Holly her hair and her personailty

Holly my sweet girl! Yesterday I went to the store with only Oscar and left Holly at home with Brad. She cried as she waved to me from the window. When I tucked her in bed that night she said "Mommy, I missed you when you were at the store. I love you so much".

I wrote this in her journal and meant to put it on the blog a few weeks ago when it happened:

"Today as I was helping Holly get her pants on and wash her hands in an effort to get her to bed ( I sometimes feel frustrated during this process) she put her hand under my chin and said something to this effect, “You’re a good mommy, you help me with things like getting me food, putting on my pants, washing my hands, those are good things”. This was definitely an awe moment. She’ll be three in August and her saying this to me in the way she did was quite amazing to me. Thank you Holly. I asked Brad later if he told her to tell me something like this and he hadn’t. A comfort out of the mouths of babes."

She also saw me feeling down one day not long after we moved (a little tired and stressed) and she said "Don't be sad mommy, Jesus wants us to be happy!"

Okay, is there anything cutier than this?

Holly did her hair in this picture. She likes it wet and combed flat and to the side in the front when we do it. Brad combed it back recently instead of to the side and it just wouldn't do!

Okay, so this may not seem like a big deal but we've been trying to get her hair in pigtails since Brad discovered one day several months ago by sucking her hair up with the vacuum hose that is would probably be long enough to put in tiny little pig tails. We tried it on several occasions, carefully putting each hair as much in it's place as possible, taking the time to make it nice just for her to look in the mirror pull it out and say "I don't like pig tails!" We tried bows and bribery not too much worked and out they came just moments after being put in. Well, in the picture below she actually left them in for about 2-3 hours before she decided that she was done with them. She even had asked me to put them in. Also, requesting the blue butterfly clips as well. So, many opinions!

From the top. I made quick work out of it, not expecting it to last very long.

"Big Hair" as she calls it. What little girl doesn't want to brush their hair out. Well, this is what happens when she does. She likes her hair nice and big!

Personality?!? Naaauuughhh! Who would think that? Well, she definitely is expressive and you don't really want to get on her bad side. Lately she has been saying things like "Don't do that again ever! Do you hear me?" (hmmm... have I ever said anything like that before?!) She had also put Brad in time out. He was laying on our bed and she shut the door. I have since hoped that she would put me in time out there. She also told me tonight that I'm not allowed to get out of my bed at night... hmmmm... sounds like a great plan!;)


So, the other day there was a quiet moment and I went to see what Holly could possibly be doing. Well, I found her in our room. She had gotten into my night stand drawer (like she has done many, many times before) and got my chap stick out to use. Well, what was funny this time was the added ear plugs as well. A few days before this she had noticed when she came in my bed that I was wearing ear plugs and had asked about them. Well, now the coolest thing on the block is to quickly and quietly try to snag your moms ear plugs and get them in your ears before she catches you! (you might need to look closely to notice the ear plugs. I was going to get mad but couldn't help but just laugh!)

Time out! Sometimes we have to pay for our crimes! She gets her fair share of these. When she is done I normally ask her why she was in time out to make sure she understands and she explains the offense and says "Sorry, mommy".