02.26.14 - Wednesday

So we have a rule around here that on Wednesdays you MUST take a nap if you're going to go to Wednesday night church. Why? Because you have a history of complete melt downs otherwise.

So we settled you down to have your nap today, and you were in a goofy mood. You sang. You talked to doggy. You played with a pen (which I later discovered included graffit-ing your arm). You giggled. You did anything but close your eyes. So eventually we said, "OK, quiet time over, go ahead and get up and play, but you're staying home tonight."

Wide-eyed you thought about this for a moment. "May I try that again?"

"Why, yes," we replied.

So you tried again. Round two. Round three (always your choice). And eventually you finally were convinced that we really were serious and you took your nap. Four hours later from when we started this process.

Age three and nap time is still an adventure.

At least you had a fabulous time at church and a happy evening and good sleep that night and a happy day today.

02.23.14 - Sunday

So the other day we were at Chic-fil-a, and you were enjoying playing in the climbing section. I was amused to call you out so we could come home, and you inform me that you made friends with the other two girls who were in there, and that you were all now playing "Mommy-Doggy/Baby-Doggy". It amazes me how you manage to lure everyone into that particular game with you! And the fact that you were willing to talk to complete strangers is almost a miracle. You are steadily growing more bold in your interactions with others.

02.20.14 - Thursday

At three and a half years, you are 31 pounds and exactly three feet tall.

My baby is growed up.

But you still love for me to sing Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte to you. So we're all good.

02.17.14 - Monday

So we've been working on learning the calendar together. You're very good at the year (two-foundsand-fourteen) and the current season (Winter! Where snow is). January you had down. February, however, is Zander's birthday. Hopefully we'll get this one by the end of the month.

02.12.14 - Wednesday

Snow!! And you went sledding for the first time. First time down the hill, you came up giggling and happy. Second time you got a face full of snow and were, well, less than impressed. So we came in and had hot chocolate instead.

02.04.14 - Tuesday

Current Favorite Breakfast: soft boiled egg (in a chicken or cow egg cup)

Current Favorite Toy: Doggie--still your best friend. Second favorite--a push airplane

Current Favorite Color: purple or orange

Current Favorite Show: My Little Pony

Current Favorite Songs: BINGO; The Butterfly Song; Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte

02.22.14 - Saturday

Your memory amazes me sometimes. Tonight at devotions, you were very precise about which song you wanted to sing (as we always sing a song after reading the Bible and prayers). You couldn't remember how the song went, but you took your children's Bible (which has songs related to each different story), found the exact story that had the song you were wanting to sing associated with it, and showed it to me. I was a little bit floored, I admit. We hadn't read that particular story in several months at least, but you knew exactly what story had the song you wanted to sing.