Elsie had her blanket on her head while wearing her princess dress. I heard her say to Ivar, "I'm Maddie, because I am getting married. See my val? (veil) So I'm Maddie." Ivar said, "Oh, okay! Then I'll be Lisa!" (Maddie's mom. Ha!)
Ivar told me, "We are good pirates and we are fighting against the Philistines! And this time they don't just have one giant, they have nine! But we're going to win!"
Ivar said, "Elsie! You're just telling old tales!"
Frequently Elsie will invite me and Hattie to play with her, "We can play together! You be the mama, Hattie can be the baby and I'll be the little girl!"
We have been playing Christmastime this week, coloring wrapping paper to wrap things found around the house, making ornaments, hanging handmade decorations (basically, a lot of coloring.) I announced bedtime would be in 10 minutes and an exhausted Ivar threw himself on the floor crying, "I just have too many ornaments to make and presents to wrap! I'll never get it all done!"
Rory came and told me he saw the kids playing pretend on the couch and heard Elsie sigh, "We're almost there on a beautiful country drive."
Ivar said to me while sobbing, "I don't like how I'm acting either, but I just don't know how to stop!"
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Tell Ivar I feel his pain about being overwhelmed with Christmas responsibilities.
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