Jingles the Elf

We started a new tradition this year - we introduced the "Elf on the Shelf". It's a pretty cute idea - the elf arrives at your home from the North Pole shortly after Thanksgiving, and each night he reports back to the North Pole to tell Santa if you've been naughty or nice. When he returns, he usually lands in a different place in your home. Sweet Pea finds this hilarious and loves looking for him in the morning. Right when he arrives, you have to give him his very own name, so he can get his magic. We were a bit worried about this, because in the weeks leading up to his arrival, Sweet Pea kept saying she was going to name him "Stinky Pants". Luckily for the Elf, she was feeling nice when he arrived, and she named him "Jingles" :)

Jingles loves hanging out on the Christmas trees. One morning he was with her mermaid Ariel, and Sweet Pea was NOT happy about that. In fact, she was pretty mad that Jingles didn't ask Sweet Pea if he could play with Ariel!

Enjoying the Christmas Tree 2011

Miss Sweet Pea is LOVING having the Christmas tree up! She's always rearranging the ornaments and admiring the tree. Here's a little video of her with the tree this year:



And in case you forgot how cute she was last year, here's a little reminder:

Unicorn Breath

This evening I was talking with Sweet Pea after I had eaten some lasagna and garlic bread. She told me my breath smells like unicorns.

Good to know.

Happy November!

Somebody likes playing in the leaves!

Trick or Treating 2011

This year Sweet Pea got to go trick or treating with her cousins. They have an adorable neighborhood and it was a storybook vision. There were tons of little kids dressed up in super cute costumes. All day on Halloween Sweet Pea and I practiced saying, "trick or treat" and her joke, that went something like this:

Me: OK, what is your joke?
Sweet Pea: Trick or Treat
Me: No, your joke
Sweet Pea: Oh, Trick or Treat, who's there?
Me: No, you say, "Knock, knock"
Sweet Pea: Who's there?
Me: No, you say "knock, knock"
Sweet Pea: Knock, knock, who's there?
Me: No, you just say, "knock, knock"
Sweet Pea: Who's there?

Are you starting to feel a little like the "Who's on first" scenario? LOL!

Sweet Pea got to her first house and as the homeowner held out her bucket of candy, Sweet Pea said, "trick or treat" and emptied all of her treats she got from Nana before we left into the lady's bucket. Bless her heart, it didn't take long before she figured out it goes the other way around :)

She had a blast and held her cousin's hand all through the neighborhood (already too independant to trick or treat with Mom).

Happy Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween to everyone! Have a safe night trick or treating!

3 Year Stats

We're pretty lucky that we don't have to put Sweet Pea in daycare, and I think that's a big reason why she never gets sick. Therefore, we rarely go to the doctors office. Infact, this year we went all year without going, and we feel very lucky to have such a healthy little girl! Sweet Pea did remember, however, that her doctor has curly hair. Her memory never ceases to amaze me!!!

Here are Sweet Pea's big 3 year stats:

Height: 37.75 inches (70%)
Weight: 32.2 pounds (60%)
Head Circumference: they stopped measuring :)

So, basically she's taller than 70% of other kids her age, and weighs more than 60% of kids her age.

We're still in diapers, but we're having some success with going on the potty. She really loves to cheer the other ladies on when we visit a public restroom. Also, we're hoping to get rid of the binky pretty shortly after we get to move back into our house (that's an entirely separate story!!!)

And, just for fun, you can compare what her stats were at her 2 year check up:
http://aweebitofheaven.blogspot.com/2010/10/2-year-stats.html