My Mika Mookers is 2

So I am finally acknowledging the fact that Mika is 2.  I have been hoping that if I ignored it she would quit growing up so FAST!  But alas it continues to happen!  My BABY is 2!  Mika is such a fireball.  Definitely independent and strong-willed.  This crazy girl of mine is fearless.  She LOVES going to nursery and doesn't even look back.  Mika LOVES being included and feels as though she is a BIG kid.  Anything Luke and Taija can do, Mika wants to try too.  She is quite the mischievous little one too.  There have been numerous times where she will deliberately 'poke the bear' (or rather Luke) and cry for protection when he retaliates.  Little stinker!

Mika still continues to be my best eater.  She will try most anything although her favorite is rice.  She is starting to be more picky, but hoping it doesn't last.  It was pretty interesting because at her 2 yr check up they took blood to check your hemoglobins and Mika's iron was pretty low.  Really?!  My best eater?!

Mika LOVES to dress up.  At least once a day you will see her in her princess attire, or a hat of some sort.  She hates having her hair done, but doesn't mind if Taija sticks some sort of bow/headband on her.  Taija was never into the dress-ups so it is FUN to see all of the different outfits Mika puts together.

I love that she still likes to cuddle.  Her favorite activity is sitting on your lap to 'read, read'.  Although most books only last a few seconds before she is off to get another she LOVES the one on one attention.  Her vocabulary continues to expand and her little voice is so cute if I do say so myself.  The kids (along with the entire world) are into a Frozen obsession and Mika is right there with them singing her favorite songs.  While we didn't do a BIG friends party we did do a little Frozen theme since the movie was due to be released the day before her BIG day.  It was so much fun.

For her birthday Mika is getting a BIG girl bed, but due to the fact that she is content in her crib and she still has a heater in her room we are postponing the actual switch until it warms up a bit.  Luke and Taija were both in a BIG bed well before their 2nd birthday (mostly due to the fact that the crib was to be vacated for its next resident) so I feel like we are WAY behind.  And I still rock my baby before bed time - what can I say, I am not giving up on the baby stage quite yet!  I am so glad Miss Mika Mookers is in our family and we are truly blessed with such a beautiful, independent, funny, mischievous, loving BIG girl.  Love you Mika Kate Robison!!

MARTINA!

I really am SPOILED!  It all started when Justin was in Utah for his residency interview with the U and was able to go to the George Strait farewell concert with Martina McBride.  I LOVE Martina McBride.  Hands down my favorite artist!  Well, I made him promise that before I DIE he MUST take me to a concert of hers.  So, when I found out she was going to be in Philly I started looking for tickets, but they were WAY out of our price range and most of the GOOD tickets were gone.  I told him I had been looking and he had this sort of panicked look in his eyes as he made sure I hadn't done something SILLY and bought tickets.  He later confessed that he had bought tickets as a birthday present from him (and his parents of course - thanks Scott and Tina for the AWESOME tickets)!!  He even had it arranged that his mom was going to be out here to watch the kiddos, but due to our Florida trip she wasn't going to be able to come again so soon so he arranged for our good friends the Itri's to watch them!  Best.Husband.Ever!  The concert did NOT disappoint!  It was AMAZING.  And further cemented Martina as the most talented artist EVER in my book.  It was great - no flashing lights, no back-up singers...just Martina and her band.  George was great too - of course!  Thank you to everyone who made it possible - Justin, Scott, Tina, Stephanie!!  Love you guys!