This is Briana at her friend Dylan's birthday party today. She, of course, had a fantastic time. I honestly can't think of a time when Briana didn't enjoy a birthday party.
I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She is all little girl now. I can really see it - especially when she interacts with her friends. I remember when I was so worried about her speech. Now, I can't get her to STOP talking. LOL!
Here are a few Briana-isms...
Today, Dylan's brother Jacob was trying to open the packaging of one of Dylan's birthday presents (without asking). Briana said to him, "That's
DYLAN'S birthday present. That is for
DYLAN." Snort...
Doug also loves to tell Briana how "crazy" I am - on a regular basis. Nice, huh? Definitely feeling the love. ;) The other day, I bent down to tie one of Briana's shoes and my knee cracked. Bri asked, "Mommy, what was that?" I told her that was my knee and that I was getting old. Later that afternoon, Doug once again was kidding around with Bri and told her that "Mommy is crazy." She said, "Mommy's not crazy, she's just getting old." She's too smart for her own good.
I had to take my kitty Asia to the vet on Friday, and Asia hates being in a carrier and hates being in the car even more. While I was checking out at the vet, Asia was crying in her carrier. Briana said in the cutest voice, "Don't worry kitty. We're leaving in just a minute."
Briana, Doug and I were all in the car last weekend, and Doug asked Briana how she was doing back there (in the car). She said, "I'm fine Daddy, I'm just picking boogies out of my nose."
Lovely...
She is very polite. She asks, "May I have (insert item here), please." We have a Chick Fil A play date after gymnastics almost every Wednesday. She asks her friends, "May I have a pickle please." (She and her friends like to get sides of pickles and share them).
When I ask Briana to do something she doesn't want to, instead of saying "No", she says "Maybe not."
She is telling me now that she wants to be an animal doctor when she grows up. :)
She loves to tell people that she is three years old. And she can also tell people her full name now.
We've entered the "why" phase at full force. I can do very little now without my three year old asking "why" we are doing something.
This is really a fun age. I never know what she is going to say or do. I can't help but chuckle. She's just a hoot.
Over the weekend, Briana had a little homework. Which ended up with me having some homework too. Briana's teacher Ms. Cindy allows the kids on weekends to bring home the "class pet" - which is a stuffed Mickey Mouse. This past weekend was Briana's weekend. I had to record all the the things in a journal that she and Mickey did over the weekend.
And even went to Jumpits with Briana, Maisie and Emilija on Friday.
I did include in the journal that Briana brought Mickey to see "Shen Yun", though I opted to leave out the part that he is now a Fulan Dafa follower. ;)
Is my girl a snow girl or what? :D
We've been really busy the past couple of weeks doing all sorts of crafty things. My grandmother gave Briana this adorable paper bag puppet kit for Christmas. Bri loved making these puppets! And they were so easy. Just punch outs, stickers and glue - that's it! Briana needed my help, but it was a fun project for the both of us. I highly recommend this kit!
My grandmother also gave Briana a Build-A-Bear Mocha Bunny kit for Christmas. It says for ages six and up. I knew I would have to do the sewing on this one. So Briana watched while mommy got pretty frustrated and about threw Mocha Bunny across the room. How is a six year old supposed to sew this thing when this 30 something gal could barely do it? (No snarky comments please - LOL!) At least it turned out really cute (see below). Bri bedazzled the outfit.
Briana bought her first water color set with a gift card she got for Christmas. She loved painting Kai Lan and her friends...
And this was the first year Briana could really help in the preparation for Daddy's birthday. She helped me wrap his gifts. She was great at taping...
She also helped me bake his cake...
She was so proud of herself when she was done. See the M&Ms? She did ALL those by herself. Yep, that's a LOT of M&Ms. Can we say "sugar rush?"
So as you can see, we've been pretty busy around the house. I still have a few snow pics I want to post, but I'll have to do that another day.
I am really shocked today to be reporting that I was not completely thrilled with "Shen Yun." I thought I would singing its praises today. Yes, it is BEAUTIFUL. Beyond visually stunning. The dancing and music and costumes - absolutely amazing.
My parents are in New York right now celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary!!! Happy 40th!!!!!
