The other morning I was cooking breakfast. A sleep-looking lexi meanders into the kitchen and says matter-of-factly, "Mom. I think I know my ABC's." We have been singing them for months now and she always skips some, or adds some. She had the basic just of the ABC's, but I wouldn't say she knew them. I asked if she wanted to sing them to me. She did. She sang them all the way through pronouncing each letter perfectly, no mistakes. I was so proud of her in that moment.
Then yesterday, at library, a little boy asked her how old she was. She responded, "Hi. I'm Lexi. I'm two-in-a-half but on Feb-ary twenty three I be three." I was shocked. Again, I have been trying to teach her her birthday for a good month. Then all the sudden, click. She gets it.
She knows her name starts with an "L, uhl, L, Lexi. down. cross. L."
I am a good mom. I am creative. I try to play with my kids, minimize TV time, teach them the gospel, and other life lessons and skills I find important, but sometimes I feel like I'm running out of ideas. (pintrest is great for that problem!).
One idea I had the other day was to have a picnic. Lexi has been talking a lot about picnics lately (I don't know where she gets most of her ideas), so I decided we would pack a picnic lunch to enjoy in the backyard. I wanted it to be special and make Lexi feel important. We brought out our "real" picnic kit. It has glass dishes, "fancy" glass drinking glasses, and real, cloth, napkins. :) She was so excited!! We made lunch (chicken, sweet potatoes, grapes, and water to drink) then carried it, a blanket, and our picnic basket out to the back yard. Lexi set our places and helped me get everything just right.
(gauge enjoyed this "outing" as much as lex)
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