Time with Milayla

I love dialogues with Milayla. She has gone full force into a quick, witty and curious toddler mode that is so much fun. As her mind absorbs seemingly everything around her in this stage I love listening to how she interprets and understands it. She's smart. And quick - I cannot emphasize the quick part nearly enough.

Then there is her willpower. It's strong. And sometimes defiant...but oh how she is learning to use it as a force of good as she puts it in full force to learn new skills and vocabulary (in more than one language..).

And she is thoughtful, sweet and tender. Traits I hope she never grows out of because I have seen the beautiful sparkle in her eyes when she helps others and puts those skills to use.

I feel pretty darn lucky to be her mom and help her along her path in this life.

And before I get too mushy, here is a little snippet of life with Milayla:

Me: "Hey, Milayla, can you please come here for a moment?"

Milayla: "K. Coming!" (pushes her car towards me then lifts it up and begins making an airplane noise as it 'flies' through the air)

Me: Wow. You have a flying car?

Milayla: Cars don't fly. It's helicopter.

Oh, imagination. Love it. I also love when Milayla and I get to spend a little time together, just the two of us. Here are a couple pictures from our little game night that we had.

She insisted on her stuffed animals being involved as well. Couldn't really turn that one down. So sweet.

Had so much fun with this smiley girl.