Could tantrums be starting already???

I realize I have not posted since New Years & no nothing is wrong. There just hasn't been anything too eventful to report. Last weekend we took Sydney for a sleigh ride in her sleigh that she got for Christmas- we had a bit of snow, so we thought we should take advantage. However, I did not take a picture to mark the event so there is nothing to share. Then on Sunday night, Brad's parents took us all out to Outback for dinner to celebrate THEIR anniversary (which was way back in November). We never figured out the logic of them paying, but they would not take the money & with the service we received there is no way we were leaving any extra money on the table. Let's just say, none of us will rush back.
Now for the title of this entry...tantrums. In the last week, Sydney on a couple of occassions has gotten very upset for reasons that are not immediately apparent to me. Two times it has been during the supper-prep hour so I just stacked it up to her being tired & wanting more attention than I could give her at that exact moment. Well, yesterday was not one of my proud Mommy moments. We were at a play date at a friend of mine's & it was my first time meeting her neighbours. There were two other children around Sydney's age & the others were young babies. Well, a little boy had brought his Magna-Doodle type toy. Sydney started off by playing "OK" with him & then decided she wanted to walk around with the toy. When I told her "no" it resulted in a crying fit like I have never seen...I'm thinking who is this kid? I had to take her out of the room & let her calm down. Nothing I did was working & she just kept walking backwards in any direction that was away from me until she backed herself into a corner. If I made any motion towards her she would start thrashing about & crying more. So, I just sat on the steps & waited her out. Well finally, she came running to me & put her head on my shoulder and whimpered a little more until she was done. To me it felt like about 20 minutes, according to my friend it was not even close to that long. All I know is that if this is a "stage" we are entering into...I hope it is short!
Since I have no new pictures to report, I thought I would post a couple to show what Sydney looked like a year ago. Oh baby, how you have grown. For anyone that comments on her cheeks now, they are nothing compared to a year ago!
Maybe should go...sounds like another fit is starting. I think we are definitely entering the stage of independence and "my way or no way". No fit- all is well already. But, she does want her way! But then again, what girl doesn't?