Fly on the Wall

I love listening in on Elle and her conversations with her friends. They are so innocent and unique to this time in their life. It is interesting to see what children pick up from their parents. Their vocabulary can be unique to the family. Common phrases used frequently by that parent are repeated by the child. She has become my shadow. Today, during my workout, she washed the same six dishes over and over for more than 20 minutes. In the end, she was so proud of herself. She looked so cute standing on her stool at the sink with her little apron on. This task was repeated when we came home today. She was so thrilled her daddy had left a few dirty dishes in the sink. Oh if only this desire to wash dishes carried over into her teen years!

When she gets older

She wants to hold babies when she gets older. She wants to go swimming when she gets older. How many other dreams will I hear in the years to come? Tonight, she washed the dishes at the sink. She likes to wipe the table down and really enjoyed using a bottle brush on water bottles.

What a girl.

The Girl Room

We rearranged the furniture in the Girl Room today. She was thrilled. She had her own ideas of where things should go. She did alright until I found a bunch of stuff just piled in a corner. I remember arranging my room many times as a kid. I always liked changing it.
Elle got into the morning Fours class next fall. I am so excited. She will have the same teacher Five did when we started going to that school.

Next year will be different at our house with both boys being in school and her attending more. Looking forward to a nice spring and fun summer first.