Hannahween pt. 1

This was Hannah's birthday weekend. On Friday we went to the local Trunk or Treat. I made Hannah a little blue and white checked jumper and braided her hair. She wore her ruby red shoes to complete her Dorothy outfit. She has little little dog that she carries around all the time and since we live in Kansas it really seemed like such a fun costume. We taught Hannah how to say "There's no place like home" before we went out. The people giving candy really thought she was cute.

 Hannah trick or treats with an agenda, however. She walked along collecting candy and then tell me to whom she planed to give it. "This one's for mommy; this one's for grand mommy" and so forth. When she got to the end of her list, she looked up at me and announced. "Mommy, I'm done; let's go home." So we did. She only got one sucker for herself. The rest she hasn't touched.

 Here's Brian with Batman. His real name is Joe.

On Saturday we took her out for her birthday dinner. We told her she could have whatever she wanted. She picked pizza. We went to Pizza Hut. When we told them it was her birthday, they gave us free drinks and a cookie.

We enjoyed out dinner tremendously.

And that cookie was great.

All day Sunday she was begging us to eat cake. I made her wait until after church. She came home; we lit the candles; and she blew with all her might. Nothing happened. She took a deep breath, curled her fists and blew again; nothing happened. She prepared her lungs for a third bout with these persistent candles while her mother leaned in to cheer her on. Hannah blew on her candles and her momma snuffed them out. A cheer erupted.

We ate her cake with gusto. It was an orange creamsicle flavor with orange creamsicle frosting. We made it together on Saturday and she put on the sprinkles herself. As she ate, she exclaimed over and over, "this is so good! I love cake." 

She took a nap and then opened her gifts in the evening. Overall a busy weekend for a newly minted three year old.

Hannah is a good talker. She can tell stories for 10 minutes or more that mostly have a plot structure where characters real and fictional move through events. She uses sophisticated vocabulary like "substandard" and "disgusting" in appropriate contexts. She likes singing, dancing, and playing pretend. She is learning to pedal a bike and hop on one foot. She can dress and undress herself and she likes to pick out her clothes. I think it is really fun how she manages her own physical and emotional needs. She announces when she is hungry and she does not eat when she is not. When she is very tired, she will ask to nap or find a quiet place to fall asleep. If I put her in her room to nap and she isn't ready, she usually plays quietly in her room until she is tired and then gets into bed by herself. She comes and tells me when she is hurt and needs a band-aid as well as when she feels sad. She is receptive to problem solving although her default is still to fuss when she is frustrated. In summary, a good girl with lots of skills.