You know that feeling...?

You know that feeling you get when your little one has been out of sight and VERY quiet for a little while.  That thought of "what are they doing" and the initial heart-thumping feeling.  Well, Thing 2 has been giving me that feeling quite a bit lately.  And NO, for the child-police out there, I do not leave her alone.  She's merely in the next room, doing something, VERY, VERY quietly and discreetly.  For instance, just in the matter of these past two days I found this:

                                            this:

                               and this:

Yes, Thing 2 has grown and she thinks she can do it all just fine on her own.

An explanation to the pics above. 

#1:  Apparently she grew hungry for some sweets, and failing to ask for a treat, she then took it upon herself to try and gnaw the package open.

#2:  When supposed to be taking a nap, I found her secretly reading.  Which is a good thing though, so I shouldn't be complaining.

and #3:  It's so funny, because I constantly find her with markers that Thing 1 has left behind.  And this one was NOT washable.

I love my sweet, sweet girl.  And she can do NOTHING to ever change that love I feel for her.