September 7th was Esther's 3 1/2 birthday, so here is the post in honor of that special occasion!
She was actually quite excited about her half birthday. We attempted to explain the difference between a "whole" birthday and a half birthday, and I think it was mostly successful. She requested a banana cake which I made using this recipe and it was delicious - even with all honey and no sugar. I especially loved the cream cheese icing. Enough about the cake - back to Esther!
She also requested a birthday tablecloth on the table (she knew it was in the kitchen drawer. That request didn't come out of the blue). And a sucker. Pretty easy wishes to grant! She received a couple of small gifts, including a Curious George video and an arts and crafts kit with pasting projects. I had ordered a skirt for her for $1 from an online promotion, and it happened to come in on her half birthday. So, Esther had mail to open too. Quite a good haul for not even a birthday, if I do say so myself!
Here is the latest on Esther:
- has grown a lot over the last few months. She is mostly in 3T clothes, and even a few 4T items!
- loves to pick out her own clothes and pajamas
- has improved her jumping skills
- loves to ask "why" and "how come" about everything
- has started a more scheduled "preschool" routine
- loves to watch videos of any kind, but loves Curious George, Berenstein Bears, and Leap Frog
- enjoys arts and crafts activites, especially glue, stickers, and painting
- has still only had one hair cut, although a trim is needed
- can buckle her car seat by herself
- still throws fits when we ask her to do something she doesn't want to do, or if she had something else that she wanted instead
- still sucks her thumb
Okay, this needed a little more space so back to a paragraph ...
We have been spending time with the Hersey family recently. Esther loves to play with Isabella (turning 3 soon) and they are very cute friends. Even cuter, however, are Esther and Jacob Hersey. Jacob is 5, and Esther announced several times the last time we saw their family that she wants to marry Jacob. She also grabbed his hand last Sunday after church and pulled him around, saying "Come on, husband." Super adorable!
And a few more...
- Esther loves to play pretend. She is often a doggie or a kitty cat, and she will enlist anyone around to be her baby, her child, or to reenact a scene from a favorite movie
- Loves to be read to
- Super enjoys her "class" during church. We have been told she is very enthusiastic about answering the teacher's questions.
- Tyler says her singing is improving, although I can't really tell!
- Loves to play at the park.
- Wants it to snow at Christmas time.
- Is doing much better at eating what we put on her plate.
-- Is growing up!!
She was actually quite excited about her half birthday. We attempted to explain the difference between a "whole" birthday and a half birthday, and I think it was mostly successful. She requested a banana cake which I made using this recipe and it was delicious - even with all honey and no sugar. I especially loved the cream cheese icing. Enough about the cake - back to Esther!
She also requested a birthday tablecloth on the table (she knew it was in the kitchen drawer. That request didn't come out of the blue). And a sucker. Pretty easy wishes to grant! She received a couple of small gifts, including a Curious George video and an arts and crafts kit with pasting projects. I had ordered a skirt for her for $1 from an online promotion, and it happened to come in on her half birthday. So, Esther had mail to open too. Quite a good haul for not even a birthday, if I do say so myself!
Here is the latest on Esther:
- has grown a lot over the last few months. She is mostly in 3T clothes, and even a few 4T items!
- loves to pick out her own clothes and pajamas
- has improved her jumping skills
- loves to ask "why" and "how come" about everything
- has started a more scheduled "preschool" routine
- loves to watch videos of any kind, but loves Curious George, Berenstein Bears, and Leap Frog
- enjoys arts and crafts activites, especially glue, stickers, and painting
- has still only had one hair cut, although a trim is needed
- can buckle her car seat by herself
- still throws fits when we ask her to do something she doesn't want to do, or if she had something else that she wanted instead
- still sucks her thumb
Okay, this needed a little more space so back to a paragraph ...
We have been spending time with the Hersey family recently. Esther loves to play with Isabella (turning 3 soon) and they are very cute friends. Even cuter, however, are Esther and Jacob Hersey. Jacob is 5, and Esther announced several times the last time we saw their family that she wants to marry Jacob. She also grabbed his hand last Sunday after church and pulled him around, saying "Come on, husband." Super adorable!
And a few more...
- Esther loves to play pretend. She is often a doggie or a kitty cat, and she will enlist anyone around to be her baby, her child, or to reenact a scene from a favorite movie
- Loves to be read to
- Super enjoys her "class" during church. We have been told she is very enthusiastic about answering the teacher's questions.
- Tyler says her singing is improving, although I can't really tell!
- Loves to play at the park.
- Wants it to snow at Christmas time.
- Is doing much better at eating what we put on her plate.
-- Is growing up!!
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