Maggnificent Monday

I felt a little guilty about no new picture last week, so this time you can have four. This is Maggie and her friend Julia and what we spent an hour doing at the park yesterday. The dogs loved it, the kiddos loved it, the parents loved the nap afterward.

So Maggie’s new phases: (1) Besides the asking for a million things before resigning herself to bed, she also gets up exactly once sometime in the middle of the night to take off her blankets and then request that we put them back on her. I asked her if she wanted sheets like Daddy and I have on our bed, but she told me “one day, when I’m grown up.” (2) She has decided she will only wear dresses. Sometimes if she’s very distracted I can throw on a shirt and shorts/skirt before she realizes what’s going on. And then she’ll be pacified when I acquiesce and also let her wear her tutu (as in the park pictures). (3) We have gotten to the stage that all parents dread: “why?” Of one of her little action figures this morning she asked why he was wearing boots. “Because those are the shoes he felt like wearing this morning.” “Why?” “Because they protect his feet when he’s swordfighting.” “Why?” “If he was wearing sandals, his toes could get cut off.” “Why?” “Because he’s not a very good swordfighter and he needs a lot of protection.” “Why?” “Maybe he’s just learning how to swordfight.” “Why?” “Would you like a big bite of oatmeal?”

But in the school department, we’re doing great. Last week we had really good partings at school, even though she told me each morning that she didn’t want to go to school. This morning she never said she didn’t want to go, she gave me a kiss when I carried her into her class, and trotted off with her teddy bear in arms. Whew!