Princess Samantha

Oh my little miss Taycee, what a spark of energy you are.

You keep everyone at our house on our toes. What would we ever do without you? You are growing up so much these days, you have outgrown most of your "naughty" stage and are my little buddy most days. You are so quick. Nothing gets past you and if you don't understand something you over hear me say you will make sure to ask me what it means. You LOVE Dora, today while I was doing your hair you said "mom, I wish Dora was real and could come play at my house."

10 things I love about Taycee right now

1. Your imagination. You love to pretend that you are a princess. The other day you came upstairs all decked out in your dress up clothes and said "I am princess Samantha" who will marry me?

2. When you ask "why" about something and I give you an answer you scrunch up your face move your lips to one side tilt you head to the side and nod as if to say "oh I get it" 

3. Your cute words. You say chopstick for chapstick, swimsoup for swimming suit, poke-a-nut for a pinecone, nakeup for makeup and you call hootenanies pootananies.

4. How every day when I am getting ready you sit on the toilet and watch me and tell me how beautiful I am.

5. How much you love to be beautiful. You love wearing pretty clothes, and having your hair done. You love it even more when daddy tells you you look beautiful.

6. In the morning you wake up after daddy goes to work and come snuggle in my bed for an hour or so.

7. You love to be my helper. You will sit on the counter when I am baking and help me mix. Or stand by the dishwasher and help me put away all the silverware. 

8. You are the best big sister. You love Addison so much it hurts (her) :). If she is crying you will give her your kitty and tell her stories. If I need a diaper you run upstairs and grab me one. In the morning if she is crying you run out of bed and make sure she is okay. 

9. You have a love for learning. You love to learn new things. When you learned how to spell your name you asked to call everyone you knew to tell them. You are always so proud of the new things you learn to do. 

10. You have a strong sense of who you are. I don't worry about people pushing you around. You are strong and determined and you find ways to accomplish whatever you set your mind to. Although this makes me crazy sometimes, it is a quality I am so glad you possess. Life is rough sometimes and people will try to tear you down, but you my girl will stand up stare them in the eye and probably stomp on their toe. :D
10a. Your candy radar. If anyone is opening a candy ANYWHERE in the house you can here it and you make a bee-line to that location and say " I want like that what you are having." with your sweetest smile.

10b. When you say "mom, you are the greatest mom I ever had" ( which you say almost daily)

10c. Your bright blue eyes. You have gorgeous eyes. Last week someone told me they had never seen a prettier child. Please go through an ugly stage between the ages of 14-18. Thanks.
10d. Every time you see dad and me kiss you scrunch your face and say, "ew why are you guys getting married again?" ... ( If you DON'T go through that ugly stage I mentioned earlier then please always believe that if you kiss a boy you are marrying them.)

My miss Taycee, you are a beautiful girl full of life and energy. You teach me things every day. I am excited that we get to spend some one on one time now that Kaden is in school. You are a one smart cookie and I am afraid that you will grow up much too quickly for my liking. Please pretend you are princess Samantha and eat pootenanies with me and wear chopstick for a while longer. Okay?

xoxoxo- mom

You dressed yourself and did your own hair this day and then begged me to take a picture because "you were so beautiful!"