Missing

Thanks to work, I didn't get to see the kids tonight. So, if any of you did, feel free to tell me how they were. From what I understand, Amelia had a great day and Everett came home with a bloody lip and bruised forehead....I'm hoping those two things aren't related.

Duck Duck

Just when I thought Twister was a game adults should never play, we found a much worse way to spend our time tonight.  Amelia had the bright idea that we should play Duck, Duck, Goose. Let me tell you what isn't fun.....getting your old tail up and down off the hardwood floors to sprint around your house all while Amelia gets frustrated because she isn't allowed to catch Everett every time because he screams and cries when he doesn't make it all the way around the circle.  Running, sliding on hardwoods, crying, arguing...yay!

Gift

Amelia: Mom, you have lots of really pretty things

Meggan: Yeah, but you're my prettiest thing

Amelia:  I know. You don't even need a gift for Mother's Day because I'm your best gift every single day.


Okay, so she thinks highly of herself, but how can I blame her? She is our prettiest thing.

Swimming!

After 2 years and about a hundred lessons, Amelia finally swam on her own today. Sure, I had to peel her off me to get her to do it, but she still gets credit for eventually doing it. Now, the next step is to get her to swim further than 3 feet.

Shoes

There is no better way to go shoe shopping than to take your personal assistant with you so he can try on all the shoes you don't feel like dealing with.

One caution in case you are going to try this - make sure your assistant knows the shoes are yours and not for him. Otherwise, you may end up carrying a screaming toddler out of the shoe store while he yells "NOOO, I DON'T WANT MY LITTLE SHOES!".  

Let Me Eat My Corn

If there is somebody out there who has a better time eating their corn, I'd like to meet them...

Smile

it is nearly impossible to get a picture of my children both looking at the camera and both smiling. I can get one or the other, but never both. Amelia will smile like an angel and Everett will look at the ceiling. Everett will take the picture of his life and Amelia will weirdly smile like she has a debilitating facial disorder. The best chance I have is to act like a crazy person, get them both laughing, and take about 100 pictures. At the end of that, I can finally get one that looks mostly like a smile with them both generally looking at the camera. Luckily for me, they are so adorable it never really matters....