This was the girls’ first week of four-year old
preschool. Between that and lots of
house stuff going on, it’s been a busy one!
Still, I’m so thankful for lots of SUPER stuff to cite!
1)
I loved seeing how giddy the girls were to get
their backpacks and lunch boxes ready for school on Monday. They had to practice opening and closing
every little pocket and zipper, and then they had to parade around the house in
full gear. I remember being so proud of
getting a new lunch box when I was a little girl…it’s just crazy that I now
have my own excitable pair!
2)
As the girls were
getting dressed for their first day of preschool on Tuesday, my sweet B said, "Mommy,
can we wear the same thing today so people will know we go together?"
3)
I think it was Baby A who started this a few
weeks ago, and it’s now become part of our nighttime routine. The girls take turns choosing a bedtime story
each night. These days, the trick is to
hide the book before Mommy and Sissy get back to the bedroom. Daddy is usually the accomplice, although so
far, the book has been hidden in only a couple of places. It’s so much fun to watch the girls try to “trick”
Mommy.
4)
Daddy has been trying to teach the girls the “slap
hands” game (I don’t know the name of it…where you try to trick your opponent
into pulling her hands back before they get slapped). The girls are heee-larious!!! They get the concept of the game, but their
reflexes are pretty slow. Baby A will
say, “Mommy, I want you to pull your hands back verrrrry sloooooowly towards
your body.” HA!
5)
Baby B’s pronunciation is typically very good,
and I think she used to say the word “normally” correctly. She’s turned it into an exaggerated “NERmally”,
though, and it never fails to crack me up.
6)
Baby A was looking
at a picture from her first birthday party, the girls with their smash cakes.
"Mommy, I'd like a whole cake again sometime, OK?" She is her father’s daughter!
7)
I haven’t written
much about it…because I still don’t quite want to believe it’s true…but the
girls haven’t been napping over the past month.
But this week – once for Baby B and twice for Baby A – the girls ASKED
to nap! Bliss! And of course we had to celebrate the double
nap with ICE CREAM!
8)
I feel kinda
silly admitting I’ve never made a smoothie.
I almost think I’ve never had a smoothie, come to think of it. The girls got cookbooks for Christmas, and
they oogle them from time to time. As a
special treat on the first day of school, I had them pull out their book and
find the smoothie recipe. They helped me
make a strawberry-banana smoothie (mixed with vanilla yogurt). They thought it was the best treat ever!
9)
I took the girls
to the yogurt shop one afternoon, and I couldn’t help but sing along to some of
the songs they were playing. A John
Mayer tune came on, and I told the girls he is one of the best guitar players in
the world. My A contributed to the
conversation, very nonchalantly, "Elton John is one of the best
singers." And then B piped in, "Sissy,
it's SIR Elton John."
10)
Few things make
me happier than seeing one of my girls walk by the other and plant a sweet kiss
on the top of her head or her cheek. (Of course those kisses occasionally
evolve into hugs...then tumbles...then brawls...but the initial contact is so
very precious.)
11)
The girls were
playing one morning with a set of color-coded stacking miniature chairs. Baby A
came barreling into the kitchen with a wild look in her eyes, "Mommy!
Three six's is 18!" I love seeing the wheels turning in their little minds!
12)
When I walked in
their room one morning, B greeted me with the Beatles' "Yesterday."
Together, we segued into "Here Comes the Sun"...until Baby A rolled
over and growled, "STOP THE SONGS!!!" They're a bit different in the
mornings.
So thankful for the SUPER in our week!
3 comments:
Sweet children!
As I said to you on Facebook, A made my day with that Elton John comment :)
You and B are so cute with your early morning singing. I must agree with A though, I'm also not into singing and noise early in the morning :) In fact, I think K is the only chirpy one of the 4 of us!
Oh, it is so great to be reading your blog again! I'm still working on piecing together my new blog, but I absolutely plan to have a page with all of my favorite blogs listed. Your button will be at the top, momma! :)
Happy beginning of the school year!
~Holly
Ha ha ha the girls are just too super. And I'm like A with the quiet mornings. Need to wake up over time. Point 10 is so typical of siblings
And pretty please can A have a whole cake sometime :)
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