dispatches from the land of three

despite the issues we've been having parenting a three-year-old like miss abigail, she is at a pretty awesome age. here's why:

abby: "let me tell you a story, mommy."
me: "um, okay."
a (keep in mind, this is pretty much verbatim): "once upon a time. there was a bunch of friends. one day, they went to the beach. (pause) one day, there were more friends. one day, it was snowy so they put on more clothes. one day, it was raining so they put on more clothes. the end."

then yesterday we heard this little gem:
a: "once upon a time. there was a little boy named ian. one day, he rolled onto his tummy and liked the marching parade. then he stand up and runned away. the end."

i LOVE the storytelling phase. it's an awesome way to keep her busy, especially in the car. of course, it means that you have to take your turn telling stories too, and that's not my forte.

me: "once upon a time, there was a bunny rabbit named larry. larry didn't like being cold. one day, it snowed and larry hadn't seen snow before. he was afraid. but then his friend came over and showed him that snow is fun, and larry had a great time playing in the snow with his friend. the end."

see?

other cute thing: i'm putting abby to bed and giving her kisses, and she says, "put your hand up like this" in a high-five-like position, so i do, and then she rubs the palm of her hand on the palm of my hand and says quietly, "it's a hand kiss!"

all together now....awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.