I spy 2 butterflies

So glad to have G & G here!

The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel with Grandma and Grandpa

This doesn't get old

Scooting around in tap shoes

Dinosaur ballerina

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy:  My big toe is on a different place on my other foot.

Dorothy has Peppa Pig socks, which she was putting on inside-out:  It does fluffy Peppa Pig and no plain Peppa Pig!

Dorothy:  Can I open presents today?**
Sarah:  I think you already opened all of your presents.**
Dorothy:  Can I play with my already presents?

Waking up on the day after her birthday:**
Sarah:  Good morning, three-year-old!**
Dorothy:  I'm not three years old.  It's another day.

Dorothy was setting-up a board game, and she handed me the instructions sheet and said, "Here is the table of contents."

Dorothy opened a sweet birthday card from her Aunt Jean, which had a pastel, smiley bumblebee on the cover holding a birthday flower.  Dorothy opened it and announced, "It has some sort of bug on it."

There is a new girl in Dorothy's class named Brynn, and Dorothy talks about her.  Today she said, "Brynn and I saw something on the floor in the classroom.  We didn't know what it was so we went over to check it out.  We thought it was food."**
Me:  "What was it?"**
Dorothy:  "It was something that fell off of a band-aid."**
Me:  "Was it a band-aid wrapper?"**
Dorothy:  "Yes.  Brynn ate it."**
[Me = surprised face]**
Dorothy:  "It's okay!  Brynn is just a baby, so it's okay."**
Me:  "Did she just lick it, or eat it and swallow it?"**
Dorothy:  "She ate it.  But it's okay!  She is just a baby."

Dorothy brought a small mermaid toy for show-and-tell at school.  Afterwards, she told us:
"I brought a mermaid with no name, and another girl brought a mermaid, too.  The teacher said, 'Is her name Ariel?'  AND IT WAS!"

Dorothy and her friend Lucy watched an entire movie sharing this chair

Tips for an evening stroll: wear bright colors so cars can see you

...and the doctor in the afternoon

On Tuesday Dorothy went to the dentist in the morning...

Color scientist

My how you've grown

Aunt Mary Beth gave Dorothy Jane this durable birthday hat that she can wear each year!

Dorothy's 3rd Birthday Party

Making the cake

Friends in the park...

Concern over the wind and the flames

Dorothy had a slice of cake

And a "decorate-your-own cupcake"

Jump!

After the party

Making my party sign

Happy 3rd birthday, Dorothy Jane!

And to my birthday buddy, Uncle Patrick, who turns thirty-something today.

Ages 3+

Maybe Candyland should wait until tomorrow

Decorating balloons

Play doh cupcake

Storm has passed, all is well

Playing during the rain and wind

Calm before the storm

Snooze

Pit stop on Evacuation Road (#Irma)

Rosy cheeks

Same glasses, same kid

Love-Love

You're invited

The Sunday Funnies

I close Dorothy's bedroom door at night until she says "red light", then I leave it cracked at the suggested width.  As she often does, Dorothy was pretending to be a baby, so just before I left the room I asked, "Do babies say 'red light' or 'gaa gaa goo goo'?"  She said in a high pitch, "They say wed wight in their wittle voice."

With our tacos for dinner I gave Dorothy a spoonful of refried beans; she tasted it, set the spoon down, and declared, "This is not tasty peanut butter."

Dorothy is in her dinosaur stage; she referred to her gummy vitamin shape as a "t'rex-a-saurus" (pronounce the "Tt" sound, not the letter).  Also, it's a "vitamint".

Playing outside:  "I am going to use this watering can and dump out the water to make the flowers happen."

We visited a friend's house to swim.  Dorothy walked into the backyard and saw the many pool noodles and floats in the pool; then she ran back to me, yelling excitedly, "Mama, this pool has all the things!"

Dorothy:  "More cucumber."**
Mom:  "You want MORE cucumber?!"**
Dorothy:  "I want to eat more cucumber until we run out of some cucumber."

"What can you do for me?"  This is Dorothy's prompt whenever she wants me to suggest a snack, a treat, a toy, etc.

Meeting Geoffrey, the Toys 'R' Us giraffe

Let's wash the wagon