Helping Around the house

Gabriella has gotten some new responsibilities at home.  She's now responsible for cleaning up her toys both downstairs and in her room. She's actually quite good at putting things in their propper places and she enjoys organizing her toys the way she wants them.  Her newest chore is setting the table. She and Greg have made place cards with our names on them. She decides where we sit each night, then she places the silverware and napkins on our placemats.  She loves to watch me cook dinner and she's started being able to help us with the actual preparations of dinner.  Her favorite food preparation is when she and I have tea parties. She loves getting out the cookies and helping me pour the cool tea into our cups.  She's quite proper and takes special care to eat and drink politely. This month I'm going to try to take her to a tea ceremony, I think she will really enjoy it.  Everyday she seems to grow up a little bit more.