Noelle loves wrinkles

Noelle loves wrinkles - sheet wrinkles that is. As Noelle is falling asleep, she likes to rub a wrinkle from the fitted sheet in between her thumb and forefinger. I've known she does this for a long time but it always makes me laugh to find out how important they are too her.

She usually gets upset when I put fresh sheets on the bed because I pull the fitted sheet on tight which eliminates the wrinkles. Noelle usually request that I "put the wrinkles back in".

When we are in VA and someone asks her how she slept, she always answers regarding the wrinkles. "I slept good, there were lots of wrinkles."

Recently we read a book about camping and I asked her if she would like to sleep in a sleeping bag. She thought it sounded fun but then she asked very seriously "Do sleeping bags have wrinkles?"

I'm currently in the process of painting Noelle's room so we needed her to sleep in the living room. I asked her if she wanted to sleep on the couch or if I should move the cushions to the floor and make a little bed for her. Her only question was "will there be wrinkles on the couch?"

It was especially cute several months ago when she couldn't pronounce her r's yet and she would talk about the 'winkles' in her bed.

Ahh, to be 4 again

Life is pretty simple when you're 4.

What do you do when you're given a leotard that is too big? ...Wear it over your clothes.

What do you do when you want to dance but you don't know how and your parents are of no help?
...Make up your own dances.

Noelle LOVES to dance (if you can call it that). Almost every evening after supper Noelle changes into her dance clothes and puts on a show. Usually she gets very hot and has to do a wardrobe change. Then she wears a pink t-shirt and a denim skirt. It's a crowd pleaser.

Bad Hair = Good Nap

I just woke up from a good nap. Can you tell?

And if the sunlight hits it just right, you might think I have a flaming head...or maybe that's the medicine I'm on. (see prescription bottle. Yes, it's empty. It goes with Noelle's doctoring supplies)

Accessorizing

Sometimes just the right accessory really completes an outfit.....

....and sometimes it doesn't.

Is Noelle in there?

This is how Nolle likes to take her nap. She usually plays for a little while then lines them all up and falls asleep. What you don't see are the stuffed animals under the covers.