Athena goes to a birthday bash

Swinging with her Papa. She couldn't be happier.

She had no fear. Some of these slides were HUGE.


Athena's cousin Micah. He's the birthday boy!

Micah's super cute (and super tasty) cake.

She loves Jay Z. She actually said "Jigga jigga bounce with me."

They should have called the slides "SUPER FAST BABY CANNONS."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I'm SO excited to see you, and I won't even get jealous when you're holding another baby.

I love you, Aunt Ky!

(I even loved you when I wouldn't let ANYONE touch me.)

Yep, she's 2 alright.

2 Years Ago.

1 Year Ago



I loves me Da!


Cousins RULE!



We are a GOOD lookin' family, no?
(I wish I had biceps like that. Alas, it's just squashed against my boob.)




She happily shared Brobee with Evan ONLY
because she loves him.

Her yearly birthday hat photo :)

I can NOT believe the title of my email is "Your Preschooler."

I do not have a preschooler.... I have a baby, right???

Handling Big Emotion:

Two-year-olds give the biggest hugs, flash the biggest smiles, and yes, throw the loudest, most spectacular tantrums. Because they live in the moment, their feelings are especially transparent. It's tempting to want to keep things happy for your child at all times. But it's also important for her to experience emotions like sadness, frustration, and anger without always being "rescued" by Mom or Dad, so she can learn to cope better with small setbacks. (I'll work on that I promise.)