Way to think quickly, Daddy-o!Stevens caught Charlotte (with the phone on his camera) drying Chopper's paws this morning. He had been out with both pups; let Chopper in and, while he was waiting for Daisy, Charlotte took to drying his paws like a pro. Just fyi, he either runs from her or submits completely.
#01 - The Farmer In The Dell
Charlotte loves to sing. Everything. And this past week she has sung absolutely everything she can think of to the tune of The Farmer In The Dell. If you're not familiar, the lyrics are here.
#02 - Magic Wand
At the end of every day, Charlotte gets a 'report card' from Vesa; it tells us what she has done throughout her entire day. Most every day she 'reads' it to me and has recently started to turn it into a magic wand / flute.
#03 - Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell is the movie of the week; she can't get enough. Could Tinkerbell be replacing her 'best friend' (that's what Charlotte calls her), Jessie? Eek!
#04 - "Sure, of course..."
...is one of our favorite responses. She says it with a lisp.
The photo above was taken on our girls day out. We stopped by North Point Mall and rode the carousel and the choo choo train. A little video can be seen here (sorry it's lopsided!).
After dinner tonight we headed down to the Marietta Square for some Sweet Treats, splashing in the water fountain, romping around on the playground and Charlotte finally got to 'pet' the horse.Not the best photo, I know; it was taken with my camera phone!
I'd like to introduce to you a *new* weekly 'series' entitled, "Friday Favorites." It's our attempt to catalog all the little, completely random 'things' that happen. So y'all can keep up, I've added a 'quick link' over on the right hand side under 'Posts of Interest'!
Now on to the first edition...
#01 - That Be Cool
"That be cool," is how Charlotte replies when she's ok with something we've suggested. It's always said very matter of factly and with a slight rise of the brow.
#02 - Matching
Charlotte is very 'in' to things that match and she's been obsessed with her box of 'matching' (seen above) this past week. She can now match the entire box all by herself (one of the best gifts ever; thanks, Nana.). You can get your own set here.
#03 - White
We were on our way home from Vesa's (Wednesday) and Charlotte pointed out that there was car in front of us. I asked, "What color is that car?" Charlotte replied, "It's white, just like our doggies, Mommy." I gasped; completely surprised by such an amazing observation - it was music to my ears; we were starting to think she might be color blind. Ok, it was really just me that thought she was color blind. She's been so advanced with most everything else except color recognition. I guess everything happens in due time!
#04 - The Soccer Game
Charlotte loves to kick the (soccer) ball around with Daddy and likes to ask, "Can we go play the soccer game?"
As of late, when Charlotte wants to do something and she's real excited about it, her go-to phrase is, "Can we, can we?! Huh?! Can we?!"
This afternoon she wanted to (in her words) "go play the soccer game"; we have some pretty great fields nearby, so off we went. And, believe it or not, she's actually pretty darn good at dribbling the ball for her age :) Be sure to check out her new sneaks too!
Making french toast is always an adventure in our house (especially since the little lady was promoted to sioux chef)! Believe it or not, Charlotte was saying, "Cheese," while I snapped this shot. We're pretty sure she's the only child that can say, "Cheese," and NOT smile at the same time; she always looks a little more 'surprised' instead.
...just sayin'...
