20 Factoids about my Empress

1. Her live without possession is a blanket that was given to her at her homecoming. She has a special corner she calls "greenie" that she puts her little thumb in.

2. Her favorite stuffed animal is an Eyore she has had forever. Actually it is her second. I bought three thankfully. The first one had it's tail pulled off.

3. She holds onto Eyore's tail when she is scared.

4. She can count to ten in sign, English, Spanish, Russian and Madarin.

5. Her favorite TV show is iCarly.

6. She loves Chemistry.

7. Her Kindergarten teacher told us that she is "more advanced" than the other children in her class.

8. She can add, subtract and multiply.

9. The girl can hula hoop like nobody else I have ever seen.

10. She loves to swim.

11. She won't ride her bike because it goes too fast. She still has training wheels.

12. She loves her brother. She told me that she missed him even before she knew him. :)

13. The Empress can name any singer on the radio and has been able to since she was 2.

14. She has very thick black brown hair.

15. She wants to be a ballerina when she grows up.....or work at Target, or the bank. (too funny since she is exceptionally intelligent and has the makings of a brain surgeon.)

16. She has a chinese baby doll named Mei Mei.

17. She loves to go camping.

18. She can do a 100 piece puzzle by herself in record time.

19. She has been skiing since she was 3.

20. All she ever wanted was to be a big sister.

The Empress is truly my heart. I can't even quantify how much I love her. She is my favorite thing in the whole world. I shudder to think that she will be six next month. How did that happen? Her whole life changed with the arrival of her little brother. She is still the center of the universe only now she shares the spotlight with him. That has been hard on the little dear. She clings to me now and seems to fight him for my attention. It breaks my heart to see her sad. She is an extraordinary person. Extremely beautiful, amazingly intelligent, super kind and loving, witty sense of humor, and a great helper. My Empress is a bit Sweetie!

Crazy good at Wii

Oh, my, that is an understatement.

About 2 Christmas' ago we got a Wii. In the first 22 months of owning our Wii, we collectively played it for about 1 hour. Suddenly a thought springs to mind and I suggest a couple months back that we play Wii for the half an hour the Empress is awake after her little bro is put to bed. You see, we had been playing cards and board games, but alas our Empress is a sore loser and we eventually banned games until she was mature enough to lose with a smile. So, we brought out the Wii. None of us had ever played the Sports games that come with the Wii. Quickly it became apparent that she had the touch, and sadly, T and I did not. We routinely play golf, bowling, tennis and baseball, and darned if she doesn't beat us each time. It is crazy really. She has the most interesting techniques. Techniques that include kicking legs that aren't required in the sport we are playing. She bowls strikes, hits home runs, serves "heat" on the tennis court, and makes unbelievable hole in one shots in golf.

Wii is fun. It has really brought the three of us closer in her special nightly half hours.