Two and A Half to Three Years

30 months

You have done so good with all the traveling we have done.

You are wearing big boy underwear all the time except for bedtime. You have had a few accidents, but overall, you are doing great!

You don't really care for shrimp.

You were so excited to go back to church.

You are really resisting nap time. 

You still ask, 'why' about everything.

You have really missed daddy while he is at work.

You love to face time on my phone.

Your imagination is really starting to blossom .

You have really been putting your fingers in your mouth..I wonder if you are getting some molars?

You have started saying, "I can't do it" -so we have been going over your Bible verse 'I can do all things through Christ.'

New Songs You Have Learned:
'Joy, Joy Down In My Heart'
'ABC'- you learned that one all on your own

Some funny sayings you have said.

"That is so weird."

"Bye baby."

31 months.

You love to help mommy glue things.

You are also having a hard time staying in your bed. Mommy and daddy decided that if you got out of bed you would get one of your animals taken away for each time you got out of bed. You would have to stay in bed to earn one of them back. You have done great earning your animals back.

You say the funnest things sometimes and daddy and I just laugh and laugh.

You are getting so big. You can go to the pantry, pick out your snack, get a cup, pour your snack into your cup (without spilling, I might add) and then put the snack back into the pantry all by yourself.

You love working your puzzles, building roads with your blocks, reading your books.

You have a couple of books where you have to find certain things and you love to look for them.

You love getting your Highlights magazine in the mail. 

You love playing hide and seek in the dark with your flashlight.

One day, daddy was leaving to go to work and you said, ' Bye babe. Have a good day.'

You were playing with daddy and you were saying, 'daddy, here is your nose, your eyes, your mouth, your hair, your scruffy.' We were like what is scruffy. Then we figured out that you were talking about daddy's face when he doesn't shave for a couple of days.

You love drinking your superhero green smoothies..with spinach in them.

You really miss daddy since he has had to go into the office some for work.

You are wearing underwear all the time now. At church, at nap time, bedtime and when we travel.You are doing great.

New Songs:
'Rejoice In The Lord Always'

'Who Did Swallow Jonah?'
Who did, who did, who did, who did,
Who did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Who did, who did, who did, who did,
Who did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Who did, who did, who did, who did,
Who did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Who did swallow Jonah,
Who did swallow Jonah,
Who did swallow Jonah down?

Whale did, whale did, whale did, whale did,
Whale did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Whale did, whale did, whale did, whale did,
Whale did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Whale did, whale did, whale did, whale did,
Whale did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Whale did swallow Jonah,
Whale did swallow Jonah,
Whale did swallow Jonah down.
 
'The Wind Tells Me'
The wind tells me
The birds tell me
The Bible tells me too
How much our Father loves us
And now, I'm telling YOU.

32 months.

You love to have all the lights on. 

You love to watch me cook.

You have started to get really shy around people and it takes you a few minutes to warm up...even with family.

You are really interested in how to write. You learned how to write the letter c and o.

You try really hard to stay in the lines when you color.

I love this picture.

You can work a 12 piece puzzle all by yourself.

You are trying to count to 15. You get 13 and 15 mixed up.

You know the letters M, A, B, O, C, S really well. You are working on the letters  I, L.

You can put your shoes on all by yourself.

You love playing in the dirt and finding rocks and picking up sticks.

You love to cuddle with your new giraffe. 

33 months.

You are so good at working 24 piece puzzles all by yourself.

You love riding your 'gator' outside. 

You can go number one all by yourself. 

You are sad that you don't go to church during the week anymore. 

You love surprises. 

You have such good manners.

We have been talking about what Easter means. You know that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and you love saying, "He is Alive, He has risen." You know that sins are like disobeying and lying. 

You really enjoyed dying and looking for the eggs. 

You are getting so big. 

You love to cuddle with little bear and Peter Rabbit while you sleep.

Funny Sayings:

Old McDonald means McDonalds
Scary Mustard means Scary Monster 

New Songs:

'This is the day'

'Name Song' sings and spells your name

34 months.

You love you swim lessons.

We took your guard rail off your bed and put a swim noodle under your sheets and you have learned not to fall out of your bed.

You enjoy going to the library for story time, songs and crafts.

We have started doing 'school.' You are learning about the weather with our pie chart we made. You helped make an American Flag and are learning the "Pledge of Allegiance". You are learning the days of the week. We are working on recognizing all the letters in the alphabet and practicing writing them. You are learning to count from 1-20.

You love singing "We Are" by Kari Jobe.

You went to the Memphis Zoo and feed a giraffe, rode a camel and wanted to swim with the bears.

You learned how to do a somersault. 

Funny Sayings:
scoop over-scoot over

35 Months

You are learning how to use scissors.

You are learning how to compare objects in groups fewer or more.

You are learning how to classify objects whether they are the same or different.

You love Cars and Cars 2.

You are really excited about going to the beach in a few weeks.

You love drinking smoothies.

You like to exercise with mommy and daddy. 

You learned a new song at church that you love to sing really loud. "How Great Is Our God."

You also like to sing "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae

Happy Birthday! I can't believe you are 3 Years Old!!!