Three.Six Years

 3.6 Years

• You got to start Preschool this year! You have been eating for this for a long time. I have to down play it all summer, not knowing if it was going to happen or not. But we are on! There are eight kids in your group. You don't tell me much of what you do, but will go into details on snack time. When I ask who you play with during recess, you tell me that you guys all play together. You are so kind, accepting, and eager to learn. This is going to be a great year.
• This month, we had both set of grandparents come visit for Maggie's baptism. First, the Matthews came. They took you three big kids up camping in their pop up trailer to Fish Creek. Grandma made a savager hunt around the camp site where there was a big bag of candy was the prize. The next morning, Dad and I joined you guys for the one mile hike. The night, Grandma and Papa Price joined us. Maggie was baptized on Saturday. That after noon, we went swimming with the grandmas. You loved showing off how you can go on the diving board all by yourself. We ended the night at the drive in watching Kung Fu Panda (which now you like to practice your kung fu moves by running up and jumping on the couch). Sunday we had an at home church. We went out and picked a gallon of huckleberries and ended the night with huckleberry milkshakes. Monday was so fun. We borrowed a raft and we all went down the Salmon. You loved when we got to a calm spot so you could jump off the side. When we got to a rapid part, you would yell "wohoo!" and ask for more. Tuesday, we had just Grandma and Papa Price. We went to Winchester to go fishing. We caught enough for dinner that night. 
• Maggie left with Grandma and Papa Price for her great to be eight trip. You love being with Sam, but Sam can still be a punk sometimes. I wanted this time to be a good bonding time with you. I told you guys that if I see Sam do five nice things for you, you guys got to watch an extra show during quiet time. It worked like a charm. You loved having Sam play with you and there wasn't much fighting for that week and a half. 
• We had to go pick up Maggie from the Spokane airport, so we made an overnight trip to the Potters. We got all our back to school shopping done. You were so excited because I found two swim suits on clearance for you. 
• We had to kill your chicken Owlette this month. We had a hunch that she was actually a rooster. Whenever Sam teased you about it, you would start crying. However, we didn't want to do anything unless we saw with our own eyes that she was crowing. we had just killed Henrietta when three minutes later, we heard more crowing. Owlette had rounded up all the ladies into the coop to protect them and was calling out that she (though now a he) was the new leader in the coop. We decided to do it then to just be done with the whole ordeal. I asked Sam to take you to the side to distract you but you insisted on wanting to watch. I didn't think it would be a good idea, but Dad was fine with it as long as you wanted to. We talked through what was going to happen. I didn't want you to think that the chicken was hurting. We did the deed. The chicken was flapping all over the place and blood was all over. I then hear this tiny giggle. You thought it was funny watching the chicken flap all over. Thenwhen it was all finished, you told me with a smile on your face, "mom, there is blood everywhere".  We went up to skin and gut him. It hadn't even been an hour before you were asking if we could eat owlette for dinner. 
• Things you love-me posing you on the swings, playing barbies and polly pockets, reading books, dancing to music, watching TV, playing friends at the park, picking strawberries in the garden, chasing the chickens, and checking the mail by yourself. 
• Things you don't like- not being able to get a bandaid for every little bump you get, riding your bike down the steep driveway, taking showers by yourself, cleaning up your room, and having to see the big kids go on the school bus without you.