Winter wandering

We've been busy walking around the city of STL looking at xmas lights at the zoo and at old town St. Chuck for old time sake.

Christmas is so much more fun with a little monkey. This year she totally gets it. She asked Santa for some marbles (it's a school thing), a house and a car. Geez, I wonder what she will ask for next year?

Hanging with Aunt Sarah

Mya's favorite purple tree at the zoo

Mya and her buddies, Sophie, Ava, and the Boren cousins.

A random deer in our back yard.

Baby at 20 weeks (posted two weeks later)

Baby Hoff's most recent photo.

Mya is convinced we are going to have two babies, one boy and a girl.

I don't know how to break the news that there is only one.

I'm not sure a baby doll will be a sufficient replacement.

Funny three year olds

This morning Mya woke up and walked over to our bed and told us a story of the big bad wolf. It was unlike any story we've ever heard. Apparently the big bad wolf lives in her closet but he is not bad, he is funny and friendly. However, the big bad wolf was scared because there was a big friendly dinosaur who also came to visit her closet but Mya protected the big bad wolf from the dinosaur.

She proceeded to say they all became friends and played in her closet.

Stories like these are definitely worth blogging about.

We've noticed more and more pretend imaginary play. We also discovered Mya can be quite the joker. For a while everyone was referred to as "poopy pants." The age of three is great as long as the tantrums are cut to a minimum.

This morning I asked if it was ever going to get light outside (she wakes by 6am every morning) and she replied "In it's own time". How wise is that? Smart, cute, funny and creative. We couldn't ask for anything more from our little Monkey.