Last weekend

The highlights from last weekend. 

1. She recently started to really draw.  It was amazing.  She went from being uninterested in drawing shapes to drawing page sized happy faces with feet and hair.  She seems to have fun with the hair.  We need a scanner to scan in her art so we will remember it always.  When she woke up from Friday, she showed me her smiley face drawings and she was particularly proud of the one with "crazy hair".  I think we have Sam's to thank.  When they check the receipt and a kid is in the cart they draw a smiley face.  I used to be annoyed by the delay.  Then one day she was upset that they didn't draw it, so I drew one when we got to the car.  Scotland said that if they didn't draw it, he asked them to.  
2. Saturday morning she asked me if I had to go to work that day.  When I said No, that it was a day for Tatiana and Mommy, her face let up.  
3. We went to a playground before nap.  The weather was beautiful.  It was just us.  Then this really unfriendly girl showed up.  We were playing Butterflies, which basically involves flapping your wings slowly as you "flutter" around.  The girl did not want to play butterflies or play with Tatiana on the playset.  Although, we did get them to play chase.  I actually saw Tatiana winded.  The other girl was with her grandfather, and he was a little embarrassed. 
4. You would think after that, she would have napped.  But, no.  During the post-nap room clean, I got the idea to box up the last of her diapers/training pants.  She saw the diaper inserts that are basically fabric maxi-pads.  She asked so cutely if she could play with them.  How could I say No?
5. Then we put her toys into the empty space.  She wanted to put all her stuffed animals in there too.  
6. That night when I put her to bed, I went to the kitchen.  On the way back, I saw that her light was on.  She was getting her stuffed animals. 
7. That reminds me of the recent change in her nighttime routine.  I think it was Thursday night, after books when I turned out the light I noticed that she was very tired.  I asked if she'd rather we cuddle in her bed than have cradle time in the chair.   Since then, she has wanted to cuddle in the bed.  I think she is getting too big for my lap.  
8. A recent favorite thing is "How many kisses do you want tonight?"  We got a cute book with that title from the library.   Animal parents ask their babies how many kisses do they want tonight.  Then at the end the last page is blank except for "How many kisses do you want tonight?"  She has said 100, and I just give bunches, and then start counting in the 90's.  Last night she said 5.  Then she asked me and told me to say "One loud kiss on my chin"  It was adorable.  
9. Sunday school was great.  I was assistant teacher.  Tatiana was a little social butterfly.  At the end, she was playing with the daughter of the other asst teacher.  They decided to hide together in the bathroom.  Then were upset when others entered.  So they went into a stall.  They were taught Duck Duck Goose.  Only this version was "Knock" "Knock" "Jesus Loves You".  I was adorable to see a kid saying "Jesus loves you" sweetly to another kid.  The teacher wanted them to run around the rug we were sitting on.  But all the kids ran all over the room.  It was a new experience for all the kids.