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My Kota

Some of the best kid conversations at home happen with Kota.  My favorites:

Each night at dinner Kota says, "Happy or Sad Day?"  We play this conversation game at the dinner table where everyone takes a turn talking about if their day was happy or sad.  Dakota LOVES it.  When it's her turn, she Always says, "I had happy day."  When asked why, we hear, "Because I love mom."  It's pretty dang sweet and quite endearing.  She hams it up with a tilted head and hands on her cheeks.  If she could bat her eyes I'm sure she would. 

She does this all the time too, I love it: 

Me: Dakota, love you.
Her: Nope I love you more.
Me: No...
Her: (yelling) No I love you the most!


Dakota is a sponge.  She repeats everything she hears.  I am not ashamed to say TV is a frequent visitor in our home. (I call it sanity).  Thanks to LeapFrog shows, Dakota knows her alphabet, numbers, shapes, and most colors.  She learns quickly and loves reading, coloring, and learning.  She poses for the camera and laughs at herself.

Something I love about Kota is her neverending awareness of Micah.  When Micah isn't around, Kota is the first to ask where she is.  When Micah cries or is upset, Dakota cries, saying, "Oh, Micah crying, Micah crying."  She shares with her sister, tries to hug her (Micah usually has nothing to do with it), and clearly has a special bond with her.  It's very cool to watch.

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