All about Annaliese.....

I like to do a post every few months for each of my girls with all of their latest tricks and cute stories that I don't want to forget and WOW, I haven't updated in a really long long time! Therefore this will be a long one but a fun one for me as I look back at some cute things Annaliese has done since November! She really is growing FAST! I hope someday she gets a kick reading all this like I know I will and do now!.....Here it goes....

11/05/2007 - Tonight as she was recounting the day she was quoting Avrie and she said, "Avrie was like, No and you were like, yes..." LIKE, like, like, like. Kermit thinks she gets it from ME?

11/12/2007 - Funny girl wanted to keep her shoes on in bed... she said that her shoes were called "onners" and that they were meant to be worn on all the time, even in bed.

11/25/2007 - Coming out of the bathroom, "Mom there was just pee in there, no numbers."

11/25/2007 - Likes to pretend to take care of Addie and Avrie (most often Avrie is up for the game) and she will put them to bed, feed them, etc. Very cute.

11/25/2007 - LOVES the new play room that daddy finished this week! She plays down there for hours! She has always been a good player! She also loves to dance. Grandma encouraged her to dance and boy she is creative. Maybe next year I should get her in a movement class of some kind.

11/25/2007 - Still likes to twirl her hair...the difference is she is not twirling it into knots as long as we remind her not to...she has always been a hair twirler since I can remember! Even as a tiny baby! Sweet little girl!

11/25/2007 - While Grandma K. visited she slept in with the twins...she did great! Also, loved to tell story after story to Grandma. She loves her Grandma so much!

12/03/2007 - In her night prayers..."Thank you for my family, Thank you for my lovely mom and dad and thank you that they got married on a date night. Thank you for the snow, and that I could make a snowman and that his name was Snowy...." Love this kid!

12/09/2007 - Is able to branch out a little with her food. Still picky but able to get her to at least TRY new foods. This is good!

12/09/2007 - Loves telling stories with her toys. Loves to help make cookies with mom.

12/16/2007 - Knows tons of Christmas Carols...just from listening to the RADIO!

12/16/2007 - LOVES walking in the snow!

12/16/2007 - Poor little one is sick this week!

12/16/2007 - Two biggies this week! She learned to BLOW her nose! WOW! AND....she learned that she can climb up on the step stool by herself and seat herself on the toilet without any help! This seems trivial but is so GREAT (for both of us)! She has only had one night accident since she has been potty trained! What a gal!

02/17/2008 – Annaliese was a darling birthday girl! She really believed that she turned four right as she blew out the candles. She believed that she grew and was all of a sudden big. Such a precious moment, one I’ll never forget.

02/17/2008 – Still loving those books! For her birthday party we had a book exchange to see if we could get some fresh material for the nightly story time routine. She’s loving Knuffle Bunny Too, Pinkalicious, The three snow bears, Sheep in a Jeep, Olivia, Fancy Nancy, Madeline & Madeline goes to London to name a few. Loves her weekly trips to the library at school. I'm also trying to get her to the public library more often. She just loves it!

03/08/2008 – Yikes! I haven’t updated in a long time! Lately...has an imaginary friend named Sally….(she writes her name S A L E, makes sense). Sally bought her brown mittens for her, wasn’t that nice. =) When Annaliese pretends that she is on the phone she is either talking to grandma or to Sally’s mother. Funny girl. Sally’s dog is named Rock. Sally’s sister is named Blorda. It seems like Sally is living an identical life to Annaliese. She tries to say that her bedroom is not hers, its Sallys. It's like she likes to pretend that SHE is Sally. When she writes "Annaliese" she will often write "SALE" somewhere on the page as well. If I call to her she will sometimes tell me that she is not Annaliese that she is Sally. I was concerned at first (and still am a little I guess) but then my mother told me that I also had an imaginary friend when I was young, Lisa. One day Lisa disappeared out the car window. I wonder what Sally’s fate will be.

03/08/2008 – She had her 4 year doctor visit this week. 36 lbs. (50-75%) & 42 inches (90-95%). Highlight of the visit…she peed in a cup! =) She did great for the whole exam. After we walked to the toy shop and she picked out some tiny little dogs and cats to add to her animal collection. They have been a favorite toy all week.

03/08/2008 – She is still such an amazing artist! She LOVES her doodle pad. In fact I went out and bought her a new one and told her that maybe we could give her old one to a child that is in need of some toys to play with….I tried to explain how nice that would be of her. She started to cry real tears and said, “but I love my big red doodle pad!” Okay sweet girl, you can keep your big red doodle pad. We have 4 now. =)

03/08/2007 – She is LOVING her sunbeams class! Zero problems transitioning. She loves Michelle her teacher! She loves coming home and pretending that she is Michelle the teacher and tries to get the twins to cooperate as she teaches them about the Holy Ghost…. “The Holy Ghost is not a scary Ghost, he is our friend, like a blanket.” Very sweet.

03/08/2008 – Lately has been letting loose in music class. I love to watch her freestyle dance! There is nothing more entertaining! In fact this last Friday as I was watching her, I noticed she was SKIPPING! Step hop, step hop, step hop, is not an easy thing! Good work sweetie!

03/08/2008 - Got new rain boots & matching coat! Loving them! Last weekend it warmed up enough to try out the boots in the puddles. Today when I pointed out that it was snowing outside, she furrowed her brow and said, “NO! No more snow! It’s supposed to be spring!” Later she said, “Don’t worry mom, it won’t be winter forever.” Thanks for the reminder. Bluh.

03/08/2008 – This girl is a wonderful big sister! She helps me out in such cute ways. If I want the twins to eat, I can ask her to demonstrate how to take a big bite of a sandwich and the twins will follow! Before long we have a game going! Also, she loves to play with the twins! She likes to pretend she is their teacher, or mother, or leader depending on what they are playing. She really bums out if the one of them don’t go along with her ideas. We are trying to teach her that it’s okay if one doesn't want to play. Maybe you can play their game now and they will play yours later. She’s getting there.
03/08/2008 - LOVES her shows! If she is watching a show and you are trying to get her attention....forget about it. You literally have to turn off the TV to get her attention! What great attention this one has! Her favorites are still the old standbys - Bambi & Pooh. She still has a hard time with scary parts of shows. She will ask for a show to be turned off if there is a villain of any kind....Cinderella is okay, but no Little Mermaid or even Nemo. Sweet little darling.
03/08/2008 - Was star student a few weeks ago. She made a beautiful poster all about herself. She drew everything perfectly! She drew the family with animal mouths, but that's okay. She did it intentionally, but not sure why, but it was cute. She drew pictures of a dog and cat because she loves animals. She drew yogurt, and chocolate milk. She drew a book because she likes to read. Life's simple pleasures.
03/08/2008 - She has recently been waking in the night crying, "Daddy, come be with me!" until dad goes in and lays down by her side. She doesn't nap anymore (hasn't since the twins were born) but every Sunday we have family quiet time. She will usually sleep then. She loves to be read to every night. She'll always ask for one more book, no matter if you already read her 2 more than you said you would to begin with. If you do give in and let her choose one more it will always be the longest one she can find. Funny girl.
03/08/2008 - Likes to play "solve the problem" game with dad. Also loves to play guessing games. Funny story....she was trying to get Kermit to guess what she was thinking of...she said, "I'll give you a hint...she has a birthmark on her forehead." Good hint little Noodles!

Recent works of art. She's good I tell you!