I walked in the door after a day at work to find Katie proudly displaying some of her artistic work in her newest coloring book. A duck or something. Whatever it was, she was really proud of her efforts. Melissa was putting the finishing touches on a tater tot casserole.
Katie has been promising that she'd eat tater tot casserole if Melissa would only prepare it for her. She also promised to eat a miniature banana if Melissa would just buy some. At dinner, she was served both but then stated that she'd be eating neither of them. Through some creative coaxing, we finally got her to eat some of the casserole and all of the mini banana.
Katie now sings the dinner blessing. And each night, she offers up a different version. She improvises each song, but they're always respectful and sweet.
After dinner, she and I played several different little games while Melissa relaxed. We also read "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Thumbelina." "Jack" was the better read. Stories are just more exciting when there's a giant who chases after the hero. Katie kept trying to speed me along when I was reading "Thumbelina." No giant, after all.
I watched Katie draw the following creations....
It's a mouse (or rat?) and a couple of crabs. I don't think I've seen her draw the crabs before, so I think she's just drawing what she visualizes. She's got some skill.
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