Friday, March 2, 2018

This week was Dr. Seuss week at school. All the crafts were Seuss-themed. They read Dr. Seuss books. And there was a prop out in the lobby for people to take pics of their kids. (The staff made me get in there with her. Looking back, it’s not like me not to want to get in the photo. That was Aunt Flo being mean to me.)

We asked SJ all week whether she liked Dr. Seuss. She said she loves him. “He writes words for kids to learn.” In her little voice, it sounds like, “He writes words for kids to wearn” with all the emphasis that italics can portray.

Sunday, March 4, 2018

The weekends are my favorite time of the week. They are also sometimes really hard. We have a different rhythm to our days, and 3 year olds need to stick to their schedules. The extra treats we have, the later naps we take, and the different kind of play we do all serve as a recipe for a few fits.

But today we had a lot of fun. SJ likes watching Pinky Dinky Do. One of the parts of the show is time in the story box. Pinky leads everybody to the story box and then once inside tells make believe stories. So today Selah June and I made her a story box of her very own. We colored it’s walls and added stickers to its walls and floor. She added some books and toys to a corner of it and rolled around for a while enjoying her new little space.

The weather has been wonderful. We’ve enjoyed late afternoon play on our swing set. Each afternoon as we turn in the driveway to park, she exclaims,” Mom! Look! My park’s still here!.” I don’t know why she thinks Santa might take it back, but we’re really happy that the thought hasn’t occurred to him yet.

Much to her daddy’s chagrin, she really likes leaning backwards while she’s swinging. It freaks him out… which kind of makes her extra happy.