At the Halloween party...
Proudly displaying her story time chicken...
"I do it my byself!"
"I do it my byself!"
"I want food, mom."
"Junie not cry, Junie big girl."
"That's mine!"
"Go away!"
"I don't want to go to school, I want to do sleeping at home."
This is one funny kid. June has been a busy lady - bumping up to school every afternoon, enjoying story time, her first Halloween, asserting her authority in the world order....
June would like to do everything "my byself"...this requires patience on my part (which I had in higher reserve 4 kids and 10 years ago). She brings a stepstool to the car, so she can climb into our giant Yukon. Then, she would like to do the seatbelt herself. She brings the stool to the fridge to get herself some water. She likes to click the garage door button, press the elevator buttons at the library, pick things out at the store...
Halloween was a lot of fun, with June really getting into the idea of asking for treats. "Go ahead and pick one" said one of our nice neighbors..."I want two" was her reply. Well, who could turn down that angel face? She really loved collecting all of the candy she could get her hands on. She wanted to show her "Peng Mama" from China her costume, and her carved pumpkin...and she wanted to give Peng Mama some of her candy : ) She is so sweet, and really has only shared positive memories from her SWI....so I am sending off some photos to the SWI for all of her friends and caregivers to see. A stubborn standoff ensued a few days after Halloween when June sneaked a piece of chocoloate candy after being told no. It was a chocolate feast. She refused to apologize (yes, she did know what I wanted), instead opting for a morning nap before preschool. This girl can be very, very stubborn. And then oh so sweet when she cuddles up and says "I miss you mommy". I am not sure how she latched onto that, but she uses it alternately with "I love you mommy", so I'll keep it : )
Some very sweet friends made June the beautiful quilt in these photos. We appreciate all of the thought and hard work that went into giving our family this beautiful and meaningful gift. We are hanging it in June's bedroom, above her little bookcase. It was hard to tell June that she can't sleep with it, but I want her to have it forever, and I can just imagine her puking on it or something.
So, things continue to go very well here! I still can't believe it has only been three months home all together. We are talking up the fun of Christmas...June has upgraded her Santa list from " a banana" to a long list of puzzles she would like.
Finally, I am looking forward to parent teacher conferences next week...I have already gotten a preview from one of the boys in June's class, who tells me "She's really bad at circle time and never listens to the teacher..." Can't wait!! Add that to one who hates school, one who is nearly mute in school, and one mini celebrity who struggles with her math...who wants to meet me for drinks after conferences??? Surely there is a margarita with my name on it somewhere!
