Matisyn being Matisyn

Matisyn is still very energetic, creative and dramatic and is always making us laugh.  She is continually surprising us with what she comes up with.  Within moments of each other I'm torn between hunting her down in exasperation and melting with awe and fascination.  She is exhausting, but completely unique and wonderful.  Here are a few of her latest moments.

 She staged this picture with the turkeys, pumpkins, and her dressed up kitty.  She posed and then called for me to come take a picture.

 She's working up to her big finish.  Wait for it . . .

And here comes the wink.  She loves that she can wink, and she shows it off whenever she can.

Here are some flashbacks of the old Matisyn.  Mostly she has grown out of the destruction while mom is otherwise engaged stage, but we have little flashes back into those "fun" times.  The difference is now she isn't doing it to be messy or to get attention, she is just trying to complete a task.  On the same morning she decided she wanted left over tacos for breakfast, which she assembled on the floor, and hot chocolate, that is really cold because she knows she can't use the stove (at least that's something), which she made herself.  She has this expression she likes to say, that she's "showing love."  She picks flowers for me, makes me food, etc.  She was very hurt that I didn't feel like this display was showing love.  "But I was showing you love Mommy."  I felt bad, so we talked about some better ways to show love.  I think she got it because she knows how much mom hates messes!  A few days later I came down to all surfaces covered with a project.  She is very big into crafts right now.  She had some cut up pieces on one table, a paper plate project on another, something I can't remember going on the floor, and the whole counter covered with water colors.  She can create so quickly!  It took me a half an hour to scrub off with the magic sponge.  She did make quite a beautiful picture though, and who I am to squash her creativity!
While speaking about Matisyn I should also mention that she is really into Scooby Doo right now.  She begs for watch it now episodes off Netflix.  She goes around talking to Daphne, and saying things like "Jinkies" and "ruh, roh".  She is a big mystery solver now too.