Smart Girl

I am constantly amazed at how smart Anna is.  Recently she demonstrated her extensive knowledge of language by doing animal sounds in response to "What does a...say?"  She can do maybe 10 or so different animals but my favorite is the penguin for which she does "waddle, waddle, waddle" while waddling to demonstrate. 

Her ability to mimic things she sees never ceases to amaze me.  Often it is something James has done, he is after all very interesting.  But just as often it is some small household task or a silly game we play, often after only seeing it one time. 

Tonight, while James and Eric were off camping, we had an ice cream treat after dinner.  When we finished I said, "Let's go inside and throw it away."  I was momentarily distracted putting something in the sink and I looked down to see Anna putting her spoon and the empty ice cream container in the dishwasher.  She then closed the dishwasher door and attempted to press the buttons to start the machine.

Brains and beauty...what a package.