Clarice isn’t even in this this photo!
This Christmas season Ezra is fond of the Christmas stuffed animals that come out and they now reside in Ezra’s bed. He has really grown attached to Rudolf and Clarice.
At this point in Ezra’s life, he seems to be a happy child but when he’s not happy he’s REALLY NOT HAPPY. He will stomp away and say things like “What you are saying is NOT NICE!”. It’s hard to please him when he is upset.
One thing that does seem to help him immensely is when we take his stuffed toy Clarice and speak to him as if Clarice is talking to him. He generally calms down and listens to what she says and hugs her. I might decide to keep Clarice around for the rest of the year if she has this effect!