Their Favorite Things ...

I did a favorite things post awhile back and I really love thinking about the kids favorite things. Maybe because that is one of my all time favorite songs from The Sound of Music? Maybe because I see so much of them through the changes in their favorite things? At any rate, I love them and am excited for this post. I am going to try to remember favorite things that have gone by the wayside already and the ones that are in the limelight right now for each of them.

Gracie ...
Back in the day: Sleeping Beauty Disney movie, breakfast (she isn't into it these days)
Lovin' it right now: school, drawing, princesses ... any Princesses!, Dora, games, asking for TV shows such as Mickey Choo Choo, Dora, and Phineas and Ferb (so we have to record them on the DVR)
Good ole standby: her blanket (a.k.a one of the Gerber cloth diapers that we use as burp cloths), jumping on our bed, the doll houses, baby dolls, Little Gym

Sophie ...
Back in the day: Lady and Tramp (a.k.a. "Dog Movie"), Little Gym (she isn't getting into it)
Lovin' it right now: reading books, singing songs, Disney movies, princesses, baby dolls, her new car seats that have a cup holder like Grace's
Good ole standby: her pink blanket, her pink bunny, still my dancin' queen, jumping on our bed

Matthew ...
Back in the day: sleeping all night, sucking his hand (not his thumb, but the part between his thumb and first finger)
Lovin' it right now: waking up once in the middle of the night, rolling over on his back (wait, he HATE that but he still does it!), pacifiers, football on TV (not sure what we do when football season ends!), a nightlight in his room, his Melissa and Doug snail toy
Good ole standby: walking ... he still loves be held if you are walking around, being held

A Few of My Favorite Things ...

I was thinking about what the girls like the other day and it made me think about how their favorite things change as they grow ... well some of them change and some of them are hanging in there longer than I expected. So this post is about their favorite things right now.

Grace's Favorite Things: Little Mermaid, burp clothes (as her lovey), pasta, rice, icing ... forget the cupcake because she is happy with just the icing, dresses ... we still can't get her to wear pants, her blue "croc" shoes ... these are the only shoes she will wear these days, Disney movies, her soccer ball, her baby dolls, hiding in pillows on our bed, helping with whatever you are doing (feeding the dog, making something for dinner, etc.), letting Buddy in and out of the house, her winter knit hat which she refused to wear all winter but loves to wear now that it is 80 degrees outside, naps in the car

Sophie's Favorite Things: bunny (her lovey), her car sound on the noise machine, meat ... any meat will do, ok any food will do which includes the icing and the cupcake, her pink "croc" shoes since her shoes have to be like her big sister's, sitting in your lap and maybe even a nap if you are lucky, any balls, climbing up high, jumping on the couch or the bed, hats, books

Shared Favorites for both the girls right now are oo-oo's (Curious George fruit snacks from Sam's Club), "chocolate" which equals chocolate milk, and the "Happy book" (the Birthday Usborne book.)

And for good measure ...
Little Man's Favorite Things: when mommy gives in to yet another meat and cheese sandwich and coke for lunch, when mommy takes a minute to just sit still and enjoy him moving all around