I can’t believe how quickly the time passes these days. The girls are only in preschool two mornings
a week, but it seems like it’s every other day…and as soon as one weekend
passes, another one is upon us.
I’m thankful I’ve been able to keep up this weekly snapshot…what
started out as “Fab 5 Friday”…since February 2010! I love looking back at the little things that
made our week super-fabulous.
1)
Baby B was “cooking” in her kitchen one
morning. She was making do with the
plastic foods she had on hand. I heard
her say, “And I’m going to pretend this artichoke is a radish.” Life can be tough…you’ve gotta improvise!
2)
I’ve caught B a couple of times, holding a
plastic baby bottle in her hand, her finger atop the nipple. She was pretending to spray (clean) her dolls’
high chairs. That’s my girl!
3)
For a long time now, the girls have been
shortening words. A pony tail holder is
a “pone”…dominoes are “doms”…and I couldn’t help but smile when Baby A saw her
beloved monkey pajamas in the dryer: ”Hey,
monkey pajams!” she said.
4)
Baby B has been calling me “my mommy” lately…as
in, “Hey, my mommy!” “I love you, my
mommy!”
5)
Tuesday was a beautiful day, and I emailed Daddy
to tell him we were going to the park after naptime. He was able to meet us after school, and it
was the best afternoon! We ran on the
soccer fields, held jumping contests, and of course enjoyed the
playground. Such fantastic family time!
6)
About once a week the girls and I have an “errand
morning”. Wednesday was that day this
week. We did a couple of things, and then
stopped at Panera for a mid-morning snack.
It’s total bliss for me to split a bagel with them and chat while they
enjoy their milk, and I enjoy my coffee.
Bliss!!!
7)
Wednesday afternoon the girls and I went on a
walk through the neighborhood on a mission: collect colorful fall leaves. They had so much fun traipsing through the
edges of our neighbors’ lawns, in search of the biggest and brightest
leaves. The girls were SO proud of their
bags full of leaves! And I was so proud
how they helped each other…they would often search to find two leaves of
whatever kind, one for each of them.
8)
Thursday was picture day at the girls’
school. I gave them a choice of what to
wear, and they both wanted to wear a dress.
As I put them in their tights, I told them they would pull them up, just
like leggings, but if they needed help after the potty, they could ask their
teacher. They were both so proud to tell
me after school – first thing! – that they pulled up their tights by
themselves. It’s the little things. :)
9)
Friday morning I planned to make stuffed
eggs. I told the girls they could help
me, thinking they would stir the yolk mixture.
On a whim, I decided to see if they could peel the eggs, too. I was amazed!!! I cracked the shells, and they were
instantaneous masters!!! Baby A peeled
two, I think, and Baby B peeled FOUR!
10)
Miss Jenny was here on Friday afternoon. I emailed her and told her I would leave a
stack of art supplies on the counter if she wanted to explore them with the
girls. When I got home after running a
couple of errands, she said the girls were surprised, and then thrilled to color. “We don’t usually color in the afternoons!”
she said they exclaimed. HA! I didn’t realize they viewed coloring as a “morning”
activity.
11)
On Saturday Alabama was playing
mid-afternoon. The game had just started
as we came home from the botanical gardens.
The girls don’t watch any TV, save for 10 or 15 minutes of soccer with
their daddy about once a week, and I’d never let them watch football. I decided it was time for a little
lesson. They watched one offensive
possession, and one defensive. I can’t
say they were smitten with it, but they were content to sit with me for those
10 minutes while I explained what was happening. And this mama was in heaven!
12)
And the funniest line of the week? B was pushing buttons one afternoon. Daddy finally said, “Before you do something,
ask yourself, ‘Am I doing the right thing?’”
B immediately replied, “Myself says yes!” I COULD NOT keep a straight face!!!
3 comments:
Ohgosh that's cute! I would also totally find myself laughing.
Lots of lovely little bits here - growing up way way too fast.
I hear "My mommy" all the time around here from S and A...its true "mommy possession wars" around here at times!
We visited my MIL last weekend and she has a beautiful Sugar Maple. I collected a few leaves before we left and then when we got home, my 3 wanted to try to find every leaf in our own yard...although none compared to those of the Sugar Maple. My 3 were just as happy, proclaiming they were all beautiful! :-)
Jacob told me he wanted to play football when he grows up. The funny thing is, despite LOTS of babseball around here, he's never seen football either! ha! I told him I'd let him watch part of a game soon. I'm guessing he won't like it once he sees what's all involved! ha!
I wonder if "myself" will ever say no!!! That's too darn cute. Yep, I'll probably also just burst out laughing with that response ;)
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