Drawing

Elise LOVES to draw.  Today she said, "You know what Mama?  I like coloring better than watching shows now."  This is HUGE news.  :)

4 year old interview

1. What is something I always say to you?
I love you

2. What makes me happy?
When I'm a good listener.

3. What makes me sad?
When I don't be a good listener.

4. How do I make you laugh?
When you say funny stuff.

5. What was I like as a child?
A kid who played.

6. How old am I?
26

7. How tall am I?
medium

8. What is my favorite thing to do?
Spend time with the family

9. What do I do when you're not around?
That's a hard question. I can't answer it.  (deep, kid, deep)

10. What am I really good at?
Cleaning.

11. What am I not really good at?
Doing the laundry

12. What do I do for a job?
Get money.

13. What is my favorite food?
Salad

14. What do you enjoy doing with me?
Making some valentines cards and playing with my wonderful toys and snuggling with my pretty animals.

(Elise said she needed to ask me questions)

Why do I like to play with you?
Because you love me.
BEEP! Wrong answer!
Because we have fun together
DING! Right answer!

Why do I not like to sleep?
Because you just want to play all the time.
DING! Right answer!

Perfectionist

Elise had a mini-meltdown today because when she asked me if she was perfect, I said, "no".  She was crying, "But I am perfect...  I'm perfect..." and I kept explaining to her that while she was a very good girl, that nobody was perfect and that everybody makes mistakes.  This really bothered her and she continued to ask me why I didn't think she was perfect.

Oh boy!

Zila, our first pet

Elise's teacher bought elise a small acquarium and a gift card to Petco so that we could buy a fish. Elise loves all of the animals at school and so she was super psyched for our first pet. We bought "Zila" on Monday and she lived a short 2 days. And yes, I was freaking out the whole time. 

Anyway, the reason why I'm posting is because tonight, Elise asked what homeless people so when it rains (we are in the middle of El Niño).  In this conversation, I explained to her that when people don't have homes or food, that we should think about giving them homes or food. And then she immediately said, "Ms. Courtney cared for us because we didn't have any animals and so she bought us a pet".