Last week, Audrey (who pretends to be Alyssa) walked into the bathroom where Avery (who Audrey pretends is Wyatt) was in the bathtub.
Audrey: "Hi. My name's Audrey. What's your name?"
Avery: "Avery."
Audrey: "No. No, you're Wyatt."
Avery: "Wyatt."
Audrey: "Well, it's nice to meet you Wyatt."
Two weeks ago:
Audrey: "Mommy, I need to go make a work call."
Me: "Okay."
Audrey: "No, I need to do it from my bedroom. But you can listen."
[Up the stairs. Audrey dials plastic phone.]
Audrey (on the phone): "Hello. Cinderella? This is Snow White. I'm the real Snow White and you and Ariel are the pretend ones. Okay? Okay. Bye."
Audrey (to me): "Okay, I'm done with my work call. I'm ready to go."
Yesterday at nap time:
[Audrey is asleep in the basement. I'm getting Avery tucked into her bed in her bedroom. She's lying down and I lie next to her on the floor.]
Avery: "I lie on floor."
Me: "No, you need to lie in your bed."
Avery: "No, floor."
Me: "No, it's much, much more comfortable in your bed."
Avery: "No, much, MUCH com-fur-bul on floor."
Me: "Okay, but you can't switch back."
Avery: "Okay."
[30 seconds later, she's sound asleep on the floor.]
Monday, October 4, 2010
Busch Gardens
On Saturday, we went to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg with some great friends of ours from San Diego (they moved to this area at the same time we did).
The girls (in total, five children between the two families, ages 4, 3 1/2, 2 1/2, 2 and 5 months) had a SUPER time (except the moment when the Sesame Street characters came out ... Avery thought she was excited to meet them, until she actually saw them, at which point she wrapped her arms around my neck, buried her face in my shoulder, and didn't move until I told her that we were safely away. When Elmo came out, she was brave enough to look at him, give him a super fast high-five, and then bury her face again). Audrey rode her first roller coaster (she wasn't scared but said she didn't want to ride it again). As we were leaving, the park's "Spooktacular" was starting for Halloween. People with chainsaws. People with masks. Bushes moving. We told the girls to close their eyes.
Here are a few pix.
The girls (in total, five children between the two families, ages 4, 3 1/2, 2 1/2, 2 and 5 months) had a SUPER time (except the moment when the Sesame Street characters came out ... Avery thought she was excited to meet them, until she actually saw them, at which point she wrapped her arms around my neck, buried her face in my shoulder, and didn't move until I told her that we were safely away. When Elmo came out, she was brave enough to look at him, give him a super fast high-five, and then bury her face again). Audrey rode her first roller coaster (she wasn't scared but said she didn't want to ride it again). As we were leaving, the park's "Spooktacular" was starting for Halloween. People with chainsaws. People with masks. Bushes moving. We told the girls to close their eyes.
Here are a few pix.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Runaway
I'm not posting this to try to scare any grandparents ... only to help me remember since my multiple attempts at keeping a normal journal keep failing.
Yesterday, we got home from church and all came inside. While I was fixing lunch, Audrey came in the kitchen and said "Hurry, hurry, Avery's going a long way!" So I asked "where?" and she said "I don't know. Come!" So the 3 of us ran outside, down the driveway and didn't see her anywhere. I was about to go look in the backyard, when Iain spied her at the next door neighbor's house, trying to get into their swing. So apparently, after we all came in from church, Avery decided to go back outside and take a little afternoon stroll solo. Of course, she wasn't the least bit fazed when we found her (she didn't know she was lost), though she's now been warned that if it happens again, she has a spanking in her future. And mad props to Audrey for coming to tell us! It makes my heart start racing again, even thinking about it. Anyway, lesson learned!
