'm kinda trying to look up her nose to see if she has these enormous "crusty boogies" I may need to extract (which is her NOT favorite thing) before we are seen in public. It's funny because when she sees me looking she'll cover her nose, haha. Anyway, so the other day I was changing her diaper, and was giving a closer look to her little bum crack because I thought it has "residue" in it. Gross I know. (btw. there wasn't--it was just diaper rash cream) So, Claire looks at me sternly and says, "Mommy, there's no crusty boogies in my bum!!"
-Claire likes to feed everyone but herself really... She likes to say, "Here comes the train" and put it in your mouth. Tonight she didn't like the spinach in her soup. So, she offers me her spoon with the spinach on it, saying "Here comes the leafy train!" Then, she graduated to "Eat the leaf, giraffe!" That went a little too far. I am not a giraffe.
-Claire can count in Spanish and loves to climb (singing "sube!" from Diego) and then yell out "Ayudame!! Help!" til we come get her. Auntie Natalie especially loves this Claireism :) She likes to call her "Natty Bones" too.
-When Jordan drives the car fast, or does a quick turn, Claire says "CRAZY driver!"
-Claire has adopted the phrase, "You're killin' me" into her vocabulary. I wonder where she got that from? What mother would say that to her 2-yr. old??
-The naughtiest and most all-over-the-place Claire has ever been during family night has been during the "Obedience" lesson. Go fig. We definitely remembered which lesson we were on the next Monday, when usually we forget.
-Today Claire saw that I had an "owie" on my finger, and she said, "I'm worried about you, Mommy." And I said "Why?" She continued: "Your owie. I'm worried about you, Mommy."
-Claire is obsessed with bullying (pushing, headlocking, WWF...whatever you want to call it) younger boys. I hope this doesn't last into her teens...
-One playgroup when Claire was in timeout for pushing this sweet defenseless little boy, Cooper, another little boy (she also does the same thing to), Hudson, came over to her during her stint in the naughty corner, and she yelled at him: "Go away! I in time out!!" Haha :)
-She just started thinking potty language is hilarious. The other day she spilled some food (can't remember what it was) on her shirt. She was picking it off with her fingers, all the while saying "
mmmm, poop! Mmmm poop!" She's crazy.
-She loves telling us that her name is "Claire Michelle Taylor" especially when we call her by other pet names--she corrects us defiantly. And "Anya Corinne Taylor" is baby sister's name. She also LOVES calling Jordan by his first name, or "Honey" and saying "Jordan Dewey Taylor" or just "Daddy Dewey Taylor" or what sounds like "Dewey Dewey Taylor." She loves the "Dewey" part. It's her great grandpa's name so that's good! She doesn't ever remember my name though.
-When she wants to be held, she says, "Cara me! Cara me!" Jordan corrects her. I don't. I don't like to correct the cute ways she says things...it's depressing because I want her to stay young and adorable for as long as possible!
I just love my little sweetie bug. I love tucking her into bed and singing her songs. I love it when she says "I love you so much" and "Snuggle me, Mommy" and "Thank you mommy!" I love it when she says "It's OK sweetie bug" to Anya or "baby sister, bless you!" when she sneezes. And I love it when she screams, "Daddy's home!" nearly hyperventilating with joy, when Jordan walks through the door. She is my little monkey.
