Popcorn and a movie

And...schools here are back to fulltime virtual

Spot the reader

Dorothy made some musical notations for music class and performed them

Video: https://youtu.be/i1QYynykhk4

Christmas Morning Flashback

 

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy has a chapter book to read over the holiday and a "book club" Q-&-A to complete.  In chapter 8, the character Jack encounters a T-Rex and can't decide what to do; at the chapter's end, a friendly Pteranodon appears to scoop him up and fly him away.  Her questionnaire asks, "Do you think it is a good idea for Jack to run from the T-Rex?  Why or why not?"  "No," Dorothy answered, "because the Pteranodon is already flying away with him."

We have a large pump body wash in the shower.  Dorothy was near the end of her shower, and I asked, "Did you wash your feet?"  "Yes," Dorothy answered.  "I used a whole new push of soap for my feet."

These fuzzy cuties were a Christmas gift craft

Good age for Uno

On the 6th Day of Christmas, patience paid off

See those 2 front teeth? Dorothy wants them gone. Lots of wiggling around here.

Christmas Eve Flashback

 

Santa brought a tablet

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy was drawing trees in a forest, and each one was distinct and asymmetrical.  "Look at my out-of-shape trees," she said.

Dorothy kept asking to go to the playground, and I kept making other suggestions.  "Why do you keep dis-encouraging me from going to the playground?  Every time I say I want to go to the playground, you dis-encourage me."

We were on the third morning of Christmas vacation, and Dorothy came into my room where I was sleeping and woke me up:  "Mom, I want to go to open the Lego calendar, but I wanted to wake you up first, because once Daddy sees me, he won't let me come back here and wake you up."

If you mention that Dorothy's front tooth is getting looser, she'll break into a loud series of "Th...th...th..." to illustrate.

Dorothy watches Lego videos online and has learned the lingo.  Now she'll describe any character, including baby dolls, by their various joints:  "This Baby Born Surprise has five articulations:  her neck, and both arms and both legs."

Family Christmas Selfie

Merry Christmas to all!

Ready

Checkin' my stocks

Cookie decorating!

Thanks to U Daniel & A Valerie for the Advent gift!

Bass Pro Shop Through the Years*

 

*I can feel your judgment.  Bass Pro Shop offered appointments and a 5-minute adventure to take pictures with Santa behind plexiglass, and we went in early November!

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy was drawing pictures of members of our family.  She described, "I drew Daddy's glasses.  I gave Daddy his swirly hair also."

Dorothy wanted to play Uno.  "Ok, but remember that it's a no-crying game," I said, "because crying spoils the fun."  "Ok," Dorothy replied, "I'm gonna try to win so I don't cry."

We watched The Christmas Chronicles, and the little girl climbs into Santa's bag.  She fits her whole body into the bag, travels through a swirling tunnel of gifts, and enters an Amazon-type warehouse of wrapped presents.  The scene carried on for two or three minutes, and Dorothy finally observed, "The bag is much bigger than it seemed."

The next day we watched The Christmas Chronicles 2, where an airline employee gets into the spirit of Christmas and breaks into song with Santa Claus.  In the next shot, her uniform has turned into a sparkly red and silver costume as she belts a number.  "Where did she get that dress?" I asked.  "Maybe Target," Dorothy replied with sincerity.

"Why do your teeth get pointy if you suck your thumb?" Dorothy asked.  "They don't," I said.  "Where did you hear that?"  "You told me!" Dorothy replied.  I thought about it, and told her, "I think I said that your teeth get pokey if you suck your thumb, but I meant that they will poke out because they'll move."  Dorothy paused and looked slightly worried, and then said, "Oh well, my friends that I told that to probably forgot by now, right?  I mean, that was at St. James."