When Everlee was first born my mom told me to treasure every moment because time "flies by". I always knew it would go by quickly but you never know until you have a child of your own just how quickly time "flies by". Every day, Everlee becomes a little taller, her hair a little longer, and she becomes more and more independent. She is know longer a baby but a remarkable, bright, and creative little girl. This summer we celebrated her third birthday along with many, many milestones. Along with turning three, Everlee has learned to express her likes and dislikes. She isn't afraid to tell us what she needs, wants, or what she thinks might not be fair. Here are few of her favorite things.......
Everlee's once love for Sesame Street quickly changed to Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go. Everlee loved Dora so much we had a Dora the Explorer Safari themed birthday party. Along with Dora and Diego, Everlee loves the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. If Everlee were to choose a movie for movie night it would most likely be: Toy Story 1,2, or 3, Monsters Inc., Tinkerbell, and the Polar Express.
Everlee's favorite past time is playing in her play room with all of her toys. She loves her Buzz Light Year and Woody doll from Toy Story. Currently, Everlee enjoys taking ALL of her toys and placing them/organizing them into various bags. She will use purses, backpacks, plastic bags, and even buckets to sort her favorite toys. Before we leave the house each day, Everlee, will fill a purse or bag with as many items as she can fit. We have had quite a few broken zippers in our house lately.
Everlee has always had a love for music and dancing. She seems to have been born with the rythym I lacked as a child. Everlee loves to dance to any type of music. She also loves to sing songs like: Twinkle, Twinkle, ABC's, Rain, Rain Go Away, The Wheels on the Bus, and the Itsy, Bitsy Spider. She also has a "You" song which is her all time favorite. We still have not quite figured out the origin of this song.
Each day, Everlee begins to talk more and more. My favorite part of the day is the when we have our little conversations in the car after school. She tells me about her day, what she played outside, the art project they created in class, and who she played with in the classroom. Everlee leaves school each day saying, "Bye School! See you again tomorrow." A few of Everlee's favorite phrases are: "I'm coming Mommy." (This is while she is stuffing her bags as we are trying to leave the house.) We may hear, "I'm coming Mommy!" 5 or 6 times before we actually make it out the door. Everlee always starts a story with, "I know..." She loves to play tickle monster and will often sneak up to us, tickle our toes, and say, "Tickle Tickle". She loves how this phrase turns into a game of Tickle-Monster. Whenever, Everlee sees a flower she claims it is, "Mimi's flower". My mom was amazing at how many flowers she had in and around Wilmington. Every flower belonged to her.
Blue, Blue Blue! Everlee's world would be perfect if everything was covered in the color blue. She wants blue nail polish to paint her toys, blue Popsicles after school, blue juice at dinner, and blue ice cream on her birthday cake. If Everlee is ever given a choice of color, she will always pick blue. In the weeks leading up to her birthday party, Everlee would tell everyone she was having, "blue i cream with my cake!"
