The tantrum

I think that we are starting to enter what everyone calls the "terrible twos." Today we took a trip to Costco. After Costco I let Esther play outside while I unloaded the car. After I was all done I told her to come inside for lunch. She hates coming inside even if it is freezing outside. I had to pick her up and bring her in, which is what I usually have to do. When we got inside I took her coat off and asked her to get in her chair so that she could have lunch. She can't actually climb in her chair but she will stand by it until I lift her in. So she is standing by her chair waiting for me but I am washing my hands and can't get to her right away and that is when it started. She begins to crying and wants attention now so she walks over to the book case and starts pulling off books, which she knows she is not supposed to touch and says "no no" while she is doing it. I repeat myself and tell her that if she wants lunch to get in her chair, that makes her cry even more. She then climbs on the couch and continues to cry and kick the pillows. I am not in the mood to fight with her so I just ignore her and get lunch for Henry and myself. The crying/tantrum goes on for about 20 min and then she stops. It is quiet for about 10 min when I hear her snoring, she has fallen asleep. How Esther can go from happy to crying to asleep is beyond me. So I took pictures and let her sleep. She is sure cute when she sleeps.