5 going on 50

Crossing his legs in the waiting area of Jenna's dance class.

dance class

Jenna loves her dance class. She is very outgoing and doesn't seem concerned that mom is out of sight like some of the other girls. It's hard to say what is her favorite part of class since there are so many great activities (princess wands, itsy bitsy spider, mini ballerina bears), but I'd venture to guess it is riding her horse. Named Bob of course!

Thinking of my dad today on what would have been his 77th birthday.

average day

birds and dogs

Jenna says: birds have bird poop. Dogs have dog poop. Profound.

fifth tooth

I find it amusing that years ago I blogged as Tyler's teeth first appeared and now I am blogging as they fall out. The fifth one in this instance and the first one on the top. He has quite the jack-o-lantern smile now.

family photo shoot

impressive moves

As I'm driving the kids to daycare this morning we are listening to the "Ding, Ding" song ("My Time" by Fabolous). Jenna says, "Mom, look at me. You like my moves?" When I tell her how great her carseat dancing is she responds, "Daddy would be so impressed!"

jenna's 3-year checkup

Weight: 32.2 pounds (75th percentile)
Height: 36.875 inches (50th percentile)

mother's day

Three generations enjoy a Mother's Day trip to American Girl for some shopping and lunch at the Bistro.

favorite colors

Jenna declared today that pink, purple and yellow are her favorite colors!

poop on the potty

I was astonished to find out that Jenna has been consistently pooping on the potty for Ms. Debbie. Not only that, but Jenna has been telling her when she has to go. Meanwhile we've been home changing stinky diapers. That is until tonight. Jenna successfully pooped on the home potty! Now it's time for her to practice and then move on to peeing on the potty.

tp

To my amazement, Tyler changed the toilet paper roll all by himself without even a hint of a suggestion from me!

allergic to lights

Tyler told me today, "Mommy, I'm allergic to lights because they hurt my eyes."

hummm

Jenna lets you know when she is not happy. She will turn away and say, "hummm, ... hummm." And if her feelings still aren't noticed, she will continue with the sounds but add a cross face and then fold her arms across her chest.

whatever

The dreaded words escaped Jenna's mouth.

naked

Sitting at the kitchen table, I hear a zipper unzipping. I look over and Jenna smiles and says, "I like to be naked."

wanting long hair

After a shower I walked out of the bathroom with a towel on my head. Jenna thought it was pretty funny. Then I took it off to towel dry my hair and Jenna was amazed that the length of my wet hair. She asked if she could go in the shower and get her hair wet so hers would grow longer too.

pj day

Today was PJ day at daycare. The kids were so excited that they could wear their PJs outside and show their friends at daycare!

roses and thorns

Our family has a long tradition of sharing the best part of our day while talking at dinner. My mom recently shared how actress Angie Harmon has a similar tradition called roses and thorns and each person takes a turn talking about the best (rose) and worst (thorn) part of their day. We tried it last night and the kids liked it a lot.

Then tonight as we were getting ready to sit down at the kitchen table, Jenna turned to me and said, "What was your stick today Mommy?" I smiled knowing she meant thorn.