Halle’s been saying so many grown up phrases lately. Like when I straightened her hair and she sadly said, “I don’t know what to say.” And just now, when she saw the straight-hair picture, she said, “I don’t look so good like that.” She also says things like, “I’m not sure I’m happy right now.” And, after watching a “My Friend Rabbit” kid cartoon movie, I asked her if the cartoon was good and she said, “I don’t think you would like it. Only I like it.”

My favorite thing she says, and she says it a lot, is, “You make me so happy.” Or, “Daddy makes me so happy.” Or, “My sister makes me so happy.” She also likes to tell us in length all the things she’s going to teach Elena when she gets bigger. “When Elena gets bigger, I’m going to show her how to walk, just like me!” “When Elena gets bigger, I will show her how to put the movies in the DVD player carefully so they don’t break.” “When Elena gets bigger, I will show her how to be patient while the computer games are loading.” She’s so grown up already!