Three is:
Braids instead of pigtails.
Jokes
Belly Laughs
Sass Sass Sass
Choosing her own outfits – preferably bright colors, long sleeves and long pants
Helping us – folding laundry, loading and unloading the dishwasher, picking up toys, singing to Sammy when he’s fussing.
“Helping” us – trying to change Sam’s diaper, “giving G’s feet a shower” by pouring water over them… over the bathroom floor…
“Clare, if you can’t use your fork the right way then I will take it away.”
“No, you can’t reach the fork from there.”
“Mama, you are stinky tonight. You had a hard day at work and you need some space.” (stinky = cranky… I have no idea where she got that from)
When Sammy falls down and gets hurt she gives him a sweet and tender hug.
Pictures that are representational and are beginning to tell stories. She drew the picture above, narrated what it was to Adam (who wrote it down), and then found the picture later and told me the story that went along with it. Apparently Daddy (with the big nose) was driving us to the zoo. I was feeling cold, Clare was riding in the back seat holding Daddy’s hand and Sammy was “crabby.”
Oh, and Dora has replaced Elmo was the preferred television show around these parts.