You'd think I would have a lot to say, given that I haven't been updating this blog very much this summer. I guess it's been kind of a whilrwind of mini-adventures ever since we got back from vacation. Nothing very outstanding, but still some notable moments anyway. So here goes:
A couple of weeks ago, the girls and I were outside in the front yard talking to a neighbor who has a son who is about 2 and a half. I offered him a fire truck that the girls no longer need or play with. Well, you can imagine how well kids react to seeing their toys going away. Not immediately, but shortly into our hang out time on the driveway, Cassidy snatched up the truck and barreled inside. Then she proceeded to shut the door. The poor little boy (who doesn't talk much) was looking from his mom to the door and pointing in a very desperate manner. I looked around to see where she was and what she was doing and saw her peeking through the front door window, watching to see if the boy would come after her, or if she had safely rescued the truck. Her look was perfect, very stealthy and suspicious. Needless to say, the truck eventually got back to the little boy and all was well in the world.
Last week we went to the zoo (gotta get my zoo trips in before the weather turns!). Within the zoo, they have a little play area with lots of hands on activities such as a pretend vet's clinic and many areas where kids can pretend to do grown up zoo things (like sweep... huh?). They also have a face painting area using oil pastels. Essentially it's a free for all, and the big kids and kids with moms who care always come out looking really cute. They're supposed to transform themselves into animals that they've seen at the zoo that day. Cassidy asked me to make her a tiger (so I cared a little), and she just thought she was the best little tiger around. Taylor, on the other hand, wanted to be a big girl and do it herself. So she found a lovely sky blue color and went to work. Her whole face became blue. I mean she must have been there for at least 20 minutes, getting every contour of her face. It was really funny. She decided, after she was done, that she was a fish. Sadly, she didn't do the fish lips thing, but I do have a pretty picture!
Week of injuries around here this week. I finished up the girls bath recently and put them in long pant pajamas (cause that evil weather has already started to get chilly). Dave was on the stairs coming up when Taylor decided to slide down the stairs on her bottom. They both love to do this when they have long pants on, pajamas or otherwise. So they made a game of it, and Cassidy soon joined them. Yay, woo hoo! Well, eventually I got ready to read them some stories and Taylor was complaining that her stomach was hurting. I figured she probably had a stitch in her side from all the up and down on the stairs. So I am reading the story ("Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs") and Taylor is actually whimpering. Yep, my first reaction was annoyance! Then when she kept doing it, I thought she might actually be hurt. So I look at her tummy, and she has a GIANT rug burn all around her belly button! Oh gosh. It looked awful. We did some minor first aid and covered her with Care Bears band aids and a dose of Tylenol and she made it through the night. It still looks terrible! Cassidy's injury happened just yesterday. Suffice it to say that she is NOT allergic to bees. But why do they always have to sting the armpit? She was throwing sand at the bee, so she got what she deserved. Hope the bee didn't die.
School starts next week. I'll try to update you on that a little later. I hope it's a successful first day!
We're still waiting for Samson to die so that we can get a dog. I do love that cat, but jeez, it's been 17 years already! If we don't get a dog, maybe I'll just get a fish. They don't live too long do they?
Well, we're off swimming this morning and then a visit to Chicago to get Dave and go to the Aquarium to say goodbye to the dolphins and whales before they begin renovations. See, little adventures.....
