Sophia, 2 1/2

This blog has been a bit Caleb-centric lately.  It’s past time for a spotlight on Sophia.  At two and a half, Sophia loves

• saying “amen” at the end of story instead of “the end.”
• pretending to be a kitty cat.
• playing with her stuffed animals.
• writing the letter H.
• coloring with markers.
• reading Peter Rabbit.  (I love hearing her chime in at her favorite parts.  “Don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden.”  “Stop, thief!”) Her favorite page is when Peter hides in the water can and gets all wet. 
• eating cheese, milk, meat.  Like father, like daughter.
• playing games like Pengaloo, Zingo, hide and seek, and tag.
• watching Word World.  “Let’s build a word.  Let’s build it.  Let’s build it NOW!”  (If you haven’t had that catchy tune stuck in your head or sung to you by my cute 2 1/2 year old, you’re missing out!)
• making up songs, usually made up of one line sung repeatedly.  This morning she serenaded us with a song about a bunny hopping in the jungle. 
• helping Mommy or Caleb.  Several times recently Caleb has left his job of emptying the silverware from the dishwasher only to return and find that Sophia finished it for him. 
• pretending to be a gymnastics teacher.  “Now hop, jump, and then spin, Mommy!”

Helping Mommy make noodles:

Playing tag with Caleb: