The first few days back to school after Thanksgiving and after Christmas, Cressey would tell me, “I miss you too!,” incessantly after I picked her up. She seemed to have a ball at school though and was happy to run in each morning!
I was trying to get Cressey to brush her teeth at bedtime. She was fussing about a stuck horse, so I stopped to fix it for her and then handed it back to her. She responded, “Thanks, have a nice day!,” and turned around and left the bathroom.
Me to HG: “Oh man, I forgot to take a pic with you after the show!” (101 Dalmatians); HG: “I ain’t mad about it!”
HG has become increasingly aware of cuss words. I asked her if she ever heard mama say bad words. She said, “No, but I can tell from your face that you think them when Cressey throws a fit!”
“You making me crazy!” or “Daddy making you crazy?!”
Everything is “dangerous” or “rood” (rude).
Ooooh, we’ve had a little mix up with the Christmas story. From the pics of a pregnant Mary riding on the donkey into Bethlehem (“Mary has baby Jesus in her tummy”), she now thinks SHE has baby Jesus in HER tummy.
When she wasn’t happy with me in the car one time, she told me, “I spank your bottom!”
December 29th- I have spent 2.5 years trying to get Cressey to respond to me with a “yes ma’am” instead of a “yeah.” She was standing in the dry shower playing with her toys and gave me her first voluntary “yes ma’am.” I almost fainted. I got one more the next day and haven’t heard another one since.
She spent 75% of December in this position, playing with Snow Village.
A girl and her cat
Putting her hand in her baby handprint
Showing me how she has learned the sign of the cross at school
Horse kisses (fearless)
Sister tackles at restaurants are a pretty common theme, accompanied by a mama shushing madly.
Working on “homework,” dying to be just like sissy
Donating a toy at school for the toy drive
Look at those little dimples on her hand!
This would be SALT. That Cressey poured all in our den chair while I was helping HG with math homework. Grrrr.
Putting on a show for us. They love to get dressed up together and perform.
Went through a Tinker Bell phase, although she’s not wild about the movie.
Cressey got her own SAA ornament this year.
John’s work Christmas party at CMOM
My work Christmas party
“A Christmas Carol” field trip
Still performing…I even heard her say at one point, “Pleeeeassse welcome…!”
I always love when HG is with us on CFA visits to help entertain. But Cressey sure does love a good playground- “It making me happy!”
HG made Cressey an ‘all about me’ poster for Mullins. Cress was so proud of it mostly because of Elsa and Wicked.
She loves carrying her bag as if it were a “ack back.”
Casual day for holiday book club
Look at the way they are smiling at each other- ah!
When the stomach bug (later strep) hit, I held her to nap which turned out to be a big blessing since it hadn’t quite passed yet. So pitiful.
Getting a little crazy around here
Entertaining herself at the doctor where we learned it was strep (although she felt fine by this point)
“Cressey, don’t you touch your sister’s pizza…”
“No, really. I mean don’t touch her pizza.”
John and HG had a very special daddy daughter date night to a Grizzlies game. John literally caught a full-speed, loose ball and saved the guy behind him. HG ducked and covered. Pretty amazing save.
Marc Gasol! Look at that real smile on her face!
So while I was laid up with the stomach bug, John took the girls to Byhalia for Bubba’s 96th birthday party. Ninety six, can you believe it?! This is the swing where John proposed in August of 2005.
Sometimes you have to wonder why Cressey is being so nice…
But this time, she was just being lovey!
The art piece that landed HG in the city wide Catholic schools art show last year is on display in the main hallway at school!
Sometimes after I pick up Cressey, she and I will walk over to get HG rather than hop in the car and drive through carpool line. On those days, we must stop by the big girl playground before we head home.
Still practicing the sign of the cross
HG was so surprised by this spontaneous hug/cuddle.
We tried to get them to sleep in the same bed. Didn’t work so well long term.
We have a fantastic new climbing wall in town, and HG and John are addicted.
I make Cressey sit in this spot in our kitchen to eat messy snacks so that she doesn’t get it on the den furniture/rug. This day, she was literally squished up against me as I sat next to her; my little shadow.
William stayed with us a few days after Christmas. He was picking on Cressey inside her tent.
That’s a Momo squished between her and the chair- lol!
December 27th- William, Cressey, and I went to explore Crosstown Concourse while HG had a Spiffer day. ***This was the first time I noticed her going up the stairs one foot at a time.
Cressey’s had a lot of firsts lately. This was her first time at a jumpy place. She called it a “jumpoline!” Loved it, didn’t want to leave.
Cressey has watched HG and her friends spend hours curled up inside this tent, playing on their ipads. So the minute the big girls were gone, I found Cressey had assumed the position (much to her sister’s chagrin).
Christmas with the Jackson crowd!
Visiting with the Mullins crew while they were in town
Four little monkeys…
We spent NYE at the Words, and HG got to play/stay with SK. Cressey had a slumber party at Spiffer’s. I believe this is the first time she’s actually seen midnight on NYE. John and I left shortly thereafter, but I think they stayed up until 2 a.m.! Zzzzzz
Cressey likes to play Frozen with HG. HG is Anna and says, "Elsa, do the magic!," and then Cressey will roll her hands like Elsa and they pretend snow covers everything.
