"Mom, Annabelle just threw this frog (stuffed animal) out of the car... I picked it up so it wouldn't be 'glittering'!" She is saving the world :)
This one is a common occurrence around here. MA making up songs and singing them once because she can't remember any of them to repeat them. She makes them up as she goes. while riding in the care the other day she asked Daddy the other day if he wanted to hear her sing "Praise the Lord." Belle and I were both vigorously shaking our heads (no), but Daddy thought he couldn't say no with a title like that and he shot me a "How could you" look. I responded with, "Seriously, you've never heard this song? It goes on and on and we've heard it WAY too much." For some unknown reason he had missed it and let her go... in less than thirty seconds Belle and I had our "I told you so" faces and he just grinned and told his baby it was beautiful! Daddy is a sucker for his girls! Before you think me terrible for my reaction, we do indulge her daily; but one can only take so much and we were in an enclosed space and I wasn't in the mood to hear it again. As you will see when you watch it, it is hysterical but after days (weeks) of it... you get where I'm going. This version was entitled "Praise the Lord... and monsters" I don't get it either. She told Danielle that it was a bit of a scary song and she would need to cover her ears for part of it so she wouldn't be scared! Here it is...
Once you've picked your laughing butt off the floor, I'll continue...
This video is MA interacting with the Giraffe on the ipad. If you can't hear it or if you've never seen this app the giraffe copies everything you say...
Switching gears to another story...
The crowning beauty of this little love we are blessed by with an unending excess of love and laughter...
Abby is pretty grabby in general. She's gotten MUCH better most days, but some days she's just relentless. One day in particular she grabbed MA's hair really hard and she started to cry. It so breaks my heart for so many reasons. For the little girl who just wants her big Abby to interact with her but only gets hurt most of the time. For Abby who really wants attention and to interact but does it so inappropriately so often, especially with her sisters. My fear that MA will soon become a detached sister who avoids Abby rather than the little love who constantly hugs and talks to her. Back to the story... When the tears stopped and Abby was finished being disciplined (we've always scolded her in hope that she will one day "get it" and also for the other kids' sake. I never want other kids to think it's okay with us that Abby hurts them. Abby may not understand the scolding but the other kids need to see that it's not okay. MaryAlice wiped her tears and said, "Even when Abby hurts me, I still love her."
This one is a common occurrence around here. MA making up songs and singing them once because she can't remember any of them to repeat them. She makes them up as she goes. while riding in the care the other day she asked Daddy the other day if he wanted to hear her sing "Praise the Lord." Belle and I were both vigorously shaking our heads (no), but Daddy thought he couldn't say no with a title like that and he shot me a "How could you" look. I responded with, "Seriously, you've never heard this song? It goes on and on and we've heard it WAY too much." For some unknown reason he had missed it and let her go... in less than thirty seconds Belle and I had our "I told you so" faces and he just grinned and told his baby it was beautiful! Daddy is a sucker for his girls! Before you think me terrible for my reaction, we do indulge her daily; but one can only take so much and we were in an enclosed space and I wasn't in the mood to hear it again. As you will see when you watch it, it is hysterical but after days (weeks) of it... you get where I'm going. This version was entitled "Praise the Lord... and monsters" I don't get it either. She told Danielle that it was a bit of a scary song and she would need to cover her ears for part of it so she wouldn't be scared! Here it is...
This video is MA interacting with the Giraffe on the ipad. If you can't hear it or if you've never seen this app the giraffe copies everything you say...
The crowning beauty of this little love we are blessed by with an unending excess of love and laughter...
Abby is pretty grabby in general. She's gotten MUCH better most days, but some days she's just relentless. One day in particular she grabbed MA's hair really hard and she started to cry. It so breaks my heart for so many reasons. For the little girl who just wants her big Abby to interact with her but only gets hurt most of the time. For Abby who really wants attention and to interact but does it so inappropriately so often, especially with her sisters. My fear that MA will soon become a detached sister who avoids Abby rather than the little love who constantly hugs and talks to her. Back to the story... When the tears stopped and Abby was finished being disciplined (we've always scolded her in hope that she will one day "get it" and also for the other kids' sake. I never want other kids to think it's okay with us that Abby hurts them. Abby may not understand the scolding but the other kids need to see that it's not okay. MaryAlice wiped her tears and said, "Even when Abby hurts me, I still love her."
