Is she like this all the time?

"Is she like this all the time?"...I've been asked this question quite a bit lately.  What do you mean? 

Like this?

Like this?

Or like this?

Well, the answer to all of these questions is "Yes!"  Yes, she is like this all the time.  From the time I get her out of her bed to greet the morning to the time we place her back in that very same bed for a night of restful, peaceful sleep, she is like this.  An absolutely happy smiley life lovin' two year old.  Whether she is being fed, laying down, sitting up or even right after a nap (like in the picture below) she is smiling and happy.

What a beautiful, gentle, tender influence she is on our hearts.  Being able to experience life like this with her has created a slow mending in our broken hearts over the past few months. 

She is a quite but strong presence in our house that can be felt the minute you walk through the front door.  It can be felt when she locks eyes with you even if it is for only the briefest of moments and it is seen through a smile so bright and warm that it literally lights up the world around her.