7/15/10 Playing with Violet

Luke and I are enjoying more harmony in our relationship. We can talk about hard subjects more easily, because good will is expanding from the seeds of GD's.

We drove to B town to spend time with Rain and her family. Xavier was at camp, so we got the chance to play with Violet. I brought her two new books about ballet (her love) and a great sticker book so we had plenty of choices.

I prepare for my GD by having activities in gramma's purple bag that the kids will enjoy. Also snacks. One snack bag with cheerios, one snack bag with 11 M&M's and so on. Most of the snacks are good food.

Violet and I watched two "Wonder Pet" adventures. After day care, she likes to relax with some t.v. Then she was ready to read and play a cool sticker game. I let her take the lead. She designs the structure of our time together and the structure of our game.

Today's sticker book contained LOTS of sparkly stickers. She loved them. Today's game was to pick out all the cat stickers and put them on a big sheet of white paper. Then we offered the cats sticker food--like sticker cup cakes, ice cream cones and berries.

Violet can read cursive. I didn't know that until today. She's three.