When Pippi and I had a little time to spare before picking up the kids, I knew just the place. I drove to the local horse stables, that for some reason has a zebra in one of the cages. We drove thorugh the stables, and I kept telling her to find the one that is different. When we finally drove next to the zebra, she gasped, and yelled, “Dat one is different!!! It is dat one”!
Dash asks me if it is “Share Day” every single Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. And when it’s Wednesday (the actual “share day”), he scrambles all over the house for an awesome share. And for some reason, he always takes in shares that seem a little bigger than he should. Today, he just wanted to take in his bus. I figured it was his little matchbox bus — the one that’s about two inches long. But I was wrong…
He wanted to take in his suitcase that looks like a bus — that is filled with about 75 two-inch cars.
His teacher is rad, because she thinks he is fine to bring in whatever he wants!
I have always wanted to get this car for the kids, and never have.
But my two littles have been so perfect lately, I took them out to get them a treat.
They were beyond excited, and even helped with the assembly.
And I have to say — it was a perfect purchase.
They are loving it.
I’m pretty sure that these two would rather be with each other, each with their blanket, each sucking their fingers, over anywhere else in the world. They both wait impatiently for the other to wake up each morning. And when they see each other for the first time each morning, there is a little celebration each time.
Scout has become quite the awesome helper lately. Mom 2 has really helped him understand what I do every day, and he has been contributing so much more. Like today at Costco, I ran to get one last thing, and when I came back, he had unloaded all of the groceries onto the belt. I didn’t ask him to, he just saw where something needed to be done, and did it. I’m loving my boy who is turning into a man!
This picture might help explain why I sometimes try to run errands by myself. Somehow kids slow down everything. And when it’s Toys R Us, we are moving at a snail’s pace.
Dash has informed me that out of all four of his exact same DayDays, he likes the one with the holes in it the best. Because he likes to put his fingers in the holes to keep them warm.
Scout has gotten himself in a bit of trouble lately. His disrespect towards me, has been off the charts lately. So in an effort teach him what I do for him every day, and for him to appreciate me…Micah has been making him be “Mom 2″. Basically, he gets all mom responsibilities without any of my authority. To say it has been an uphill battle is an understatement.
Tonight, he had the entire kitchen after Sunday dinner.
Micah patiently outlined everything for him to do. So after he first cleared all of the plates, then Micah told him it was time to rinse them. I kid you not, it took Scout (with Micah’s instructions) 2 1/2 hours to clean the kitchen. A lot of the time, Scout had a really bad attitude and complained the whole time. And then after calm instructions from Micah (his patience was amazing — and well beyond what I would have been able to muster up), Scout turned a corner. His attitude changed, and I heard everything out of the kitchen change — the water was on, the garbage disposal ran, and I could hear things being put away.
Scout got the kitchen totally clean, after a steak dinner was eaten by 9 people.
And the kicker…..
Scout came to me afterwards, and said, “Mom, I finally realize what you do every single day for us. Thank you.”
Then Micah chimed in with, “She does that for you many times every day. And you don’t realize yet, but after the next three weeks of being grounded…you’ll know.”
Mom 2….thank you.
Sweet husband…..thank you even more!
When I put Pips down for her nap after church, her “night night” wasn’t in her bed.
I knew we had a problem!
So I told her to wait there, while I scoured the house for it.
When I returned, I found her waiting patiently like this!
When I told her I never found her blanket, she said, “Then I not go to sleep.”
I zipped her up and told her, “try”.
(Update: blanket was found later that afternoon in Daddy’s closet.)
BYU’s Vocal Point came to our ward today to sing. It was amazing. I think they thought it was equally amazing. Because when they started, Pippi stood on the pew, and started singing with them. But since she didn’t know the words, she sang “Let it Go”. everyone was cracking up. But the real comedy came when she was flirting with them all throughout Sacrament Meeting. She would look over and make eyes at them. then she would walk slowly over to them. They were classic, and were totally buying into her advances, and were waving at her, and blowing her kisses. Everyone was cracking up. But afterwards, when I took their groupie over to them for a group picture, she instantly started playing “hard to get”.
I’m not sure how this girl knows how to flirt like a pro at this young age, but I am sure that she was flirting.
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