A package from Granna

This morning, the doorbell rang. It was the FedEx guy with a package addressed to Tasman from her Granna (AKA, my mom). Tassie eyed the box with anxious anticipation while I found some scissors. After I sliced through the tape, she threw open the flaps and . . . what a sight to behold! A box full of Styrofoam peanuts!

"Ooooh." Tas was in heaven. She picked up just one or two and turned them over in her hands. She cautiously applied some pressure to one until it snapped. She squealed with delight.

I encouraged her to go a little deeper into the box. She moved a few peanuts off to the side, just to find more peanuts underneath. She was happy just to have a whole box of Styrofoam peanuts, but I knew there was something a little deeper.

"Keep going," I urged. Tasman seemed to get the idea, because now she was sweeping large quantities of peanuts out of the box and onto the floor. A tiny patch of plastic appeared. "Tas, do you see the bag?" Within seconds, every last peanut was deposited on the living room floor, exposing a large grocery sack. She tore open the sack and discovered that five books were inside.

Oh, this is the most exciting it has been in a while. This definitely beats watching Backyardigans. We turned off the TV and Tas started flipping through the books, naming the various animals and other objects on each page. A few books down in the pile was a book called A Day in the Life of a Princess. Attached to the side of the book was a magic wand, and attached to the back cover was a box in which we found a crown and a little tutu-like skirt. I quickly put the skirt on her and got the crown to fit around her head. Meanwhile, she discovered that the wand made a twinkly sound when she waved it.

So for the rest of the day, Tas has been a pretty princess. We made a little video to show her in the outfit and to document the mess in our living room. She decided to sing a little, so you also can see her sing her ABC's. (What a ham!)

Thanks, Granna!