TEN

She really hated the head scarf until I showed her in the mirror. Then she refused to remove it. She kept looking in the mirror and giggling.

2015 week ten

I think Spring is finally on its way.

One of our favorite "tire out the cat so she stops biting us" games. 

Foot selfie, while I tried to sleep a few more minutes. Also 100 other photos of just the top of her forehead.

One morning we woke up to almost 5 inches of snow! 

But we also got a flat tire the night before so we had to drive to the tire store on the donut and get it fixed. We played in the snow outside Discount Tire. She cried when we had to leave. 

3 hours later. :) Yzma was so happy to get out of the house without having to step in snow that she went on a walk with us. She followed us all the way down the street and almost got hit by a car trying to cross the street after us. 

This was the most brilliant distraction. V just thought it was the most fun ever. She was silent for almost 40 minutes putting them on and taking them off. I got a lot of cleaning done. :)

Dancing in her underwear. Because she lost the privilege of wearing pants after peeing in them 3 times that day.

Because sometimes I'm a mean cat lady. 

I was released from the Relief Society presidency but our last hurrah was a Six Flags Over Texas themed Super Saturday. It was so fun, and it went really well. Now I never have to care about activities again, just attend them. Planning activities is one of those callings that makes you realize the work that goes into it and so you will never miss one again.

Chasing the cat and collecting things in her bag.

A True Texan: eating salsa by the spoonful.

Some of Vera's favorite games were invented by Matthew. She loves it when we are at a store and you point up and gasp, "What is that?!" She'll look up and you'll kiss her neck. She thinks it's hilarious. And continues to ask. "What is that? What is that?" She also loves it when Matthew kisses her and asks, "Do you have enough kisses, or do you need more kisses?" She'll usually say, "More kisses!"

When she and I leave Matthew at home, I'll say, "Goodbye, Matthew!" V will then laugh mischievously and say, "Goodbye Matthew! Goodbye Matthew!" Additionally, whenever Matthew comes home, she gasps and cries, "Papa came home! Papa came home!" in a somewhat surprised tone.

This week we reached a new level of book devotion. Vera has decided that she loves Madeline. She not only loves Madeline, but she doesn't want to read any other book, and will sit and listen to Madeline four or five times before she tires of it. She finally calls the book Madeline. For a little while she would call it, "Pooh Pooh Book", or "Madeline Pooh-Pooh." Because, obviously, "To the tiger in the zoo, Madeline just says Pooh-pooh" and that part of the book really resonated with her. :) She has recently started to say, "Have it!" at books and tries to take things off the page. "Have it, hat!" "Have it, ball!" It's really funny, and she knows it.  She is starting to memorize parts of the book. When Miss Clavel says, "Something is not right!" so does V. One day I just got tired of reading Madeline, so I pulled up the old cartoon and let her watch it. Her little brain could not contain the wonderment of her favorite book come to life, with songs! Since then she will walk around and periodically sing, "I'm Madeline, I'm Madeline!" I love it. I want to get her another Madeline book, but I'm sure as soon as it arrives, we'll be on to a new favorite.