Ana has recently started trying to be helpful. She likes to help me carry things, put trash in the garbage, and find things that may have been, um, misplaced (read: Ana has hidden them from us). Most morning she likes to help her Daddy get out of bed. This took place a couple days ago:

I got Ana out of her crib and she cuddled with me in the rocking chair for a bit. Once she woke up a little more she asked, “Mama, where’s Daddy? He workin’?”

“No. Not yet.” I laughed, “He’s still sleeping.”

Upon hearing that she jumped off my lap and ran into our bedroom, straight over to Sim’s side of the bed. Once she found his face under the covers she chirped, “Daddy you want slippers?! I’m a big girl, I get you slippers!”

Sim groggily replied, “I think I need pants first.”

Ana shouted, “I get you pants!” then tried to pull open Sim’s dresser drawer but when she was unsuccessful she sadly sighed, “I’m not a strong girl any more.”

Sim picked up a pair of pants on a chair and said, “It’s ok. I’ll just wear these pants right here.”

Ana once again excited, remembered her original mission and shouted, “Ok! Now I get you slippers for you!”