Rebekah Joy - 3.75 Years

Rebekah is 3 1/2 years old now.  She is just the most joyful jubilant little girl.  She has a bubbly personality and gorgeous hair!

Sleeping - We've gotten to the point where I simply ask if she wants to sleep or play during rest time.  Some days she will sleep for an hour and either she will wake up on her own or I will wake her and then on other days she choses to play.  Occasionally on those "play" days she will get tired and turn the light off and go to sleep.  I basically let her do what she pleases, it is only an hour and a half and sleeping even for a few days in a row does not seem to be affecting her wake up time in the morning.

Eating - Still a great vegetable and fruit eater.  She has been eating a great deal lately, I think she might be going through a growth spurt!

Skills - Learning all her lower case letters!  This girl is amazingly smart.  She is also improving on her scissor skills.  The Ribbon Dance to This Little Light of Mine during her recital was so classic Rebekah.  She is so passionate and has the best time doing things she considers fun and singing and dancing to cute songs in definitely on that list.  She memorized the books of Bible in order during the summer while driving up to Grandma's house. 

Play - Rebekah loves pretend play.  She is so cute and she just adores playing dress-up, making stuff in the kitchen.  She loved the "Would You Rather" questions from our vacation travel as well as Peter and the Wolf and Tortoise and the Hare.  She is always Tortoise and in Peter she and Faith are usually the hunters.   She still loves her Kanga and was thrilled to see one and pet a baby wallaby at the Co Springs zoo.  She had the best time with Brock playing dress up and making a mess in the mud. 

Random -

88 is Rebekah's favorite number.  Allison is her favorite name. 

We were at Walmart one day and after I asked for some help from an employee and we were walking away she declared "His skin is brown so he does not know Jesus".  I quickly explained to her that our current ministry happens to be with people who mostly have brown skin but there are plenty of people with white skin who don't know Jesus either and some with brown skin who do.  From a 3 year old perspective, I can totally see how her mind took her to that conclusion but I was thankful for the opportunity to correct her perception when no one else was around!

She loved eating the wild plums and feeding the cows at Grandma's house.