My niece Valentina continues to amaze me daily. For the past few weeks she has been eager to remind me she is ”Two on May 2nd.” Really? Yes she can say that.

It’s hard to believe that not too long ago she looked like this:

And today, she  can identify a guitar, violin, flute, cello, banjo and clarinet (with GREAT articulation I might add!) as she points them out to me in her book. Prodigy child? I think so. And cute as a button to boot! Happy Birthday, little Valentina!