do the *clap clap* potty dance

have you ever seen the huggies pull up commercial? if not, watch. because you'll need to be acquainted with it in order to understand just what the heck mary is doing. i'll give you a few minute to watch it

now, awhile ago we got mary some pull ups because she was showing interest in potty training (didn't work out as well as we'd hoped, but that's a different story). mary love, love, loved her pull ups. she called them her princess diapers and sometimes would forgo pants in order to see herself in them 24/7.
well, she's pretty into this potty dance song. i realized, one time when the commercial was on, that she was singing along, doing the motions (even trying to undo the pull up diaper like demonstrated on the commercial). one evening, while stripped to her pull ups and somehow wearing a bandanna and her dress up heels, mary went nuts in the kitchen singing and dancing. here's what happened:


and, because she's so dang cute and i can't get enough of her, this one. wait for the end when she almost falls while twirling. so funny. don't worry, no marys (or would that be maries) be harmed in the making of this film.



mary also has a fond love of pillow pets. it's almost a little scary how she's memorized the commercial for that product. i wish i had a video of that, but i'm almost a little embarrassed, in case you think mary watches too much tv. i swear that's not the case. she's just got this amazing ability to pick up and memorize things she hears and likes (it'snot just tv, it's songs too).
we went to the mall the other day and there was a kiosk full of them. mary went CRAZY! she went around popping them open and laying her head on them, fake snoring. oh man, we need to get her one. and in fact, the only way to get her away from the kiosk without a major meltdown was to tell her she'd get a pillow pet for her birthday if she was good. seemed to work.