Jessie 3 1/2 years

My 1st born turned 3 & 1/2 on Sept. 4th, so I'm way behind!  What is Jessie girl doing these days?  Well, she loves her little preschool & always gets so excited on Tues./Thurs. when she knows she'll be going.  She's very confident in everything.  She is very agile & we came back from our trip to her skipping & jumping around on one leg.  I don't think she did that before we left.  She continues to be a dominant/independent child & doesn't really want help with anything.  She also continues to enjoy art. She has taken to drawing people in our family.  Everyone may not look to scale, but we always have smiley faces.  I, in particular, have stick legs & a big round face/head, no body.  Here's a pic she drew of Daddy:

He's got his glasses, but no hair, unfortunately :)

We are struggling with listening & obeying with Jessica.  She is just outright disobedient when she doesn't want to do something.  She is doing better with getting to sleep at night.  Usually, she just goes right down, with "no jazz"....that's what we call her whining & complaining (jazz).  She is interested in everything from princesses to pirates.    Her favorite shows are Curious George, Daniel Tiger, Dora, & sometimes Barney...thankfully she's off the Cailou kick.  She is very loving right now & comes up numerous times per day to get hugs or kisses.  She always gives "big boa constrictor" hugs to daddy.  This little girl could swing all day & she finally is not afraid of her slide in the back yard.  Actually, she's very proud that she goes down her big slide & is "not afraid anymore".  She's a big girl for her age, size 4T some 5 in clothing & size 9 shoes.  She loves to help me around the house & enjoys any kind of outings that we do.  She is very excited about Halloween & says she's going as a butterfly...of course, Ella says she is also.  She can buckle herself in her car seat & weighs 38 lbs.  I can hardly believe it, she finally gained some weight.  She now likes cereal with milk...especially Apple Jacks.  She also really likes hot dogs.  She is understanding more & more about the Bible stories we read to her & actually says prayers for me & Ella most days at lunch.  She knows her 1st bible verse by memory & will proudly say it for you (Psalm 139:14).  Her nicknames include, Jessie Jane, Goose, Goosie, & Chickabee.  If you ask her how a big girl walks, she will walk on her tip toes around in a circle, she thinks it's funny.  She still insists on sleeping with the light on due to her fear of bugs.  She went through a camping phase a few months ago before Ella moved in with her & she actually slept in a tent on her floor for a while, but now she is in a bed again.  She seems so grown up to me, although, I feel like she was a baby just a few weeks ago.  Crazy, what a difference 3 & 1/2 years makes!!