Maelie's 2-year-old photos

Here are Maelie's beautiful 2-year-old photos--taken by my amazing cousin, Saundra Savage. Enjoy!

 

I'm pretty sure that Maelie could not be any cuter! :)

2 years! (and 2 months)

Maelie turned 2 years old 2 months ago! Here are some pictures of her birthday celebration...

 

 

Maelie sure is a sweet and sassy 2-year-old! We love her so much and are so grateful that she is a part of our family!

Maelie at 20, 21, 22, & 23 months!

So yeah, I'm super behind with blogging. Poor second-born Maelie is going to think she was adopted. ;) Here's my attempt to catch up on Maelie and give you a glimpse of her big personality...

 Maelie loves to get into everything. :)

She also loves to play dress-up with Hannah. 

Peek-a-boo! 

Our coat closet is Maelie's favorite place to hide. 

Maelie loves ice cream and usually insists on feeding herself. 

She loves making silly faces. 

 Maelie's first pony tails. Cute!

 She loved turning 21 months old at Cubs Spring Training.

 

Maelie loves to cheese it for us. 

And she gets great bed-head during long car rides. 

Maelie loves to play at her grandparents' houses. 

She has big, beautiful bluish-gray eyes. 

Maelie is obsessed with her binkie, and she will not drink her milk from anything but a bottle. We've tried everything else! 

Jana and I took Maelie to her first movie in the theater, and she did quite well. 

 She of course loved the popcorn. Yum!

 



Maelie loves to copy everything Hannah does. Hannah doesn't always love that. :) 

She loves crowds and noise and ballgames, even in cold weather.  And she loves her daddy!

Maelie is beautiful! And so is Hannah! 

Maelie loves to play school or just about anything else with Hannah. 

She has mastered eating with a fork and spoon. 

Maelie loves to be involved and help with everything. And she also likes to eat dirt and play in the mud. 

She is friendly and outgoing, and I often get comments about how adorable and fun she is. 

Maelie is smart and knows when she is being funny. 

And her cheeks are still amazing! :)

What else can I say about Maelie? She is just super cute and fun and funny and sassy and a total sweetheart! She is constantly on the go and into everything she shouldn't be. Maelie is as active and rambunctious as Hannah was chill and laidback at this age. Maelie loves to eat Cheerios, toast, crackers, treats, quesadillas, chicken nuggets, strawberries, bananas, macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles, pasta, pretty much anything off of our plates, and especially her "bottle snack" (milk). She also loves to read books (the only time she will really sit still), do puzzles, watch shows (Dora, Bubble Guppies, and Daniel Tiger), run around, swing, climb up and down stairs, go down big slides, wrestle, tackle, kick and throw balls, play with baby dolls, play with Hannah and her cousins, give us big hugs and kisses, laugh hysterically, talk non-stop, build with blocks, and make huge messes. Even though Maelie sometimes drives us crazy, we all absolutely adore her and can't imagine life without her. We love our little Mae Mae so very much!!!