Miss Manners

Lately we’ve had issues with Reese ignoring us when we talk to her. This morning she didn’t want to get out of bed so I was giving her as much time as possible to wake up. Eventually I asked her what color vitamin she wanted, pink or purple. I asked about 3 times and of course she ignored me. Finally I told her “Reese, I’m talking to you. You need to answer me.” She looks up at me and said “I’ll talk to you in one minute, OK mommy? I’m resting. Don’t talk to me for one minute.” She then pulled the covers way up to her eyes. Oh in case you’re wondering what color vitamin she wanted…orange. She has to control everything!

RIP Dear Grover

Reese’s beloved fish Grover died last night. He had been swimming on his side for about a week and yesterday when I got home I found him upside down in the water. David took him out and Reese helped flush him down the toilet. She didn’t seem too upset because she wanted to go to the store to get another one.

When mommy's away

I went to the Celine Dion concert Saturday night (which was great!) and I got a text from David while there. He sent me this picture to show me Reese with a friend’s little girl, Avery. Yeah, can you tell where they are???? This is where 2 grown men take their children when their wives are away, LOL. I guess they really are there for the food :).

It's a bird, it's a plane, no its Reese!!

David brought Reese to my work Friday evening to pick me up for dinner. I am on the 12th floor and Reese went to one of the windows to look out. She looked for a minute or so and then came running over to me saying “Mommy, come look at the cars, they are little! We’re up high like the birdies!!!” Now how cute is that?!?

Brainwashed!!

My mom bought Reese these adorable little gloves for Christmas. I decided to put them on her this morning and it took me forever to get her little fingers in all the right places. Why do they make gloves for 3 year olds??? Anyway, I digress…I put those little gloves on her and she says “Am I going golfing like my daddy??” I mean COME ON! What 3 year old little girl puts gloves on and thinks she’s going to go golfing???? I firmly believe she’s being brainwashed…

My Little Helper

Lately Reese has wanted to help out more than ever in the kitchen. If I am doing anything she pulls a chair up to the counter and wants to stir something, ANYTHING! Today we had some friends over to have a traditional New Year’s dinner and of course Reese wanted to help out. I had all of the ingredients to my cake lying out and was waiting for the butter and eggs to warm up to room temperature. Reese saw those eggs and she felt that it was her job to protect them. I told her to be very careful because they could break. She assured me she would be “dentle” so I let her go on her merry way. About 5 minutes later I of course hear one of them drop on the kitchen floor. She looked down at the egg all over the floor with wide eyes. She frowns and said “Mommy it was an accident” and took that remaining egg and pushed it into her belly so she wouldn’t drop it. She then put both of her hands over it to give the extra protection that it deserved. Well she protected it a little too much and the next thing I see is egg oozing between her fingers. She stood there in complete shock and then oh did she cry. She kept saying over and over that it was an accident. Poor thing was so upset. So, I had to change her adorable outfit and clean her up. But, I think she learned her lesson :).

My new best friend!

Reese has a new little phrase that I just love! When she's happy and not mad at me she will come and give me a hug and a kiss and tell me "You're my best frin". How sweet is that?? Gotta cherish these days until I become her mortal enemy! :)

Thanksgiving-1 month late!

I realized I never posted our story about Thanksgiving. We were driving in the middle of no where and Reese said that her belly hurt and that she had to go "poo-poo". I'm freaking out because there isn't a bathroom for miles! We ended up getting of an exit and going on a dirt road. She actually went! She was very proud of the fact that she went "poo-poo in the dirt". Now that is one to write down, LOL. Here is my favorite picture that I took of her that day and just a random shot that I liked.

I'm growing!

Today I changed Reese's vitamin to a Flintstones vitamin. She wanted an explanation to what it was so I told her it was her vitamin and it would make her big and strong. She said "It will make me strong so I can push up?" She makes the motion of lifting something high over her head. "Then I be a grown up like you and daddy?!?" I told her of course! About 5 minutes later she runs into the kitchen saying "Mommy, mommy look at me!" She is standing high on her tip toes and has her chest all puffed out. "I'm growing, I'm growing!! Look at me!"

I hope she doesn't grow up too fast...