We have a new member of the family and her name is Rosalon. She is an American Girl Doll that Bee and JoJo got Rebecca for her 5th birthday. My mom is not only a great gift-giver but she is an experience-giver. She and JoJo took Rebecca to Houston for a weekend back in August. They stayed with friends and made a whole day of it at the shop - picking the perfect doll and having tea with her.
Rebecca is quite creative with names - to the point of absurdity. So we were all pleasantly surprised with "Rosalon" because its name-ish. She settled in on a name that started with an R (like hers and like Rose Princess - her rainbow build-a-bear) and then made it up from there.
Picking her out.
The American Girl employee that helped.
Getting her dressed.
Learning how to care for her hair.
The tea party - R's favorite part.
Rosalon goes where Rebecca goes. Often accompanied by Rose Princess and maybe a few other friends that rotate in/out of favor. She has several changes of clothes including jammies that match Rebecca's and goes in a backpack to church most weeks - Rebecca said she likes church.
A few other Rebecca notes:
- She wore a dress to school recently - as a skirt. She basically created her own long maxi skirt by tucking the strapes of a dress into her "hidies" (little shorts that cover her undies under dresses/skirts). My little fashionista.
- We're going to the library reguarly and she not only enjoys picking out books for herself but always insists on picking some out for Maggie and Owen.
- Loves working in the garden at school.
- She didn't want to go to school the other day and I totally let her play hookie. I figure this is the last year we can do that without even having to think twice. Her teacher joked that we took a mental health day. I told Rebecca we played hookie and she got frustrated But we didn't PLAY hookie!!!!
- She spent the other morning running around with me to 5 different grocery stores/markets to find the "right" pumpkins and she not only didn't complain I think she liked it. She said we jad to get just the right ones. My little holiday accomplice.
- Really likes to tell people: Tengo cinco (I am five - in spanish). She also told me while we were pumpkin hunting - Mom, this is the first Halloween where I am ive. MAN, I love this life.
- Love love love to pack things - this has been the case for a while but its actually getting helpful. Kyle took she and O fishing the other day and she put herself in charge of packing the snacks for the trip - and she did a surprisingly good job! There was a variety of salty, sweet, no peanuts (because of O's allergy), drinks - just enough but not too much.
- She has also taken it upon herself to make breakfast for all the kids on Saturday mornings - it started a few weeks ago - we heard them all come downstairs and before we could even get out of bed she had started making waffles. Its pretty cute to watch. She gets everything out with the help of a stool, toasts the waffles, cuts them, does the syrup and serves them at the kitchen counter. #ourworkhereisdone #wecansleepin!!!
- She keeps telling us about some story that is everyone's favorite at school - it has no pictures and is about a robot monkey who taught himself to read...need to find out more.
- Oh, she is also telling us that she is a Tom Boy - this from our fashionista drama queen...but there is the Ninja Factor. And football (she is a not-so-nice-sometimes Aggie fan in a BIG way) and liking the bloody realities of hunting/fishing. So, its not that far off. Not even sure where she heard the term. Interestly, she thinks there is such a thing as a Tom Girl and she has named several (boy) friends of hers that she says fit the definition...
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