two and a half is almost here

This week I took pictures in honor of Chica (almost) turning two and a half. I was going to wait for Dan to help me, but when the afternoon ended up being overcast with scattered showers, I decided to venture alone, once the rain had let up. It was somewhat dramatic. And wet. I tried to remain calm and not chuck my camera to the bottom of the lake like I considered doing the last time I took her pictures. She did so great. Chocolate bribes go a long way with her. :)

I loved so many of them, it was hard paring them down to the hundred you're about to see. What can I say? I'm one proud mama, and I still can't comprehend why out of all the women out there, God picked me to get to be her mother. She's my favorite almost two and a half year old in the whole, wide world.

(This is the look she's perfected over time to get her Daddy to do whatever she wants him to.)