We started off our morning buying a bunch of blueberries.
Then we played at Blast Off Park for as long as the kids could stand the temp/humidity.
Came home and let them play.
She has been waiting anxiously for her birthday. I make a countdown chain every few months and have birthdays, vacations, school days, days off of school. The kids all know where everyones birthdays are. Jo was so excited to see her birthday getting closer.
Josey definitely makes sure we are always on our toes and aware of her whereabouts.
Her latest way to find trouble is to strip down out of her clothes, remove her diaper, climb out of the crib, pee somewhere on her floor, slither under the low to the ground toddler bed, make a mess on the side of the room mom has blocked off with the toddler bed, slither back under the toddler bed, sit in the toddler bed and yell for mom until she comes in. When I find her she is sitting there looking guiltless and asks for some chocolate milk.
She also likes to climb up on the 2 computer desks and try her hand at reconfiguring the computers. We put an end to that when Matt got a new computer for his birthday. We gated off a hallway. She figured out that the gate in the basement was a tad bit high enough for her to squeeze and wiggle her body backwards, just so she could create chaos for mommy and the cat. She has dumped the cat's water and food and mixed them together, thrown cat litter around the laundry room and emptied Rubbermaid tubs with toys in them. You might ask where I was during some of these things. Well the little girl watched how Ben and Lucy would together create a distraction and then go off and find mischief. She figured out how to create a distraction and find trouble on her own. Her distraction is usually something big and time consuming to clean up. I am amazed at the end of each day that I was able to get laundry done, dishes cleaned, meals made for the kids, and if I am really lucky I have gotten the house cleaned and dinner has at least been thought of. But when I am attempting to do my chores, is when she makes her distraction.
We love this crazy ball of Josey and love that she makes us laugh with the things she says and does. Her vocabulary is endless. She is good at asking questions and figuring out answers. Most of the time she plays well with her siblings. She could care less that mommy wants her potty trained. She loves to torture Holly the cat. She doesn't care that Holly nips her and scratches her and thinks its funny. She loves Diego, Dora and Princesses. She can count to 14 and then skips to 18, 21. She loves to sit and do "homework" with mommy. Puzzles are a favorite. Building with Lego Duplos are another favorite.
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