dinner time sillyness

so everyday for the last 3 months or so, we ask hana about her day at school and what she did all day. and everyday, she says matter of factly "um... i ran 'round" and makes a circular motion with her hand. everyday, that is, except on this evening when we were trying to capture a conversation we have had hundreds of times - ad nauseum - on camera for posterity. you see, we realize this running around thing is some kind of phase, and judging from the video, that phase ended on this evening.

i mean, the "ran 'round" thing was such a sure thing! she would even do a roll call of her friends who also ran around: "indya ran 'round, kymani ran 'round, genesis ran 'round..." and on and on. but not tonight. despite our obvious coaching. sigh. but rest assured, this particular evening was only a brief respite from the running around because, you guessed it, she picked it up again the next night. it's probably not as funny or intersting to anyone else, but we think it's pretty funny. and it's been such a signfigant phase... oh well.

before hana, jon and i had gotten into the habit of eating dinner on the couch in front of the tv. it is what it is... we're not proud. with hana, we have been pretty consistent about eating at the table and making attempts at engaging hana in conversation. she generally likes to take that much concentrated attention from mommy and daddy to a silly place. hence, the next video, singing the alphabet song, with her dinner napkin on her head. nice.