I love watching P try to be like the bigger people in her life. She plays with her play cooking things and has tea parties, she snuggles her dolls in just like a little mother. All of this is part of learning to be a good grown up and comes naturally to her. She helps tend the chickens and works in the garden because that is what the rest of the family does. I am sometimes amused by some of the things she chooses to copy. Some evenings, she will take a small notebook and pencil around the house and take roll just like her preschool teacher does. She always gives a choice to raise your hand or do something else like touch your nose or hop like a frog.
Still, she really has a mind of her own and knows what she wants. Most days she chooses clothes that are pink. This winter, when we are home, her standard dress has been tights and a shirt - because she doesn't want to cover up any of the tights. She has had overalls for months but never wanted to wear them until she saw me wearing overalls this weekend. She dashed up to her room to get hers and put them on.
Yesterday, I heard her talking with her little friends. Later, I walked by and captured this scene. Notice that she has the heights marked on the wall and has tried to label each one. P is such a good mother to make sure they are growing as they should.
What makes you smile?
