Recently my mom started to jokingly sing “I Feel Pretty” from “West Side Story” whenever she caught Annie looking at herself in the mirror (which is a lot).  We didn’t realize how closely Annie was listening until the other day when her little voice suddenly floated in from our bedroom. Mike and I ran back there and found her doing this:

I think it’s time to teach her some new songs.

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For Annie’s second birthday she wanted Yo Gabba Gabba, balloons, friends, and cake. Of course the first three things would’ve been meaningless without cake because the girl is cake crazy. Ever since Mike’s birthday six weeks ago she has been asking, “Birthday cake? Birthday cake today, mama?” It was a happy feeling to be able to say to her, “Yes, Annie!  Birthday cake today!”

Cake for everyone!

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In Annie’s second year, we watched our baby become a little girl.

Happy birthday little girl. We love you.

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Last month Mike showed me the video “Shit Girls Say.” I cracked up…because I say all of those things! Now I can’t say to Mike, “can you do me a favor?” without him laughing at me.

The funny thing is, as Annie ran around our house yesterday, talking up a storm, it occurred to me that she is the toddler-version of the girl in the video (except, you know, actually a girl).

Welcome to a day with Annie, and all the stuff she says:

if you can’t see the video above, click here.

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Annie loves her red piano and has started ordering all of us to watch her whenever she plays it. “Mama! Dada! Annie play Tiano!” Before Thanksgiving, she started singing along. I died 1,000 times from the cuteness. I finally grabbed my camera to get a video because when she’s a rock star VH1′s Behind The Music is going to need footage of her when she was young.

Do you think Lady Gaga’s parents have similar home videos?

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Is there anything sweeter than watching a kid open presents on Christmas Morning?

Seeing the joy on Annie’s face was worth everything… even the endless noise pollution her presents have filled our home with ever since!

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Annie has lately been obsessed with Christmas, much to my delight. This is her special headbanger message to all of you:

She’s been watching her Christmas videos on repeat for the last few weeks, so here they all are, not only for all of your enjoyment, but for my own convenience (I am tired of searching for videos while she says, “Again! Again!” over and over).

I’m An Elf!

Annie and Rigby’s Holiday Album

Digital Christmas

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Festivus, Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Everything!

Be sure to enter my give away for a $250 gift card before noon PST today!

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This is the story of how Annie saved Christmas…

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas!

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Annie knows what day it is:

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I mentioned earlier this week that we took Annie to see Yo Gabba Gabba live. I took a ridiculous amount of video of her watching the show, which turned out to be great because I can put all of it on a continuous loop and Annie will watch it over…and over…and over. She says, “Annie Gabba…Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!” I really need to work on her speaking in the third person.

Annie! Fun! Gabba! Yoooooooo!

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