April 15th? No Thanks

Meggan and I just completed our tax returns...a task feared by many, but generally a time of rejoicing for us. So, we marched up to the computer with all the smiles of a kid on Christmas morning...only to find out we owe money. For those of you wondering, yes, I did contemplate claiming Sophie as a dependent. The only way I can describe this disappointment is to say it was like leaning in for all the joy of a first kiss only to find out the other person had just smoked a cigarette while eating Doritos and peanut butter. Mmmm tasty.

A very good day

This weekend finally brought great weather after a relatively cold winter. I'm sure it will pass as quickly as it came, so we decided to take full advantage of it and had a great weekend day. Here is a relaxed, lazy man's listing of photos from the weekend (lazy because there is no cropping, framing, slide shows, etc. Relaxed because I don't care :) )...

How to have a great day -

Find a friend to do some very important coloring with...


Get said friend to play in tent with you instead of your dad...


Get outside and enjoy the weather...


Break bread with a friend or two...


Take one of your classic walks alone with no parents in sight...


Finish off with a slice of pizza the size of your head...

Bag Lady

While I hope we never find Mia roaming the streets with a shopping cart full of her worldly possessions, at least now I know she'll do it in style...

(vaguely pictured in cart: Elmo doll riding in the baby seat and her purse, where she likely keeps her smokes)

whatsat?

Amelia has started a new thing recently that really, really took shape today. I suppose all kids come to an age where they get overly inquisitive. Well, she's there. What started as an occasional mumbling of whatsat (Mia slang for What is that?) became a response to any and every thing she saw on our way home from dinner tonight. I must have said "that's a car, baby","yep, another car", "a car", "caaaaarrrrr" at least 620 times. While I'm very happy she is talking more and more and I'm certain this is the first of many of these types of things, I can't wait until I have literally alerted her to the identity of every item in the world.

Allergies

This is what an allergy test looks like on a 2 year old...



Those spots are all the various tests they ran on Amelia today. Luckily, she was found not to be allergic to anything. On as side note, Sophie told me she was really excited to hear that Amelia wasn't allergic to her. She said it broke her little puppy heart to imagine us packing up all of Amelia's things and getting rid of her.

Hmmmm

Amelia has recently taken to 3 things that I find a little disturbing....

1) started calling me "Daddykins"

2) started finding it hilarious to beat the crap out of Sophie

3) could not get enough of watching a video online of a baby farting in its bath water

I'd be just fine if all 3 of these phases passed.

Baby Bumblebee

Meggan made it home safely from Chicago tonight. I couldn't be happier to see her. I mean, sure, for all those mushy reasons I should say. However, I am really just happy that she is here to take Amelia to school so I don't have to hear "I'm picking up a baby bumblebee..." another time. That song is 2 minutes and 25 seconds long. Amelia and I have been in the car roughly 3 hours the last 3 days with it on constant repeat. That means I have heard that song almost 75 times since Meggan left. I'm almost surprised I haven't gone crazy by now.