She is TWO!

Lynnlee's birthday was yesterday.

I can't believe she is 2 years old.  What happened to our baby girl?

One of my favorite pictures of Lynnlee Elizabeth is this one.
Here she is.  Standing at the door from the dining room to the outside of our house.





What is she doing?

Watching everyone else, playing outside.

Looking for someone.

Wishing she could be out there too?

I like the last option.

She is just too little to be outside on her own, running around the yard, exploring.

She is just too little, right now, to keep up with the other kids.

Heck, Owen was just 'released' to play with Landon, Tessa, and Cooper, and he still wanders down to the creek or starts walking down the lane and someone needs to go after him.

But one of these days, she will have 'free rein' to go wherever she wants and just explore the outdoors.

The other day Cooper and I returned from his haircut appointment in Rossville.

Lynnlee was at the house with Papaw, and while we were gone, her mommy and daddy came to pick them up after school.

Here she was, though.  Standing at the door.

I could see her little head, looking out the window at the drive, watching for us to pull in when we returned from our haircut adventure.

One of these days, she won't be 2 anymore.

One of these days she will be able to reach the door handle and let herself in and out.

One of these days she will be running around in the yard with her brother and her cousins.

But until then, I love seeing her standing at the door, watching the goats, wishing she could be outside with her bubba and Owie, watching everything that is happening outdoors, and waiting to grow up so she can join in the fun.

Slow down, Lynnlee. You just turned 2.  Stay little a little while longer.