My parents watched the girls last Saturday night so that Dave and I could help out with our annual karate tournament. My mom sent an email describing some of their time there that captured some cute moments. Here it is:
We did a couple of puzzles and Adi amazed me with her puzzle skills. Not only could she usually put in a piece if I gave it to her, but she was actually best at finding a piece and putting it in correctly the first time. It was like she just "saw" how it would fit. She seemed to use patterns and colors a lot.
We did a lot of stuff outside, and when I'd say we were going to do this or that, Mae's first question was usually, "Will it be noisy?" When I pushed the button and the garage door was going down, she stood with her hands over her ears and Adi rushed over and comforted her by hugging and saying "It's okay, Mae, it's okay."
They had PB & J sandwiches yesterday for lunch, and we all had popcorn as well. I was trying to get Mae to slow down, so I said she should eat one kernel, chew, swallow, and take a breath before she at the next one. It went fine until she said to me, "Grandma, you forgot to take a breath. You shouldn't break your rule." I was guilty as charged, and she was very polite and matter-of-fact. It was interesting she knew it was a "rule".
Here's how one conversation went, as Mae was fastening one of her necklaces around my neck:
Mae: Is that too tight, Grandma?
Me: No, it's good.
Adi: If it gets too tight, Grandma, you should tell me.
Mae: If it gets too tight, you should tell me and I'll loosen it.
And to this I'll add another story my dad told me a few weeks ago. He was in the bathroom with Mae when Adi walked past the door. Mae said "Adi's going to the living room" and Dad was impressed that she knew that. But then he tried to trick her by asking what was on the other side of the bathroom wall. Almost any of us would have probably said the living room, but Mae correctly responded that it was the closet. We were all amazed that she has such an accurate map of the floor plan!
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