She has 2 favorite books: "The Gruffalo" and "It's Spring", and though she has several others she enjoys, these two are the most frequent books that fall in our laps with a command of "Read It!" accompanying them.
"It's Spring" is really simple so she's had every word memorized for a while. She'll finish any word I leave out, so I got it on video where I left off the last word of each sentence, just to make it quicker.
She has "America the Beautiful" memorized since Talea sings it all the time. She can also sing "You Are My Sunshine" and several other songs.
This morning "America the Beautiful" was apparently stuck in her head because while she was helping me get breakfast together, she suddenly sang out, "And crown thy good with brotherhood...".
I was really surprised at how easy it is to understand her now, and how she can say such big words!
One major part of Kiersa's personality is her temper. She's obstinate and determined and defiant. Boy, are we in trouble when she's a teenager! Kiersa is very independent and if she doesn't get her way, she strikes back. She finds the closest thing and tries to destroy it or throw it while throwing a major fit. She is definitely a tough one and I can only imagine what she'll be like in her teen years.
There are only 2 things that will pull Miss Milly out of one of her fits and make her stop crying: Paisli and hugs/snuggles. If you tell her that Paisli needs her and wants her, she'll stop instantly and be happy again in Paisli's arms. You can also tell her that you need a hug and want to hold her and she'll stop crying immediately and come to be held.
She's still wary of men, but is usually pretty comfortable with women. There are 2 women in particular that she is very drawn to: Tina Hallmark and Debbie Tovey. Debbie is Moe's mom (Moe is Kiersa's best friend) and Tina is in our ward at church, and has helped me tremendously in my times of need. It's funny how she picks those women out and runs to them. Very adorable.
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WOW! I can't believe that video! Seriously, so cute! And smart. Her love of books and fear of men remind me of Tabs. It's so great to have a kid that's a book lover because it gives you an excuse to catch up on old favorites and read the ones you missed. I'm loving reading Tabs all the books I never read as a kid. We're reading The Sheep Pig right now (the book the movie Babe was based on). I'm loving it.
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