So, in the midst of her playing dress-up (more on that in a moment), I busted out the soundtrack from “A Knight’s Tale” and cranked up “We Will Rock You” (original Queen version). After a moment or two of working with her on the two foot stomps and the hand clap, Mommy and I started singing the chorus along with Queen at high volume. Grace thought about it for a moment and said, “No, I’ll rock myself!”
This, of course, drew into sharp focus the question of how a little developing mind such as hers perceives the meaning of various things we talk about. I’m sure she imagined herself in a rocking chair! 
“Dress Up”
This has been an important part of her play activity lately. I think it may have cranked up a few serious notches when she came into a large collection of Polly Pockets thanks to some great friends of ours who were relocating with their 13-year-old daughter to Spain. These are a little out of her age range, but she has acquired the skills needed to dress these tiny little figures in short order.
Also, Mommy recently went through a ton of Grace’s baby clothes — this was a nostalgic and emotional process for her — and decided what she was going to keep for posterity and what she would give away. Grace discovered a bunch of her clothes that no longer fit her and started trying to wear them in interesting ways. Today’s photo shows her wearing what appears to be a yellow top but is actually an infant sleeper worn backwards with only one snap fastened in the back (that’s about all we can manage). She also found a set of socks made for someone at least twice her size but which are part of her dress-up pile. Then out came the necklaces of beads, a set of dance shoes that are too small for her, and a headband. She dreamed up this particular ensemble herself (she was already wearing the blue shorts).
All this Daddy can say is… this little girl stuff is a whole new world! 