I'm pretty thrilled to have a mini-Shan organizer running around my house these days. Yesterday while I showered and Ben was still sleeping, Betsy slid out of our bed and picked up all the dirty clothes around our bedroom and bathroom. Then she put Ben's shoes in the closet. She also loves putting trash in the trash can and wiping the floor down. As Uncle JD told me yesterday, start training them early because once they hit five they are hopeless. Which explains why I'm not making much progress with Betsy's DADDY. Along these same lines, we've also trained Betsy to be a back scratcher. She and Ben lay in bed together snuggling at night and he rolls to his stomach and says "Scratch?" and she takes care of business.
Her new favorite game is 'Ring Around the Rosey'. OH MY GOSH, she loves this game. She wants to hold hands, jump in a circle, and fling herself back completely with her feet up around her ears when "we all fall down". We've taken to playing this with me standing up next to the bed and her standing ON the bed both to save my back and so she doesn't give herself a concussion. If Ben is SLEEPING in the bed Betsy insists on grabbing his arm and rolling him over so he can play with us too (hold one of her hands). Her other favorite game is riding pony (Daddy). Ben has to get on all fours, Betsy sits on his back and....they are OFF! Betsy yells "YAW! YAW!" and then Ben bucks her off so I can catch her. This game is hilarious for Betsy, and exhausting for Ben. If Ben tries to cheap out and just lay flat on his stomach and let Betsy sit on his back, she grabs his elbow and tells him to get up.
That's what we're up to these days (when Betsy isn't eating or chasing Madison to give her pats and kisses).
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