The imperative

Anne discovered imperatives today. She asked for a book while still in her crib this morning, and I couldn't find it in her bookcase. "Look up there!" she said as she pointed to the top shelf.

Somebody loves you

Me: "Anne, what's Mommy's name?"
Anne: "Somebody ..."
Me: "Mommy is somebody?"
Anne: "Mommy is somebody who loves you."

Chef Anne

Anne cooks at Lucia's

Are you kidding me?

Some recent exchanges. Normal conversation, except that it's so new to her and tickles us.

Me: "Are you kidding me?"
Anne: "No!"

Anne: "Miss Bernadette is very beautiful with her clothes."
Me: "Did you like Miss Bernadette?"
Anne: "I really did."

Anne: "I want to see Annalise."
Me: "Annalise is gone, honey. She's in Mexico."
Anne: "I want to go to Mexico!"

"Daddy, will you ask me a question?"

Anne asks this over and over. Dan says Elmo does it.

Dressing like Mommy

Anne made her daddy put my bra on her while I was gone the other night.

Favorite books

We decided to work on updating the blog again in part so that we could write down things we want to remember. One of those things is Anne's favorite books right now. She likes some so much, she recites from memory along with us as we read. Some current favorites: Madeline (she likes to see the girls cry), Madeline and the Bad Hat (she yells, "Au Secours!"), Alice the Fairy, Where the Wild Things Are (she giggles when they show their terrible claws), Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, No David, Harry the Dirty Dog (she calls it Harry Dirty the Dog), Llama Llama Misses Mama (because she worries a lot about being left at school after her bad preschool experience).