The Very Tickly Caterpillar

Scene from a tooth brushing

Something fun in the mail from Aunt Jeanne!

Puzzle

Appearing from bed to talk about her horses

The Sunday Funnies

In the evening Dorothy asked me to set-up her LOL dolls as a wake-up surprise.  I didn't do it.  The next morning, she stomped into my room with messy hair, a furrowed brow, and a grumpy voice, and demanded, "Set up my LOL dolls!  I'm going back to sleep!"

Something we were listening to asked, "Can you name a food that's bad for you?"  I (being socialized) thought, "ice cream"; Dorothy said, "raw eggs".

Dorothy's teacher has a useful saying.  Dorothy repeated it one day (very singsong):  "You get what you get and you don't pitch a fit".  I added, "Just like Miss Jill says."  Dorothy added, "But she says it more sternly."

Dorothy had a stomach bug this week which wiped her out.  On the first day I carried her around with no objections, but she is usually very skittish about being picked-up.  On the second day, when Dorothy was feeling a bit better but still weak, I offered to carry her.  She pointed across the room and said, "Get me that doll.  I will show you how I want to be picked up."

We were setting-up Legos that kept crashing.  Dorothy was loving it.  At one point she said, "I just love having this silly time.  We collapse into laughter and hugging...kind of!"  [We were laughing, but there wasn't any hugging.  I wonder where she heard this!]

Neighborhood marker

Peak spring

Beauty shop

Feeling much better after a stomach bug

Sprinkler fun

Dorothy asked me if "they had sprinklers" when I was a little girl.

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy was wearing her new favorite outfit and asked me, "Don't I look like a teenager?"  It is a sleeveless tank top with lace cut-outs on the back and bright pink ruffled shorts.  I asked her, "What part looks most like a teenager?"  She pointed to her chest and said, "The strawberry."

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Trying ramen

Dorothy's art has entered the rainbow stage

Before the Avengers party, another was dragon and knight-themed. Dorothy said, "This is a scary party."

Yes that is Captain America at the birthday party

My view from the front seat

The Sunday Funnies

At a birthday party I asked Dorothy whether she wanted a piece of cake or a cupcake.  She asked, "Which one is bigger?"

We don't use much cash, but occasionally I will bring Dorothy to the Dollar Tree and let her spend one dollar, plus one nickel and two pennies for tax.  She was looking through my wallet today and opened the zipper to the cash and coins.  She exclaimed, "Why does this dollar have a number five on it!?"

Another birthday party had another piñata this weekend.  Dorothy knew what was up and stood in ready-position to pounce on the candy.  Some of her friends weren't part of the piñata line, and I pointed them out:  "I don't think those girls know we're doing the piñata.  Will you go let them know they can come take a turn?"  She turned her head to the girls, turned right back to the piñata, and told me, "They look like they're happy."

We visited Oatland Island and Dorothy spent most of the time reminding her friends to "be careful"!

Pajama day at school

Who Wore It Better?

Wacky clothes day at school

Happy Mardi Gras!

Wacky hat day at school

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy does not usually remember her dreams, but she remembered one this week and she was excited to tell me about it.
"People were standing on a book and they were turning into dolls.  They were all standing on one book.  It was a pop-up book.  They were talking dolls."

I was tickling Dorothy's feet and I said, "They're calling to me like a siren!"  Dorothy replied, "Wee-oooh!  Wee-oooh!"

Dorothy and I were talking about a puzzle of the Wizard of Oz movie which her aunt made, glued on a foam board, and gave to Dorothy.  I said, "Your Aunt Susan and Uncle Don made this for you.  They really like to spend time together making puzzles."  Dorothy added, "And they like to spend time together gluing things?"

Backyard bouncy houses are the thing at birthday parties around here

Checking out the neighbor's chickens

"That's part of my dance."

Video:  https://youtu.be/rYeq0ryIrtI

Dorothy set-up a horse family photo

Bozo Buckets

Imitating a century plant at the bamboo gardens

The Sunday Funnies

We were taking a walk and a dog followed us.  Dorothy said to the dog, "Go back home.  You can't come with us.  And we don't even like dogs."

Sarah:  Dorothy, do you want to wear this shirt to school today?
Dorothy:  No, I want to wear a dress so I can make a sand baby.

Aunt Jeanne gave Dorothy two Disney washcloths and we sewed them into a pillow.  Dorothy brought the pillow to school on Friday for show-and-tell.  I asked, "How was show-and-tell?"  Dorothy said, "It was good.  I said, 'I sewed this pillow last night out of washcloths', and Ms. Laurie said, 'Did you hear that, class?  Dorothy had a good idea.  She sewed two washcloths together to make a pillow.'"

Party piñata

It was not all fun and games when Dorothy assessed the line, realized that she might not get a turn, and burst into tears.

Recital costume preview

Waiting for dance class

Rapunzel watches the laundry

"I can't believe how beautiful my door turned out."

Weekend in Valdosta

Hugs from Alina

All thigh

All smiles

Father & son

Mom made another wedding cake.

We took a stroller walk.

Dorothy demonstrated and narrated each piece of playground equipment for Andrew, who watched from his stroller.

Snuggles

Dorothy introduced Andrew to Baby Alive.

Camelias were all abloom.

Dorothy discovers an LOL in her valentine

The many faces of Dorothy while she watches morning videos

Happy Valentine's Day

Choices, choices...