Beach

Hmmm, blog or head to the beach? Blog or head to the beach? Blog or head to the beach? Yeah, beach wins.

Yum

You know how sometimes you promise your kids ice cream and then you realize the only ice cream you have is super old? Yet, you try to scoop it anyway because a promise is a promise and it is technically still in date...and then your ice cream scoop snaps in half because God saw you being an idiot who serves his kids prison dessert? Yeah, I do...

Boys and Girls

Amelia and Everett still love playing together, but there is definitely a separation forming between boy time and girl time.


Ev playing at his train table while Amelia is in princess fantasyland...

Rain

While I generally hate the rain, it has provided at least one silver lining today...the blooms on our myrtle got so wet they actually bent the limbs over to create a beautiful arched walkway out of our house. I wish we could keep that look all year...

A way with words

Everett is really developing a way with words...you just don't always know what he's talking about.

This afternoon, I asked him if he needed to potty and he replied "no, I have mashed potatoes in my diaper"

Tonight, Meggan was putting him to bed and said "I love you" to which he answered "you're welcome" and after a pause said "I'm so proud of you"

A Quarter For Your Thoughts

While in the car the other day, Amelia found some change I had been saving for her. She wanted it, but I told her to wait and I'd give it to her later. Then, I told her there was like 3 dollars in there and it was all quarters. She asked me how many quarters were in a dollar and I told her 4.  So, I asked her how many quarters that would be thinking this might be a good time to try to teach her a little bit about money. However, before I could launch into a beginner lesson, she said "12 quarters! whoa!".  I'm not sure if she is just good at math or just loves money so much she gets multiplication super powers around it, but I was pretty surprised she could do that when all she's seen in school is counting.

Tough Cookie

Amelia has never been one who likes to go to bed. The past two nights were no exception. I'm not going to go into all the details of her bedtime business, but I will give you a sample ...

At one point last night, while Meggan and I were repeatedly placing her back into her bed as she was continually getting out of it, she literally said "Which on of you do I have to fight?" . That's how she brings it.

Tonight, we had this...

Me: I love you so much.

Amelia: I love you too.

Me: I hope you know that whether you're in your bed, your school, or anywhere else in the world, daddy will always make sure you are okay. I promise.

Amelia: People make promises all the time. Then they turn right around and break them. (as she starts singing the rest of Justin Timberlake's Not a Bad Thing...) When someone cuts your heart open with a knife, now you're bleeding....

Me: Good night

Amelia (still singing):.....But I could be that guy to heal it over time. And I won't stop until you believe it. It's not a bad thing to fall in love with me.....

I don't know what I'm going to do with her. But, I do respect her freakish song lyric memory and her comedic timing. So, there's that.