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Love Letter: Month 18

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I tried, I really tried to be on time this month and I really have no good reason why it didn’t happen.  But hey, it’s only two days late this time.

Brynn the last month with you can be summed up in one word: LOUD!!!!  Yes, you have decided that you need to make as much noise as possible at all times.  You think that getting in the car means that you need to talk incessantly.  You’re just like your Daddy that way. Hahaha!

17-Aug-2010 10:56

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One day Mommy and Daddy were sitting in the family room and you came out of the playroom yelling into a megaphone. I just looked at Daddy and said, “Yeah, that’s what that kid needs, a megaphone.”  We both cracked up because it just amplified your already super loud voice.

In addition to just making sounds to be loud your vocabulary has also grown this month.  Your favorite new word is No.  But it’s pronounced more like Nooooo.  More like a Moo sound but with an “N”.  Most of the time you say it two times in a row which makes me laugh.  I will look at you and say, “Yes, yes.” you will follow with “Nooo, Nooo.”  Too funny kiddo!

20-Aug-2010 10:14

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You also very much become Rylee’s shadow.  If I need to find you I only really need to find her because you are right there with her.  I truly love that you two play together everyday. I know this won’t last forever so I’m enjoying it now.  You are never truly sadder than when Rylee goes out to play with a friend.  If you aren’t allowed to go with them you are so sad to see your playmate walk away from you.  Just wait babe, soon enough you will be pushing her out the door to play with anyone but you.

19-Aug-2010 11:27

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You are still managing to make a huge mess when you eat. I can’t remember Rylee ever making such a mess – especially in her hair – so I don’t know when to expect it to stop.  For the record, tomorrow would be fine with me.

Speaking of that….at meals you have decided that you no longer want to drink out of a sippy cup.  No way, you have to drink out of a small plastic cup just like your sister.  I have to say that given your track record for making a mess with food I was less than excited to let you have a cup.  I will say that you really amazed me. You drink out of a cup like a pro.  Yes, some of it will end up in your bib, but most of it goes right in your mouth.  It’s easy to see how you think you’re hot stuff when you have your own cup.

06-Aug-2010 14:58

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We’ve spent a lot of time at home this past month as we just haven’t had anything planned. It’s been fun playing with you and Rylee and watching your relationship grow.  I know that this time at home with both of you has been a gift.  I cannot tell you how much I have cherished it.

Love,

Momma

Rylee Night

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I have been trying to plan a fun night out for Rylee with just Bill and I.  Thankfully Disney decided to help out with this one.

Two nights ago we took her to see Toy Story 3.  All day she knew that, if she was good, she would get to do something fun with just Mommy & Daddy.  I tell ya, it was quite the stretch for her to be so good.  The worst part was her not wanting to eat her dinner right before we were to leave.  Finally after chewing her chicken for an eternity it was time to go.

We told her on the way that we were going to see a movie.  Then we talked about the movie theater and told her the name of the movie.  She was pretty excited because she’s seen the other two movies a few times at home.

Although we had eaten dinner we had to get the obligatory soda and popcorn.  When I asked to see the sizes for the drinks I turned to Bill and asked, “Which size bucket would you like?”  I am still amazed that after selecting the medium bucket the dude asked us if we wanted to get the larger for just fifty cents more.  No thanks, if we wanted to be awake for a week we would have chosen that one to start with.  (Side note here: As we were walking toward the theater another guy, who purchased the large bucket-o-soda, went to pick up his bucket and it cracked down the side.  I tell ya, that large sure holds a big sticky mess. I kind of felt bad for him as we walked by.)

We got into the theater and Rylee was amazed at how big the screen was. In her words, “It is bigger than Papa!”  Since Papa seems to be the biggest person she knows this was a big deal.

She enjoyed the entire movie.  She sat there very focused and intense.  She didn’t really laugh at all because she was so intense.  After it was over we sat there and talked about it for a few minutes and she said she really liked it.  She also decided that she would like to see another movie with us sometime.

It was really great to have a night to experience something new with Rylee.  Now every time we drive by the theater she wants to know if we’re on our way to see another movie.  We told her that she needs to be nice to her family, not yell at Mommy, clean up when we ask her to and be good in general.  After all that she said to us, “That’s all?”  Um….yes that’s all, but to me it seems like a pretty tall order for a three year old. And a day after we told her that, it turns out that it is quite a tall order for her.