Bella Bean is what we call her. . . .

12:46 am CDT March 12, 2009
. . . . and at almost three, she is quite the independent one. She observes. She craves being with her brother, and then asks him to "give me space." She loves dollies and princesses and race cars and bunnies. She makes up long stories about how they get into trouble and then need to be rescued; she is the mother who rescues them. She's deliberate; last night in the bath she wrapped the John Deere Tractor Driver (a toy left over from her brother) several times to get him just right in the washcloth; each time he slipped off, she would just start over, no sign of frustration. She is so sweet -- and she is growing up incredibly fast!

Observation mode.

Stella LOVES merry-go-rounds....around and around she will go, as many times as we let her.

Stella in Big Bear, visiting the deer that last time was not knee deep in snow! She had to trek across the yard in her boots to reach him (or is it a her?)

One of my favorite shots - Stella and her Dad sledding.

Bitty Baby matches Stella -- THANK YOU Grandma!

Waiting. Stella is often with me waiting for her big brother's activities to get out; here she is at the year-end basketball party.

The best gift of Christmas.

The little red dress. "My Santa Dress" as she puts it.

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