The Three Amigos:

Last week we had some friends over for a play date.  I watched the kiddos for about an hour and half while their mamma had a doctor appointment.  Alanna had a TOTAL blast and did a fantastic job sharing all her toys.  To be honest, I was a bit worried about having three kids three and under, but they did so great!  Jack is a couple months younger than Alanna and Isabel just turned two.  They ran around from room to room and played so well together.  Then I had them settle down for the last half and watch a movie.  Of course we needed blankets, pillows, lovies, and snacks!  It was a super successful play date and I was actually able to get dishes and laundry done!  

The only problem is, Alanna now wants a brother AND a sister.  Oy!

Monkey Monday:

Friday Funnies:

#1 - A couple of nights ago, Alanna prayed that she could get married soon.  I asked her why and she said "I just really want a babe."  That's what I call Cie-J most of the time and she hears it often.  I told her she had to be an adult first.

#2 - The next night, Alanna asked me if she was going to be an adult when she was four.  HAHA!  I told her she has to be 30 to be an adult. =)

#3 - Yesterday, she told me that if she was really REALLY good, Santa would bring her lots of presents this year.  This especially cracks me up because we don't do Santa in our house.  She knows who he is and sees him around, but never once have we said that her presents were from Santa. 

How To Keep A 3 Year Old Busy:

A hole punch and paper!!! 

She was THRILLED and thought it was the greatest thing ever!  The hole punch was kind of hard for her to squeeze and she had to use both hands.  

 And she made ^^this^^ face each time too!  HAHA!

She sat on the couch and did this for a good two hours the other day.  So fun.

Guatemalan Girl:

My uncle bought this for her in Guatemala awhile ago and it finally fits.  She loves it but I'm just not sure where she would wear it.  Maybe to church one Sunday or maybe Halloween!  She definitely doesn't fit the style with her pasty white skin and red hair.  It cracks me up.

Happy & Sad:

So that picture from yesterday....it makes me both crack up and sad at the same time.

We do a points chart for good behavior and once it is full, Alanna gets to choose a reward.  A small one.  But she has been talking about walkie talkies for over a month now, so I bought a cheap cheap pair from the dollar store for her reward.  She was thrilled!  I was proud of her for filling her chart and that she had worked so hard for the walkie talkies that she had wanted for so long.  She immediately turned them on and then said "who can use these with me?"

Then I got sad.  WHY IN THE WORLD would I buy walkie talkies for an only child?!?  DOH!  I felt so bad.  Bless her heart, she wanted so badly to use them and play all afternoon, and I did for a long time, but then I had to do some stuff around the house.  She kept saying "but who can play with me?"

Then I found her with the dog and snapped a picture.

Too cute.  So sad. 

Monkey Monday: