First Runny Nose

Friday morning, Athena woke up with a runny nose.

Athena puts her toys away.

Tonight we had a different bedtime routine. Jason went to bed early to leave for work at 6am. Athena was a little confused at first. When he got in bed, she started to cry and say "nigh-nigh". So we layed down with him and kissed him goodnight. She kept saying "nigh-nigh" and asking for her "cuppa". I told her that we still needed to take a bath and that we would have milk in a cup on the couch. She agreed. After we finished the bath and got ready for bed, I still had to warm her milk in a cup. I put her down and suggested she go put her toys in her toy box while I make her milk. She ran right in the living room and started cleaning up! I was amazed so I secretly watched. She put her toys away exactly the way I do. She even put her bedroom toys in her bedroom. I watched as she picked up a sock and looked for somewhere to put it. She then ran into her room and put it on her dresser. The scene made me cry. How proud can you be of one person?... to follow directions with such passion and determination. What an amazing girl I have!

Creative or gross?

Athena and I had a long day of shopping today. She did great and we got alot of groceries. When we got home, I got her out of her car seat and put her down to grab somethings to take into the house. I saw that she ran over to the grass. I heard her say, "Look!" I turned around and she had an empty snail shell on her finger. I told her no... I should not have. That was pretty creative.