freak mama out

Debbie's on vacation this week, so Mike & Marlene are here watching the kids while we're at work. After a fun day playing with them, I was trying to get Erin into the bathtub. She was stalling, HARD, and I was getting frustrated. I was in the bathroom filling up the tub, and she went up to Marlene and asked her if they could start a movie. Marlene said "no, honey, i don't think so". Erin said, "Let's freak mama out, let's watch a movie".

Just when I think it's that she's just 3, and that's what 3 year olds do, I find out that it IS malicious, and targeted directly at ME!

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prayers

tonight erin said "thank you God for..." and started listing off bunches of ocean creatures. But in the middle, she cut herself off, looked at me, and whispered, "but, i don't like sharks"...

baby baby

one thing i love about jack - how his little legs are so short, but his thighs are so wide, that if he lays on his side, his knees won't go together! not by a LONG shot!

swimmer

a few weeks ago, i met kayti one night w/erin & jack, and we went swimming. erin loved splashing around, getting her face wet, etc., and could swim really well holding onto a ring. However, last week in KY, they said she can swim underwater. I didn't believe marlene, but Monday we went to the pool, and it's true! she can't actually swim ABOVE water at all, but she definitely can hold her head under the water and kick around to get places! wow! REALLY weird how she picked it up literally all at once - one day she couldn't swim, the next day she could!

my what big teeth you have!

Erin spent all of last week in KY w/Mike & Marlene. When she came back, she hugged all over Jack, saying "oh Jack, you've grown so much - look how BIG you've gotten!" wonder how many times she's heard that line!

cruiser

as of this weekend, say 7/30/09, jack can officially pull himself up to a standing position AND can also scoot around, walking from one end of the fireplace to another. My money says that by September he'll be walking. he's gonna look awfully funny bald, fat, w/no teeth, but walking!