My little sassy girl... so, Isabelle is clearly getting ready to turn three years old. The only close experience I have had prior to having kids was spending time with my niece and nephew when they were little bitty. I distinctly remember that my nephew was significantly more sassy at 3 than "terrible" during the terrible twos. And Isabelle is not so different. She has begun to use a "tone" with us that I don't like, which leads me to say things like "who do you think you're talking to?" and "You don't speak that way to your mother." Being the very independent child that she is, Isabelle has begun to react to this a bit.

One day, while she was busily playing with her stuffies, I said, "Isabelle, are you ready to eat lunch?" To which she replied, "No Mommy, I am not. I said no. No I said." I watched her to see if she was actually responding that way to me or if somehow incorporating her critters into the conversation as she sometimes does. Then she looked up at me with a sly grin and said... "I'm being sassy to you."

Here are some pictures of Isabelle's latest favorite expression when we take her picture.