Yesterday, we got home from church and all came inside. While I was fixing lunch, Audrey came in the kitchen and said "Hurry, hurry, Avery's going a long way!" So I asked "where?" and she said "I don't know. Come!" So the 3 of us ran outside, down the driveway and didn't see her anywhere. I was about to go look in the backyard, when Iain spied her at the next door neighbor's house, trying to get into their swing. So apparently, after we all came in from church, Avery decided to go back outside and take a little afternoon stroll solo. Of course, she wasn't the least bit fazed when we found her (she didn't know she was lost), though she's now been warned that if it happens again, she has a spanking in her future. And mad props to Audrey for coming to tell us! It makes my heart start racing again, even thinking about it. Anyway, lesson learned!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Audrey's first show & tell
Iain and Audrey did a joint presentation at Audrey's school today about helicopters. They both wore their flight suits, and Audrey festively adorned the outfit with pink cowboy boots (courtesy of the Wrights -- thank you!). Iain said that Audrey had a great time, loudly identified the parts of the helicopter on the model, and also was able to answer ALL questions that Iain directed to the rest of the class. =)
When Iain went back at lunchtime to pick up Audrey, one of her classmates came up to him and said "I have something to tell you." So Iain waited, and the little boy said "Can you come to my house?" So cute.
I'm also including a picture of Avery on her way out the door this morning, because everyone knows that a good pilot needs a good wingman (or sippy-cup-carrying water girl, whatever the case may be).
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Random pix
1. The 4 of us at Mt Vernon a couple of weeks ago.
2. Avery with the George Washington family.
3. The girls, Iain's Aunt Siz and I at the Liberty Bell a few days later.
4. Avery on a carousel after the Liberty Bell (the girls were far more impressed with the carousel than with the Bell)!
5. Me, at a restaurant after church today. I look a little crazy, but Iain says I should put it on the blog.
In other news, Audrey's first week of school went well. She doesn't even want me to pick her up until after the optional "lunch bunch" so that she can stay and eat with her friends. The teacher says she's doing really well with everything, and the only thing she needs to work on is being willing to dance with her class in total free-form at the end of each day. The problem is that I think she might have inherited my gene for thinking "um, no way, lady." =) And Avery has learned exceptional manners lately...she will automatically say "thank you mommy" for many things without being reminded. We love these girls sooooooooo much!
2. Avery with the George Washington family.
3. The girls, Iain's Aunt Siz and I at the Liberty Bell a few days later.
4. Avery on a carousel after the Liberty Bell (the girls were far more impressed with the carousel than with the Bell)!
5. Me, at a restaurant after church today. I look a little crazy, but Iain says I should put it on the blog.
In other news, Audrey's first week of school went well. She doesn't even want me to pick her up until after the optional "lunch bunch" so that she can stay and eat with her friends. The teacher says she's doing really well with everything, and the only thing she needs to work on is being willing to dance with her class in total free-form at the end of each day. The problem is that I think she might have inherited my gene for thinking "um, no way, lady." =) And Avery has learned exceptional manners lately...she will automatically say "thank you mommy" for many things without being reminded. We love these girls sooooooooo much!
Before Church
The girls wanted to take pix this morning before church. Aves took the one of Audrey(I held the camera steady for her ... she's a wild woman w/ the camera), Audrey took the one of Avery and I (really a great job by a 3-year old of getting everyone's heads in the pix), and I took the one of them together. They had just finished their in-house tap recital for me....
Our Garden
So we planted a garden in mid-August. Audrey helped put the plants in the ground and they both help water every day. It was looking awesome! The broccoli and cauliflower still look pretty good. But sometime between Friday morning and Saturday morning, the deer ate all of our spinach and beans. All of it. I know that some of you reading this blog think that's not a big loss. =) Audrey just said "I guess we'll have to buy some more."
Separately, I have some video from yesterday at our church's community picnic. The problem is that they won't upload this morning for some reason. I'll try again later. But the girls had a great time! We took the little roller coaster that Mim gave Avery for her birthday and it was a HIT! And the girls did a great job of sharing! They got their faces painted (Audrey chose Dora, Avery chose Cinderella), got balloon animals, and ate Oreos. It doesn't get much better. =)
Separately, I have some video from yesterday at our church's community picnic. The problem is that they won't upload this morning for some reason. I'll try again later. But the girls had a great time! We took the little roller coaster that Mim gave Avery for her birthday and it was a HIT! And the girls did a great job of sharing! They got their faces painted (Audrey chose Dora, Avery chose Cinderella), got balloon animals, and ate Oreos. It doesn't get much better. =)
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