

About Ada:

*She is as funny as ever. A few things she's said lately:
-While standing on the coffee table about to jump onto the couch: "This doesn't look scary; it's jumpin' power!"
-After I told her she had stinky feet, she put her foot up to her nose, took a whiff, and said, "That's the way I like them!"
-While sitting in the car next to her cousin Ella on a long drive home: "Let's play hide-and- seek."
-After saying a prayer, I told her that Heavenly Father likes for us to talk to him. She looked up at the ceiling, waved her hand, and said bashfully, "Hi, Jesus."
*We have to play Mickey Mouse Clubhouse all day long. Sometimes she says things that take me off-guard, such as: "Actually, Minnie is black." and, while talking in Minnie's voice, "Mickey, will you sleep with me?" Ah, to be young and innocent!
*She still loves dressing up. Every day she wears her swimming suit cover-up over her clothes, because it is white with pink polka dots. She loves to dress like princesses too. She is obsessed with sleeves and thinks they're a separate part of an outfit. She also likes to talk about gowns, but is convinced that they go on your head (like a headband or crown). She doesn't believe me when I tell her a gown is a dress.
*She has become quite a picky eater. Her one staple is cereal. Some days she eats five bowls of cereal.
*She got a new backpack to use when she starts preschool, and now she wants to play school every day. I give her paper and tell her to write letters, and she does a pretty good job.
*She doesn't like to share with Kate.


*She communicates well using words, sign language, gestures, and grunts.
*She loves to torment her sister by taking away toys that Ada is playing with and running away with them.
*Her sleep habits are still crazy, but at least she now sleeps past 7:00 a.m.
*She finally drinks milk, as long as it's sweetened with strawberry syrup.
*She loves to cuddle and hug. Sometimes she goes a little too far, like when she hugs my legs as I'm trying to walk around.
*Her new favorite foods are grapes, pizza, calzones, and anything with cheese.
*She used to hate swimming because the water usually isn't warm enough for her, but now she loves it. When I do laundry and she sees her suit in there, she holds it up to me and grunts as if she's begging to get in the water.
*She can tell you what a duck says, a dog says, and a fish says (open and close her mouth).
