Just when I thought I couldn't love my daughter anymore, she decided to do a project after my own heart. Organize. You see, she got this big tub of beads for Christmas:
The beads are awesome and easy for her little fingers to use. There are endless possibilites and they came with a little book to give you ideas. Like this:
or this:
But my sweet girl opened it to the back and found the packing list. Her eyes got wide and I can only imagine the pitter patter that happened in her heart when she saw such organized perfection. "This is what I want to make, Momma."
I kind of did too so we got to work. She was in charge of looking at the book to make sure that she got everything EXACTLY the way it was supposed to be.
My job was to sort the beads so that they would be ready when she needed them. Under no circumstance was I to place a bead on the table but I was allowed (and expected) to straighten out the rows.
After about two hours (this kid is persistant if nothing else), including our dinner break, she declared mission accomplished!
A couple of things surprised me about this project. First, that the tub of beads contained exactly what was in the picture and second, that we were only missing one. That, my friends is the true miracle. Thankfully it was one of the flowers placed randomly at the bottom and not one of the ones with a specific place. Because while I tried to prepare her before we started that some may be missing, I don't think it would have gone over very well.
In the end, she was so very proud of herself and my heart was bursting just knowing that she really is her momma's girl!!
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