Who is this person?

Violet, violet, Violet. You are something else. Today we went to Blanchester and then on to Waynesville for Patrick's going away party. You talked and talked the entire way in the car. When Mom and I would try to talk, you would just scream. You pushed with all your strength against the straps of the carseat to try and get out. Then, when I'd try to start a conversation with you, you'd just make a little squeak and turn the other way.
You were singing different lyrics to jingle bells....something about going to Haiti.

Finally we got to Gram's. While we sat in the back room trying to talk to Grams, you just ran back and forth like a crazy woman. We had to settle you down. You were sitting on the table and I told you to get down. You said, "No, this is my special special seat."

Then we went to Aunt Becky's. You were just something else there! You were the littlest kid. There were also two girls who were 11 and 7. When it was time to eat, you said really loudly, "The kids can have some of my macaroni." (Like it was your macaroni and as if you were an adult.)

Lily was jumping rope and you you said, "No, let me show you how to do it." Then you put the jump rope really low and jumped over it without us swinging it. Then, you told Lily to do it like that. She did and you said, "Perfect! That's perfect!"

Then, Aunt Becky had a game for the kids. It was a box of blue sand and little "gold nuggets" in there and you had to pan for gold. You finally just put your feet in and said, "That's refreshing." You also tried to get into Lily's sand. Moogie had to finally take you away and talk to you about that. Then, you came back and wanted to put my ice in the sand. I told you not to. You did it anyway. So, I said, "go get that ice out of that sand." You said, "I'm not going to do that." I said, "OK, that's a time out." I put you in a little chair and turned it around. You promptly took your chair and moved it farther away. You did sit there for a little bit and I said, "OK, Violet, your time out is over." You said, "No it's not. I have two more minutes." You sat there for a few more seconds and then said, "OK, I'm done now." (You had to be in control of when you were done with your time out and where it was!)

Then, we played a game where someone hits a ball into the crowd of people and you try to catch it. You were running and running after that ball like crazy. You finally told Lily, "The next time it comes over here, you're not going to get it, I'm going to get it." After a few more tries and you still hadn't caught the ball, you went up to Brandon and just took the bat away from him and started to try and hit the balls yourself! You are 3...he's 27! You just talk to him like he's a peer!

The next game was a race of carrying a wiffle ball in a spoon. Lilly and Autumn lined up ready to go. Aunt Becky kept trying to get you to hold the ball in the spoon. She was trying to show you how to do it. You just smacked the ball and spoon out of her hand and said, "No, I just want to race." Moogie and I yanked you out of that game. Then, when the other two girls got a prize, you wanted one. So, we made you carry the ball on a spoon before you could get a prize.

When Lily and Autumn left, she said, "I love you." She waved to their car the whole time.

Then, on the way home, you did not fall asleep. Moogie and Grams washed you in the laundry tub. Everybody went to bed and you still wouldn't go to sleep. I took you to bed an you kept flopping around and I had to tell you to be still several times. Finally, after 11:00 you finally went to sleep!