Spring Snippet

June got her first haircut last week. She didn't know what to make of the fire truck chair or the lady cutting her locks, but she was mesmerized by the Thomas cartoon on the TV. Hence the dumbfounded look on her face. The blow dryer really freaked her out, no surprise since she's never seen or heard one.

She went to her first Memorial Day parade last weekend and scored a little American flag (and loads of lollipops from marchers - a toddler's fantasy come true). The next day she walked up and down our street waving her flag in her own little parade. Too cute.

Yesterday, she took the tiniest piece of waffle outside to feed the ants. She put the crumb on the driveway and yelled, "Come on, ants! I brought you waffle!" When no ants showed up to her feast, I casually suggested we find an ant to feed. "No mama, the ants come here," she insisted. A big ant named Pepper helped himself later.

A Pixie in Pigtails

June's Favorite Things, as of May 8, 2008, 1:18 pm:
Fingerpainting
Sitting on the front stoop eating an ice-cream cone
Worms. She calls them No Feet. She picks them up and brings them over to her swingset for a ride down the slide. Masala Mama tries not to flinch when June dangles them inches from her face.
Where is Thumper, Pointer, Tall Man and Pinkie song. She can't do Ring Man, so she skips it.
Little Bear cartoon on Noggin. Totally. Transfixed. By. Brown. Little. Bear. Not. Blinking. Not. Talking. Little. Bear. For. President.
Playgrounds. The bigger the slide, the better. This child knows no fear.
Flossing. Actually, it's more like sucking on a white string, but hey, never too early to instill good dental habits.
Strawberries. As long as they're sugarized.
Chalks. It's plural in our house.
Picking out her own clothes.

And some of her Least Favorites:
Sitting in her car seat. It's like Wrestlemania in the back seat and I'm losing big time.
Sitting in her booster seat. I sense a trend here...
Cold, uncooked vegetables.
Coming inside on a bright sunny day.