JEB: 28 Months Old!

Little June isn't so little anymore (age-wise, at least--physically, she's still a tiny peanut!). She's suddenly capable of just about everything and I'm constantly reminding myself that she can do more than you'd expect from looking at her. She's petite, but by no means delicate ... a sprite, but with a personality of someone three times her size. Basically, she's a tiny ball of never-ending entertainment. Here's what our little lady has been up to lately:

• Coppin' a 'tude: June has been Miss Sassy pants lately and prefers to talk whilst shaking a finger or placing her hands firmly on her hips. There's also been a lot of "No, I don't want to" and "Hmpf. That's not fair." It's so hard to keep as straight face!
• Dominating playground equipment: June has mastered everything but the rock wall and Jacob's ladder on our swing set and she showed me how she can scale the mountain/rock-like structure at the local playground with ease. She also runs at warp speed across suspended bridges and has yet to meet a slide too big or too scary.
• Perfecting her pedaling. Recently, something finally clicked and June can now pedal her tricycle like a pro! We're feeling pride in our hearts and relief in our backs now that we no longer have to bend over and push her on her trike down the sidewalk. Woo hoo!
• Socializing. Like Ellen, June as grown leaps and bounds this summer in terms of social confidence and conversation skills. She's hardly ever shy around neighbors and will willing approach them to say hi (or to ask if she can pet their dog).
• Sharing secrets. Instead of cupping her hand at the side of her mouth, June covers her entire mouth with her hand (fingers spread wide) to tell us private messages.
• Stalling. June is a professional sidetracker lately, which means the bedtime routine (brushing teeth, reading books and singing songs) now takes about 7 hours and includes new steps, such as putting on and removing slippers multiple times, requesting a drink of milk, discussing (in great detail) every part of every picture in every book ...
• Refusing to wear a swimsuit. June seems to enjoy water, but she insists on being either fully clothed or completely naked (aka "naker buns") when she's around it. I've been trying for weeks to get June to don her swimsuit (or at least a swim diaper), but so far, no success. Hopefully we can figure this out before the summer is over. :)