Tea Party

Gillian was playing quietly with her Barbies tonight. She set up a little tea party for Cinderella and a Barbie. She asked me "Where the cups? You find them!" I helped her find the tiny cups and I also put Minnie Mouse at the table. Gillian loved that Minnie was at the party. She told me "Mindy (not a typo that's what she calls Minnie) need balloon. Help her with balloon!" I helped with the balloon. She paused and took a quick picture for me. Then she said "Ok we knock it down!" And she pushed over the little table and the chairs that Cinderella and Barbie were sitting in. And then she set up the party again. So funny. 

Daddy's Clues

This weekend John went into our art supplies and started to pull out blue paper. He drew something and then started cutting. He got frustrated because the three sheets of paper were not staying still. I asked him what he was doing. He said "I'm making hands for Blues Clues!" if you read our blog regularly, you will remember out Betty's Clues post.  I thought that John would come up with something for Daddy and I to solve. But no. Once he was done cutting out his hands, he handed them to me and said "OK. I'll close my eyes when you put out the clues." I asked Daddy to set up the clues. John waited patiently downstairs while Daddy set up the clues.  Then he came upstairs got his notebook ready and pencil behind his ear and he was ready.  Here's John solving "Daddy's Clues"

 

The first clue: he found one of the hands on some of Daddy's tools. John quickly drew a picture of the tools and went to find the next clue. 

The second clue: John found a bag in the loving room with the next hand print. The bags had wires in it. John scratched his chin and drew a picture of the wires. 

The third clue: John was very confused. He didn't know where to look next. He wondered around the living room looking high and low. Luckily, Gillian pointed out the next clue. "it's right here!" she proudly said as she pointed to a big box. 

 

 

John had all of his clues. So he sat in a chair and scratched his chin and tapped his pencil on his forehead. "Hmmmm. I wonder what Daddy wants to do? Tools and wires and a box." Daddy gave him a little hint and said "What's in the box?" "I know! Daddy wants me to help him set up the new TV! I knew it!!!"

Say "Ahhhh"

One of Gillian's favorite shows is "Doc McStuffins" on Disney Junior. Doc McStuffins is a little girl that fixes broken toys. She gives them a checkup before she determines what is wrong with them. Tonight, Gillian told me "Say Ahhhh!" I played along and said Ahhhh. She looked in my mouth and said "Looks good! Let me see your eyes." She made a circle with her thumb and pointer finger and looked through the circle at my eyes. She said "Perfect. Let me see your ears." She looked at one and then moved my head so she could look in the other ear. Next she pretended to put something in her ears and took her hand and held it over my heart. She smiled and nodded and said "Everything sounds good!" Easiest and sweetest checkup I've ever had!