Three Things...

Jef and Julie Huntington started this funny idea and we are now going to copy it for our family. Here is a list of three funny/strange things about each individual in our family unit.

Annie: 1- She has torn the thread lining off her blanket until there is only a small patch of it left. When you give her the blanket she will hold her hands up and say "where'd go?" then she rotates the blanket in her hands until she finds the patch. She sucks her thumb while holding this small patch in her hand and up to her cheek.

2- She takes after her Dad in the Gas department. Almost anytime she bends over she lets one fly and will usually laugh about it.

3- Annie has never been a quiet child and loves to let everyone know that she is around. Her signature move is in the morning she screams out "Ma or Da" until we go and get her and then when you pick her up she tells you "Da... Da shhh Ha-yee seep" She will usually then demand "sir" until you share a bowl of cereal with her... not her own bowl mind you, no, it has to be yours.

Hallie:
1- She strips down to her underwear, and then says she is either a kitty or a doggy. We don't know why.

2-Hallie hates to get wet. Even if a drop of water gets on her shirt or pants, she kind of panics and then she will go change into new clothes. We usually go through 3 or 4 outfits a day with her. Along the same line, she hates anything itchy on her. She refuses to wear most of her clothes because somewhere on them they have something itchy (tags, seams, lint, etc.)

3- She loves to have classical music playing anytime we are in the car. Recently she has started to sing with the music. Her favorite being "The Hallelujah Chorus." She nails the first note then warbles and strains through the rest of the song. It quite sounds like a frog/cat mix. But we love that she tries and knows all the words.

Bree:
1- Instead of verbal directions while driving such as "turn left up here" Bree gives quiet, out of sight hand signals. And they are usually about 4 feet before the actual turn. It's adorable.

2- Bree can't handle having her toes touch each other. If you smash them together, she gets upset and then spreads them back out... sighing in relief.

3-She loves to ask for things in the phrase "Do you want to..." Such favorites include: "Do you want to rub my back? Do you want ice cream? Do you want chocolate?" But my personal all time favorite is "Do you want to call (insert ANY name)?" It is a sad fact that Bree is near incapable of making phone calls on her own. We have developed a pass off system that allows me to make the call, and her to actually say what she wants to have said. All those years interpreting really pay off in moments like that.

Tyler:
1- Tyler has a great habit of picking his nose when he is nervous. You can always tell when Tyler has something on his mind cause he starts pacing the room and picking his nose.

2- He has to have all of his shirts facing one direction in the closet.

3- He is the King of memorizing songs and things that everyone should. He plays this game with me in the car that I have to guess the band of the song playing. It usually ends up with him telling me the band, but on the occasional time that I get it right he is very proud and tries to get me to guess the next.

4- I had a hard time coming up with strange things that Tyler does because he is a rather non quirky individual, unless you catch him on an off moment!