The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is a classic. By far one of the most memorable films I have ever seen. I only wish I spoke with an accent identical to that of Julie Andrews. Mary Poppins was great, too! Today I needed a Mary Poppins bag of tricks. Shelby wanted to see a monkey, then she wanted the sun to shine instead of it raining all day, then it was food from the Rain Forest Cafe, a bucket of candy, a root beer in a bottle, and a tub of bendy straws...none of which we had. 

Today was also a day that I was unexpectedly blessed with insight into a three year old's thought process. She wanted so badly to bake cookies today. I was tired, had a headache and wasn't sure I wanted to go through the flour sifting/spilling, egg shell hunting, 2-3 hour process WITH a typical three year old who has an attention span of 5 minutes or less. I gave in...and then realized Shelby wasn't talking about actually making cookie dough from scratch, there was pillsbury cookie dough in the fridge. The only things I had to do were set the oven and hunt for a cookie sheet. Something so simple made her day. She told me I was the best ever and then gave me a giant hug. When I took them out of the oven we were watching Peter Pan and she asked if I grew up...my answer? "I'm working on it, Shelby." She smiled, laughed and then said..."Good cause grown-ups can drive me to Rain Forest Cafe!"

I am constantly entertained by this little girl. She's smart and picks up things so fast. And here's a video to prove just how dang cute she is.
http://www.vimeo.com/8880770