Ursela

I'm not sure I spelled that right, but that is definetely the word of the day. Ursela from The Little Mermaid; we watched it for the first time this evening with Melanie. She was enthralled - I've never seen her so mezmerized - she asked less questions, even (although noted, not many less...) She really was curious as to why Ursela stole Ariel's voice - that was the biggest puzzler for her. And you know those slimey green things that Ursela turns everyone into? I didn't know what they were called - I don't know that they ever actually say - so we call them "Creepies" - and that worked for us. She said that she did NOT like the Creepies. Can't blame her. Those things give me the heebie jeebies, and I'm a grown adult (mostly!)

Sassy is the operative word these days. She's getting sassy, and just flippant about things, which I will admit is my fault for not staying on top of things. "Yeah" is her most used word - we have started nipping that in the bud - I just hate it. Even she was catching herself this evening; "Mommy, 'yeah' is not kind; I will say 'yes mommy' next time." At least she's getting it into her little head.

I played at a wedding this weekend, so during the actual ceremony, Melanie stayed here with Mrs. Aiken. I wish now I had taken their picture together - it would have been a great shot! They colored - a lot - and played outside for a bit, as well as playing dolls and reading some books. When I put Mel to bed that night, she prayed for Mrs. Aiken to come back soon, and for mommy to buy her some cool crayons like Mrs. Aiken has. It was sweet.

Speaking of prayers, my little peanut has started to really think about God, and the fact that he listens to her prayers. She said on the way to somewhere (I think it was on Friday) that she needed to ask God for some new hairclips, because her hair was blowing around in her face. I told her that she had hairclips at home, and I'd be sure to put them in the car for next time. Her response: "Well, I need them right now because my hair is in my face right now. Does God know what our car looks like?"

It's very difficult to explain that it's not like getting a snack: instant - when you talk to God. It's hard to put that on a 2-year old level. But we did get it mostly squared away. She said she'd just ask Uncle Kevin instead. (I guess he's right up there next to God, since he is the "big boss" of the church!)

Today was a pretty relaxed day. She sat outside on the swing for a while under a blanket, even though it was a nice spring day. Some of those pictures cracked me up - she looks so angelic. Her profile kind of looks like Ariel from The Little Mermaid, I thought in passing while we were watching it.





I wonder at what age you stop being able to smell your own feet? My feet have not seen my nose - or within a foot (no pun intended) of my nose - for a LONG time! She can touch her feet to her nose to smell them. She can touch her feet to her ears. I think if I let her, she'd chew on her toenails. She's still obsessed with the goobers in between her toes, which is a little wacked, if you ask me.



She experienced bare feet outside for the first time today. She did not like it - she was walking around on her tip toes saying that she wanted her shoes on. Her little toes are so cute - and she loved the grass; said it tickled her toes. She needed to walk in the grass to go get a 'blow flower'. Of course, she blew it right in my face as I was trying to take her picture. Figures.




We had an empty box this evening from an order of Stampin' Up! products; she played in that box for about 2 hours. She looks so tiny in it - and it's not a big box! I wonder sometimes why we have toys. Our living room looks like Toys R Us exploded in it.







She wanted to listen to Laurie Berkner on her headphones tonight; she looks like a little DJ. Her current favorite is the Monster Boogie song. I was singing that with her tonight, and used different colors than Laurie does when she sings it, and got a big lecture: "Mommy, Laurie Berkner does not say that the eyes are turquoise, she says that the eyes are yellow, and Laurie's monster teeth are not pink, they are green. Do you not member?"

As if I could forget. We listen to that song about 90 times a day!!

I better run. Melanie has an "eyeglash" (yes, with the 'g') in her eye.

Never a dull moment!