Vocabulary 101

Anna Claire has a great vocabulary for a three year old, I mean in the way of knowing A LOT of words (not just a bragging Mom, I promise!).

However, she doesn't typically use them in the right context...

At school: "Mrs. Jamie, **** isn't EXPEDITING her mittens. That means she isn't matching up her letters right!" At home when dictating a birthday card message for one of my friends... "Happy Birthday, I like coloring on your phone I appreciate that. You are such a PERSONALITY and I know that."

WHAT?!?

And today...this actually did make sense...

Mrs. Karen (her teacher): Anna Claire, I like your shoes, they look like Dorothy. (they were ruby red)

Anna Claire: They are NOT like Dorothy's because she wears socks. My Mommy says I cannot wear socks with these kind because it will APPEAR DORKY.

YIKES! I guess maybe I did say that. Bad Mommy!!!

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Anna Claire is getting really good at telling adults "NO". She sometimes decides to be sweet and says "NO THANKS", but at any rate we are working on it. We have been practicing appropriate responses to adults such as "Sure!", "I'd love to!", "Yes, Ma'am", etc. Last night I asked her to do different things like "pick up your shoes" or "don't throw your coat down" and her response wasn't "NO", but "WHY?". I explained to her that saying "WHY?" to an adult when they ask you something is just as rude as saying "NO". She had done it like five times, so I told her "Anna Claire, if you say "WHY?" again when Mommy asks you to do something I will put you in time out." A few minutes passed and I asked her to put her shoes on so we could meet my Mom for dinner and she said..."WHY?". All I did was look at her, you know in that way that your Moms looked at you growing up, and she responded with this...

"I wasn't saying the word "WHY?",

I was practicing my letters...

Y, Z, A, B, C."

and flashed me a HUGE sweet smile."

Oh, my, my...I am in for it folks! I need to remember this sweet smile when she is lying to me at fifteen.

More Christmas Bloggin' Coming Soon!

Since I NEVER got around to it BEFORE Christmas...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! - From JUST US GIRLS

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This was the MAJOR REASON that our Christmas was AWESOME.

Look who was home!!!

Anna Claire's Humor

I have to publish these as posts (from my side bar) or I will forget them...

Our conversation at the Fall Festival on Halloween...

Me: Anna Claire, do you want to try the bungee jumping?

A.C.: NO!

Me: I know it looks a little scary, but it will be fun and like jumping on a trampoline.

A.C.: Okay, whoa! But not with THAT guy!

I was laughing SO hard. :)

Thankful...

This is my favorite picture from Thanksgiving.

I know I am behind! I am SO thankful for her.

I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. - Psalms 7:17

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

The Christmas season is in full swing and I am about half way through with my shopping! Even though I started early, I am NOT as together as I would like to be this year, but I am working on it, right? I had every intention of posting a few Thanksgiving pics and Anna Claire's Santa picture by now, but I haven't made it to that either!

So...I decided to post a few odds n' ends...

1.) What are your kids asking for from SANTA? Anna Claire is asking for...

Bitty Baby Twins: the girl with "yellow" hair and the boy with brown, a double stroller and bunk-beds for them to sleep in.

Santa is apparently feeling generous this year!

2.) Do you think I can use the song "Santa Clause is Coming to town" as a discipline tool year round? It is REALLY working for me right now!

3.) Where did this precious baby go? Actually, I am LOVING age three! She is keeping me in stitches, daily!

3.) I have been very busy with school as usual, but I have taken time to reflect what this season really means to us as Christians. If it weren't for Christ's birth, there would be no such thing as salvation - WOW. I am so very grateful for this amazing, free gift that we have been given. If you haven't heard this sweet song by Faith Hill, I highly recommend listening to it(but I am a fan of hers). Anyway, I am downloading it tonight! More than anything I love the words, they are such a sweet reflection as to the gift we have been given.

Tis the Season'!

A Baby Changes Everything

By: Faith Hill

Teenage girl, much too young, Unprepared for what’s to come

A baby changes everything Not a ring on her hand, All her dreams and all her plans

A baby changes everything, A baby changes everything

The man she loves, she’s never touched

How will she keep his trust

A baby changes everything, A baby changes everything

And she cries, oh, she cries, Oh

She has to leave, go far away

Heaven knows she can’t stay

A baby changes everything She can feel it’s coming soon, There’s no place, there’s no room

A baby changes everything, A baby changes everything And she cries ………….And she cries …..Oh she cries ….

Shepherds all (Shepherds all) gather ’round (they gather ’round)

Up above the star shines down

A baby changes everything Choir of angels say, Glory to the newborn king

A baby changes everything, A baby changes everything

Everything, everything, everything

Hallelujah (Hallelujah)Hallelujah (Hallelujah)

Hallelujah (Hallelujah)Hallelujah (Hallelujah)

My whole life is turned around, I was lost and now I’m found

A baby changes everything, A baby changes everything

New Conversations...

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We did! Way too much food, but that is what it is all about, right? I have SO much to be thankful for and have a couple of fun pictures to post later, but for now here are two new conversations I had with Anna Claire over the weekend. #1 A.C. - (at Grapevine Mills Mall) Mommy, why are there so many shepherds at this place?! Me - Who are you talking about? A.C. - You know all the people with towels and cloffs (cloths) on their heads! (You know the people from India? :) ) WOW! We need to have a discussion about different cultures... #2 Tons and TONS of birds were flying overhead due to the drop in temperature... A.C. - What is their hurry? Me - Who, the birds? A.C. - Yes! They must have a meeting they are late for! I guess I might say I am running late a little too much! HMMMM... Have a great Monday!