EWP 2.5

Eliza turned 2 1/2 this past week which we celebrated with chocolate ice cream, a birthday candle and a cheerful rendition of Happy Half Birthday To You. She is still bottled lightening and full of smiles. She can always make Xavier burst into laughter. The bottom photo is her pretending she's sleeping - a gag we both thought was still funny, even after the 100th time.

She's learning patience and working on self restraint. We struggle with physical outbursts; "Eliza! Gentle!" is often said. And big news - she's potty trained! It happened really without much ado so I never even got around to blogging about it before. After we came back from Christmas break, we sent her off to school in underwear and 6 changes of clothes and that was that. 4 of us vying for the 1 bathroom in the house though is a challenge. I'm really proud of her. High Five, Eliza!