Bella's Monday

On Monday's I drop Victoria off at school and usually make a grocery run with Bella, then get to have some fun one on one time with her to do some art or a Mommy and Me music video. Today Marlee and Chris got to come over for lunch. It is really interesting seeing Bella develop her own personality and play with other children besides Victoria. They were laughing and hiding under blankets and pillows. The living room furniture became their playground. I love seeing their minds work- how can we use this in a different way. Yesterday Bella took a marker and drew a long vertical line on every one of her fingers and across her knuckles, then tells me, "Look Mommy! I drew a rainbow!" It really did look like a rainbow. Although I should also note that she drew a mural on my living room carpet with that same marker- not so fun.

Victoria is surprising me with the things she's learning. I think in the last month something has clicked. Yesterday I was helping her fill out Valentines for her class. After helping her write her name twice, she says, "No I want to write it myself." She did it all by herself!!! Granted most of the letters are upside down or inverted. But I could make it out. I'm amazed. She is also starting to figure out the whole alphabet thing. Yesterday I quizzed her to see how many she knew- she knew half the alphabet; last month she knew just 6 letters. She's also starting to get really detailed about her stories that she tells. Yesterday she was on a kick telling me about her upcoming birthday party (not for 3 months). She's decided that it's going to be a princess one and that the boys can dress as Spiderman or princes. We'll be playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but it'll be a princess. We'll have pink balloons, but a couple of purple ones "would be fine too." They'll be a princess pinata... the games will be... the people invited... we'll have this game over here... and... did I mention the pink cupcakes? This morning she woke up and asked if it was her birthday yet? It's going to be a long 3 months.

On this Valentine I helped her with the "ia"; the rest she did herself.

Another cute Victoria story. Last night Jay came over for supper and Victoria was describing her birthday to him. He asked how old she was- 3, how old she'll be- 4, and how old an adult is- 18- she replies. Then she says, "I'll be 4 in a little while, and 18 after that, and then I die." We all laughed- apparently once you hit adulthood, you're old and you die. (I did explain it to her correctly though.)