Lainey turned 3 last Saturday (while we were on vacation and thus the reason for the late posting).  In honor of her 3rd year I thought I’d share some of her likes, dislikes and just plain Laineyness.

Likes: Big dogs, Silky blankets, Dancing, Swimming, Purses, Play Cell Phones, Lakyn

Dislikes: Little yippie dogs (they freak her out), Bad Smells (she has the nose of a pregnant woman and will call you out if you have bad breath), Loud Noises (she’s tough physically but very much a ‘chicken little’ when she hears a loud noise, but she likes her music LOUD), Monsters (as far as she is concerned, they exist)

Laineyisms: TV is pronounced WeeVee, Grandma is pronounced Gair-mond, Blanket is Manklet

Laineyness: She loves the library… that’s my girl.  Recently we went to see a music program at the New Albany branch and in one of the dances the kids were told to pretend to be a washing machine, pop like popcorn and wear their binoculars.  So -of course- Lainey can’t say binoculars and that’s the only part of the song that she wants to do. So at random moments – usually in public – Lainey will put her fingers in circles over her eyes (like binoculars) and yell “Come on Mommy, do the BIG KNOCKERS dance!”  Nice.

And lastly, she can’t say music, so she calls it “magic” and isn’t that the truth?  Music is Magic!  I believe music has magical qualities: it can instantly change your mood, take you somewhere you haven’t been in awhile, make you believe you can sing (this is dangerous) and mostly it can just lift your spirits.

So in honor of Lainey Bird, here is her favorite song (and it hasn’t changed since she was 9 months old).  Jump Around by House of Pain.  Enjoy!

My husband Jay turns 32 today (Cinco de Mayo)… okay so this is a belated post because I’ve been very busy, but Happy Birthday nonetheless, hon.

Lakyn turned 12 on Saturday. I can’t believe it. The Lakynator is a “pre-teen.