Lolly

Almost three and a half?! How is that even possible? 

I guess that means we've survived almost half of the notorious terrible threes. And yes, some days are hard. But isn't it amazing how easy it is to forget or not even take notice of things going right? Tonight I had some work I needed to get done, so Jonathan agreed to put both kids to bed. We usually divide and conquer, with him putting Gideon down and me cajoling Evelyn to sleep. Usually, if there's a change in that arrangement, Evleyn flips all the way out. But tonight, all it took was a quick warning that mommy had to work and she was fine with it. And I didn't even really notice how easy it all was until a couple hours later when I took a second of quiet to take note. 

There is so much joy here. There are screaming fits and frustrating times for everyone in the house, but if I can just find those quiet moments to notice the good, the joy, the learning and experiencing the fullness of every emotion in every day... wow. Parenting is incredible. 

She still loves all things art. 

Every Sunday is Library Day.

Organizing the produce by color at a birthday party. 

She sometimes plays with my phone in the car. Usually it involves a painting/coloring app. Then one day, entirely on her own, she discovered selfies... 

This kid. I swear. 

She loves pushing GOB. And he adores his "Lolly"

Alright, enough nostalgia ;) I wanted to write so that I would remember some of my favorite little mannerisms in Evelyn's speech lately, but of course now that I've gotten this far all I can remember is that she says "benext to" to mean "beside." I'll try to remember the rest at some point.