THE WIZARD OF OZ 3D

Maggie

Maggie will go with you so you can get protect by her.

March 20th 2013...(another memory I failed to post)

Chinese food...such a fabulous staple of the American cuisine. When Daddy is out of town for work, you and I love to eat out. Our favorite restaurant right now is Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant in Nevada. The place is super clean and very small...hopefully it will still be in operation when you are old enough to read this post...because it is really one-of-a-kind. Mama Choe and Papa Choe are the owners. They have been US citizens for a couple of years now ( we were dining in the restaurant just before Mama Choe was to take the test...I am assuming she passed as there is now an American flag sticker on one of the windows). Last night was no exception. Gowah picked you up from Sally's and the two of you played while I went to Wal-Mart. On our way home we started chatting about dinner options, and I threw out Mama Choe's and you were pumped! Well at first you were only interested in going home and indulging in your number one most favorite thing in the world...milk. But, after Mama Choe's was mentioned, you repeatedly requested to eat INSIDE at Mama Choe's. Because it was barely 5pm, we were the only ones in the little diner. We went to our regular seat (last table on the far left side, next to the buffet). Now, don't let your fondness of Mama Choe's restaurant fool you into thinking that you are fond of Mama Choe...you are not. You are afraid of her actually. I'm not sure why, other than the fact that she is a little brash...but size-wise she is shorter than I am, and in her early 60's....but physically non-threatening. Her laugh is a cakle...loud. She finds it humours that you are terrified of her. You actually cover your eyes with your arm when she comes to refill our cups. Last night you wanted more water, I said ok and that I would call her over...you opted to drink my water instead :)

35TH MONTH ( I found this lurking in my inbox...I typed it and forgot to post)

Your 35th month birthday was spent hanging out with your cousin Baylor at Grandma and Grandpa Bishop's house. You got to play around in the back yard...it was the first warm day in a very long time! Daddy was home for the weekend and it was a fun evening for all! At this point...one month out from your 3rd Birthday; you are very opinionated. You are speaking very well...always have, and you know what you want and when/how you want it. You are still really big on "let mommy DO IT!" and you want mommy to do just about everything :) You are sleeping through the night consistently. I've never been able to say that before. It only took 34 months to get you in your crib and comfortable sleeping through the night. I totally practiced what I now know to be called attachment parenting. You were worn in a sling most of your first year, you didn't sleep alone until you were almost three, and you have rarely HAD to be disciplined much...you've just been really good natured and well behaved. I wouldn't change a thing...I truly believe your good nature is a result of the form of parenting we (I) chose. It's funny because I started out wanting to follow the Babywise trend: http://www.babywisemom.com/ Well I've come full circle and went the other way totally :) BUT I'm happy with the result! Either method of raising a child seems to be controversial...but I like the choice I made! You are still a fantastic traveller, and unlike (I would like to assume) a babywise baby, you adapt pretty darn well to a fluctuating schedule! Tonight we are headed to the KC house...our new norm is to travel to KC once a week and spend the night. This results in a super-early morning ride back to Nevada for school and daycare. Now, not many toddlers could handle this type of craziness...you are adapting with style and grace! I'm excited to see what 3 brings...but I have to admit that we have seen a few more little mini-tantrums and you went through a phase of whining... I will touch on that later too, because I read up on a few methods to help you learn to express the feelings you are experiencing and the whining is almost gone! Well...now's the time when I kick into novice-party-planner extraordinaire, and plan what I believe to be super-cool parties!

Another week at Gowah and Grandma Pat's!

Disney day 2

Hollywood Studios!

2:40 pm:

We are int route to the park. We spent the am sleeping until almost 9, we dined in the resort and then swam in our awesome hotel pool with  lazy river, slide and kiddie pools! You used floaties and we swam as a family around and around the lazy river!