The return of warmer weather has been most welcome, especially since it means it’s officially ice cream season!  I don’t actually like ice cream – I think it’s too cold.  But I DO so enjoy the toppings.  Any time my brother asks to go out for ice cream, I’m right there by his side asking for “neminems and shprinkles” (M&Ms and sprinkles), my favorite dessert.  Well, almost my favorite dessert.  I also like cupcakes a lot.  Even when I’m not eating them I’m talking about them constantly.  When I play with my pretend food I always pretend to pass out cupcakes at my picnics, and one of my favorite books is Pete the Cat and the Case of the Missing Cupcakes.  I have a lot of opinions about this book, including the fact that Grumpy Toad should not have taken two cupcakes – we only one cupcake, lest we get a “belly ache.”

I really love having books read to me, and other than Pete the Cat, my current favorite is probably A Day In the Life of Marlon Bundo, which I call “Moiy-lun Bundo” (I’m still working on pronouncing my “Rs”).  One of the characters in that book is the Stink Bug.  Stink bugs, or “stinky bahgs,” as I call them, are my nemeses.  I can spot ants and other bugs from about a mile away, and when I do, I make my brother dispatch them for me.

I’m turning into a strong willed little lady with a very big heart and a personality to match.  I’m becoming increasingly comfortable ordering my big brother around, and going toe to toe with him when necessary.  For example, when I was a bit younger I would be satisfied to eat whatever yogurt flavor he didn’t want, or whichever package didn’t contain his preferred character.  Now I’ll make a scene if he gets a Sponge Bob on his Gogurt in the morning and I don’t.  My biggest complaint about my brother is that he doesn’t let me go first as frequently as I would like.  My favorite thing is to “go first” when we’re going up or down stairs.  I’ll yell “follow me, Salands!” and I get very upset if he charges on ahead of me.

Current likes: being the leader

Current dislikes: when my brother doesn’t respect my authority as leader