From the day that she arrived home, Anna has been a very busy child. She is always on the go. She explores and examines her world. Lately, this exploration has blossomed. With that new passion for exploration has come mischief.
I don't want you to think that I'm complaining about the mischief. We love Anna so much that I can't imagine complaining. In all honesty, I'm a little secretly proud. Her antics show cleverness, problem solving and determination. Some of them, however, have been a little embarrassing. I'll get to that in a second...
Before the mischief, I'm going to start with some of the really cute things that she does.
Anna is a very affectionate, loving child. She loves to give kisses, blow kisses and give hugs to her family.
She prays with us. How cool is that? She folds her hands and babbles along when we pray.
She also explores in ways that are perfectly, completely acceptable. She loves the sandbox in our yard. She'd stay there for hours.
Anna's figured out how to get things off of the table. She uses a placemat, twirls it around until what she wants is caught on the placemat and then pulls the placemat to her. See the giant container of pretzels? She can get this off the table if it's out of reach. Oh my!
Anna, in the time that it took for me to walk across the room and answer the phone, got past our child proof lock, opened the DVD cabinet and pushed buttons on the remote control. In a matter of seconds the entire set up for the DVD player was changed. I'm still uncertain that I've gotten the settings back to their original controls.
She also has shockingly good fine motor control. She can open anything. In a store, she was able to break into a container of trail mix in seconds. She's been able to figure out how to lock door locks in our house.
Anna feels entitled to assist us with any task. As you can tell, not all of her help is helpful.
She likes to help at the grocery store. Last week, she helped me select apples. She did so by removing her shoe, throwing it at a display of apples and sending about six onto the floor.
Anna also has a strong sense of modeling what other children are doing. In the first photo of the pair, David is selecting rocks to throw into the water. In the second, can you see how intently she watches to learn what to do? The funny part is that Anna is also 100% her own person. Instead of throwing rocks, she throws dandelions.
We love Miss Mischief. She certainly keeps us wondering what the day will bring...
