Halloween 2012 - Dorothy

Maevy-

We spent most of September and October talking about what you wanted to be for Halloween. For a long time you said a friendly ghost, and then I suggested some girlie options like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, or Dorothy. You seemed excited about Dorothy and then when I found a cute Dorothy-inspired dress and red, ruby shoes on consignment, it was a done deal. Extra bonus- we were able to borrow a Toto dog from your school.

At Carmen's Halloween parade- (Your friend, Thalia, was also Dorothy.)

 

With little brother, Yoda-Baby (on Halloween night- 

Love you, 

Mom

1st Boyfriend

Maevster-

I'm blame myself and Ms. Morgan (one of your school teachers) for this one. We've been hanging out socially with Monty (and his parents- Ms. Karen and Mr. Jason) a lot, like at least once a week.

You get pretty excited when we say we are going to hang out with Monty after school. You're kind of bossy, but overall I think you two play well together.

I will jokingly say, "Monty's your boyfriend." or "You love Monty..." I think Ms. Morgan says "Monty's my boyfriend!" And then you reply, "No, he's mine!"

Well we had dinner at their house last Friday night. As we were leaving, we told you to give Monty a hug or high-five and say "thanks for having us over." You decided to give Monty a hug and a kiss (unsolicited)! It was very sweet. Why do girls always have to make the first move?

Side story: I did the same thing in Kindergarten, kissing Jesse Conrad at nap time. I consider him my first love. :)

Love you,

Mom

iPad Addict

Maevster-

You are becoming quite the big girl. Our new morning routine (on a school day) consists of Carter waking up at 6am (Mom nurses Carter in bed) while Daddy keeps his eyes closed. Sometimes you don't wake up until your clock is green (6:30a), but other times you get up just a few minutes after Daddy gets Carter. We used to just send you back to bed, but this week I got creative and gave you a couple options - 1. Go back upstairs and read, or 2. Play with the iPad in the living room until Mom and Dad get up.

Without hesitation, you whispered back to me..."iPad," and left the room.

When Daddy finally got up, he came out to the living room to find the above scene- you on the couch all covered up, watching Curious George (on the iPad), with a bowl of peanut-butter pretzels. (I guess you were hungry..and a bowl of cereal was too complicated.)

You are hilarious, Maevy, and your maturity never ceases to amaze me. Also...you're welcome for the iPad.

Love,

Momma

Tinkerbell

Hi Maevy-

Last weekend you were invited to a new friend's, Laoise, 4th birthday party. It was a Disney princess party with real-life people dressed up as Cinderella and Jasmine. You were very shy at first and sat in Mommy's lap while they sang a couple songs and tried to get everyone to twirl and curtsey. A couple things of note:

1. You've never seen Alladin, and therefore had no idea who Jasmine was. You asked, "Why is that girl's tummy showing?" I didn't really know how to respond...That's how they dress in the Middle East...definitely not true.

2. You were all dressed up in a fancy dress and even wore your Glenda the Good Witch tiara, but most of the other girls had play-princess dresses on. Laoise's mom asked you if you wanted to put on a Tinkerbell dress and you immediately said, "Yes!" As we were putting it on, you noticed there was little medal with a picture on it. You thought it was Cinderella. She was blonde and pretty. I told you.. "No, that's Tinkerbell." Then I immediately realized you had never seen Peter Pan or Tinkerbell, both Disney movies. You've only seen the Mary Martin play - Peter Pan, where Tinkerbell is just a light. This came up again when the Princesses were painting Tinkerbell on your hand. You said, "That's not Tinkerbell. He's a light." I think you thought Tinkerbell was a boy too! The whole thing was pretty funny, and of course the Disney princesses recommended you see the movies. We'll see...

The best part of the party was the end when Laoise's mom let you borrow/take home the Cinderella dress-up dress. You've come home almost every day from school this week, and put it on with some form "glass" slippers.


Love you,

Mama

P.S. You still think Jasmine's tummy should be covered up. :)