ABCs

Paisley is doing well with her ABCs... We caught her practicing today on video.



She's still a little unsure of the K L M N O part. And at the end, when the song says "Now I know my ABC's"... Paisley says "Now MY know my ABCs". Funny stuff.

Notice the Clifford books on the ground. She's OBSESSED. And when I say obsessed, I mean it to the fullest extent possible. She's now accumulated, with the help of her parents and grandparents, 4 Clifford stuffed dogs, countless books (must be up to 20 or 30 now), just about every library book that involves Clifford that we can check out at any one time, and plenty of Clifford episodes recorded on the DVR at home. I need to gather all of the Clifford stuff and get a picture of her with it.

Clifford comes on PBS kids at 8 AM and 3 PM every day. On the days that it is possible, her schedule HAS to include the watching of these episodes. Any other time of the day, we read Clifford books over and over again. She's even gone so far as to ONLY use the RED crayon when coloring, because, well duh, that's Clifford's color.

As I mentioned, she's learning her letters, etc. She knows that mommy's name starts with a C and she also knows that Clifford starts with a C. Sometimes she gets very confused because she can't figure out how Clifford and mommy can share the same letter.

I think this is the start of something that could potentially turn into the type of obsession her Dad suffers from with Star Wars. I might need to direct her efforts toward other things soon to save myself from the craziness later in life. :)

Short video of the snow activities...

Snow Day!

Well, it is a snowing. Paisley, Cassie, and I decided to get out in the front yard and enjoy the snow a little by building a snowman! We got about 8 inches- probably the most I've ever seen here. Paisley did help a little, but mostly she was interested in eating snow- she is just 2 ya know.

Valentine's Day Prep

Making some yummy heart-shaped sugar cookies to celebrate Valentine's Day! Paisley enjoyed helping, eating the dough, and making a crazy mess.

I think she was getting a little bored.

But, alas, her mood quickly changes.

Here's some of the finished product.

Potty Training...

It hasn't been going well so far, probably because we haven't been very consistent with our efforts. But, tonight, Paisley went potty on the big girl potty. Praise God, even if it is a small miracle. For reference in terms of "baby book" type milestones, she's just over 2 and a half.

Day one in what I know will be a looooong journey, but I'm proud of her! :)

Forever a Daddy's Girl...

I caught this picture of Paisley this afternoon while the three of us were playing outside. She's looking at Mike. I see this expression from her every day at least once when she is interacting with him, but this is the first time I've caught it on camera. What an amazing, simple blessing from God :)

Our sweet girl...