Monday, December 3, 2012

Three n' Thriving!

If you were to ask Daniel how old he is, he'll probably still say he's two.  And he'll smile at you in such a fashion as to say "You're just joking" if you insist that he is three now!
"There's candy inside Mommy!"
Daniel loves to share, so he wasn't the only one to enjoy the sugary insides of this gift!  

 You can tell when a gift is an instant success, there's no pretenses at age 3!

Cupcakes were requested this year, and Daniel really wanted the pink one with the hippo plastic ring on it.  After all, if you're the birthday boy, you can have what you want!
Daniel is such a lot of fun.  His imagination is fantastic, and when he pretends he is someone else (for example, Emily) he will not answer to the name Daniel!  He can be so sweet and gentle with Jennifer, and loves to tell me about the baby growing in my belly.  He must remember the big change when Jennifer came, since he, of all the kids, talks about it the most!  When asked to do something Daniel will usually "I don't want to."  And if you repeat, in a "do this" fashion he'll say again "But I DON'T want to."  After which, he will likely say "No!" and require a fair bit of effort to induce cooperation.

1 comment:

Mom D said...

He is a lot of fun and usually has a ready smile but he can be determined as well -- which is a good thing.

I love the serious expression on Nathan's face as Daniel is opening his gift. It looks like he is taking in details and seeing how things work. You wonder what goes on in those precious little minds sometime ;)