Mirra's Third Birthday

Mirra turned 3 on June 2. We had a fun day at the zoo with cousins, Hannah and Colin. That evening Mirra had her picture taken and we went to Chuck E. Cheese.


Princess Tiana doll from Drew


Cousins



Mirra's demonstration of fluttering like a butterfly.





Mirra has changed a lot in the last year. She is a great conversationalist. She has entered the "why?" phase. She asks why everything happens. This line of questioning eventually ends with me admitting: I don't know. She retains a lot of the answers she receives and presents them later in other conversations, which is pretty cool to hear.

She is also in the middle of that unpleasant defiant, whining phase. But, her amazing development compensates for those trying times. She knows no strangers. She has a certain confidence that stimulates her curiosity and social skills. I know that confidence will cause us to butt heads in the future, but I sure hope she can keep that quality. It will be very beneficial in adolescence and adulthood.

Her imagination is astounding. One day she was pulling imaginary letters out of her belly button to 'build a word' like they do on her favorite cartoon. "C-O-R-N: house!"

I'm curious to see what the next year brings.