this little girl

She loves to be a little girl

she loves to play mama with her dolls or bear

she carries them around with a blanket or burp cloth

she puts them to sleep in a little plastic basket she found

she pretends to give them Tadhg's paci

she often borrows Tadhg's paci for herself if she thinks I am not looking

she loves dried fruit

she loves to take off her shoes - and then want them back on again

she loves her hat, for today anyway

she talks so much, she mimics anything we ask her to say

she reminds us to pray at dinner and often several times

she loves to sing "I love you" and pray before bed

she says "bye mama" before leaving the room I am in, I say, "bye Alannah, I love you" and she replies, "I love you too"