ramblings

Occasionally, Anna sparks up conversation at the dinner table by suggesting we talk about our likes and dislikes (inspired by a scene from one of her favorite movies, Enchanted). The last time she did this was this past weekend, at a Mexican restaurant in Eureka Springs (I guess my stories tend to revolve around restaurants?). Anna seems to begin this dialogue as if it is the first time we have ever discussed it. She is always in control, and she always goes first. When J. Ross struggles to come up with something, she encourages him..."J. Ross, I think you like more than that - right Mommy?" This past time, even Josh was having a hard time thinking of his dislikes. Anna remembers, "how about, you don't like it when we make wrong choices?" Papi agrees that he definitely does not like that. I love these conversations with our children! They truly do shed light on their developing personalities, especially Anna. I do know that one of her favorite things is for all 4 of us to be together. We have had a busy past couple of years, with me going back to work after being at home for over 3 years, and Josh working on graduate degrees. Thanks Anna, for making sure we always have something to talk about at the dinner table!

On that note, here are some of the likes and dislikes that have been mentioned by Anna:
Likes
Tea parties, going to the pool, doing things with Mommy, Papi, and J. Ross, birthday cake, playing dress up, watching movies, reading books, dresses
Dislikes
Wearing jeans and listening to J. Ross cry in the car.

P. S. I did some research on the restaurant mentioned in the previous post...Wheeler's Restaurant is located in Kiowa, Oklahoma!