Jill's new ring

 

Yesterday, Jill's primary teachers passed out CTR rings to help the children remember to "Choose the Right" and make choices that will help them be happy through out their lives. Jill was so very excited, not only because she loves jewelery, but also because she saw one of her older friends wearing his and she really wanted it.

When I picked her up after class she said, "Look at my tiara ring, Mom." "Oh yah, your CTR ring? It's beautiful. What does it mean?" "My tiara ring says, "Choose the Right."

Yep. No matter how many times I say "CTR ring" she always says "tiara ring." Can you tell that our imagination runs along very deep vein around here.

The "Pee-on-guh"

I learned this past November that something about blind folding three-year-olds and handing them a bat makes you forget all about taking pictures. Jill's favorite part of her party, the part she won't let any of us forget, was the purple flower shaped pinata. She has a very hard time saying the /~/ sound, so the first few times she reminded us about her "Pee-on-guh" Matt and I were worried that we might have something to clean up somewhere. But now it's just cute. She also says, "Lasan-guh," too. The kids at her party were very cute though, and I wish I had pictures to show you.

The Tree and the Truck

We went on an adventure!

We came home with a pickup truck to help us with the yard and house this next year.

Then we went on another adventure and came home with a Christmas Tree.

Doesn't Matt look like he belongs behind the wheel of a truck?

Being Three

 

There have been some small changes in our life since Jill's 3rd birthday. She seems to ask more questions, really thoughtful ones that don't start and end with, "Why?" She acts things out more, and she is determined to be grown up, whether that mean she is more helpful or not. 

 

She has become surprisingly aware of her relationship to other people. She might know your names by the time we see all of you again. She studies the family pictures like there's going to be a test.

Oh what a difference a year makes!

Fall Leaves

Need I say more?

Baths

Did I mention that M.E. loves baths. LOVES them. I don't think any of us realized how much she loved them until the other night when she jumped back in.

Pockets

 MaryEllen won't wear pants unless I convince her that they offer some special benefit to her, besides the obvious. This summer I had her convinced that pants helped her bounce better.

 

 She was on to me, so I showed her the value of pockets. Very important you know. Now, she will gladly wear any pair of pants with pockets.

In this picture she had a hard time getting onto her bike because she wouldn't take her hands out of her pockets. She's a thinker!!!

And check out this smile. She makes it every time I get out the camera.