First Babysitting experience

On Saturday, we went to a party and Tatiana had her first babysitting experience.   It was a success.   The babysitter was Toby and Brody's older sister Elisa.  Elisa had never babysat before, except for her brothers.   It looked like they played games and Elisa tidied Tatiana's stuff.  That night Tatiana asked when Elisa could come back, so Tatiana was obviously happy.   Elisa seemed to be happy too, although tired when we got home.  She was thrilled with the money, so we paid her enough. 

Tea party and Santa's handwriting

Yesterday she went to a tea party.  Donna, one of the twins, and Piper, Donna's little sister threw a 'tea party'.  It was incredibly cute!   Fortunately Scotland mentioned that you Must where a hat to a tea party.   So she picked out a hat and I attached a silk daisy hair barrette to it.   She also picked out a fancy necklace to wear.   Good thing too, otherwise she would have been the only one without a necklace.  The girls had lots of fun. 

She told Scotland that she knew Santa didn't come to our house because 'the note from Santa last year was in Daddy's handwriting.'    We don't remember a note, but it must have been the 'To Tatiana From Santa' note.   I'll have one of the Stallmans write the note when they drop off Alisa for babysitting. 

Twirling noodles

Tatiana was so proud of herself yesterday, it was cute.   Her daddy had made her spaghetti and she had figured out how to twirl the noodles onto her fork!   She did as good of a job as adults do.   I kept telling in the past that she just needs to practice  When she'd been a toddler, I didn't mind twirling the noodles for her.   I'd never been able to feed her baby food, so this had been a substitute.  But, then I stopped because she needed to learn. 

MY Sweet Tatiana

Yesterday was raining and dreary.   Around lunchtime Scotland and Tatiana went to a group activity at someone's house.   Tatiana made something with leather.  I haven't seen what she made yet.  Afterward Toby and Brody came over to play.   They are such nice boys.  At one point, Brody came to the parents complaining that Tatiana hid the 'rainbow glasses' they had been playing with.  The rainbow glasses came with a Kiwi crate on optics.  They have little pinholes in them so you see spots of rainbows.   Scotland told Tatiana to bring the glasses to him, and she did.   Then he asked why she hid them,   She said, "Because Brody wasn't letting Toby play with them."    That is MY sweet girl. 

Tatiana watching football with Daddy

This is Tatiana and her Daddy watching football together yesterday.   Her interest might have had something to do with her choices being
a) doing her math
b) being quiet in her room
c) watching football with her daddy. 


She normally has a playdate with Kristen on Mondays but they cancelled for Christmas prep.   There had been a scheduled playdate that afternoon with Lindsey's kids but she flaked out and didn't even cancel.    The Ferdinand movie came out recently, and we were all looking forward to that.  So, we went to that.   It was a nice evening. 

shoelace tying

Yesterday, Tatiana proudly demonstrated her shoelace tying skill.  She even does a double-knot.   She was so proud! 

JJ came over to play yesterday.    There is such joy when they play together.  Tatiana got out her new paper plane book.   They made some planes and flew them off the crow's nest of the tree house.  I went out there with my camera, but they switched to "playing mail".   In the Christmas decorations was a little post office box.   They pretend to send each other stuff.

Tonight, Tatiana and I are going to her Cheerleading practice.  I am really looking forward to it.   Last week was the first practice and I wasn't able to go because I was at the dentist's.   Scotland said that they sat around and made cheerleading props.   The girls giggled a lot.  Tatiana really enjoyed it.   She got girlie time without the distraction of an Activity.