Our Little Helpers

Aleigh has this constant urge to clean the house and do the dishes, as I have mentioned before! It has got to be the greatest urge I have ever known a child to have! :) We try so hard to not take advantage of her will to clean up and do the dishes and are constantly thanking her and rewarding her. I know that there will come a day that getting her to do simple chores will be like pulling teeth, but for now, we are so appreciative of her!

Her desire to do household chores is starting to rub off on AJ...a little and even little Ansley! AJ is VERY selective on the chores he will do w/out complaining (cleaning windows, vacuuming, and feeding the dog). Ansley just likes to wipe things down! Hey, we are happy to take what we can get!!! :)

Here is a photo of AJ and Aleigh cleaning the doors in their pajamas on a Saturday morning! They both had to do both doors, so they were very clean when they were done! :)

Ansley is growing up fast and has her own language most of the time! She has SO much expression when she is trying to tell you something that it's almost sad to not know what in the world she is talking about! She has started to repeat us a little bit more and even tries to sing a song by the Plain White T's! I will have to get a video of her when that song comes on...TOO CUTE!

Ansley has a lot more hair than AJ and Aleigh did at this age, so I love being able to put bows in her hair, but in order for them to stay in, I have to get her to sit still long enough to get a little ponytail in. I have found that the best way to do that is to stick her in the sink in my bathroom! Who knew that it would become one of her favorite things to do! She loves to feel the water run on her feet and will arch her back and scream if I try to take her out too soon! This has also been a great way to keep my eye on her while I do my hair and makeup otherwise I might find her trying to swing from the chandelier above the kitchen table....SERIOUSLY! Hahahaha!

Here is a little video and photo I got of Ansley in the sink yesterday. She is still in her pajamas!