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There’s no end to these girls’ imaginations. Here are their Dalmation get-ups: Becky cut, colored and taped ears onto a hat, along with a fur collar and socks on her hands, and Susie created long ears and taped spots all over her black outfit. I guess if they can’t have dogs, they might as well be dogs!
Looking for a place that combines Legos, dinosaurs, robots, astronauts, and Mr. Potato Head? Look no further than the Connecticut Science Museum in Hartford! About a month ago, the kids and I met up with my cousin Sarah and her boys and we spent a lovely afternoon exploring the exhibits. All the kids really enjoyed it, and although it was exhausting for Sarah and I to try to keep track of everybody amidst the chaos of the other museum-goers and the lively exhibits, it was really fun for everyone. Although maybe next time, Sarah, you and I should meet at a park and have our moms chase the kids while we catch up! 😉
Somehow the girls giving Jimmy tree-climbing lessons feels like the blind leading the blind! It’s a good thing we’re working on our landscaping projects, since we’re about to start losing children in the weeds out front! We had some out-of-state friends over for a wonderful Labor Day weekend, and the kids were thrilled to have so many people to play with, especially little Breton. Becky adores babies, and she was excited to have another one around to mother (or in this case, conscript to help build her city)! Playing by himself is not Jimmy’s strong suit. He loves to be around people, and struggles to entertain himself without constant interactions from others. Especially now that his sisters are back in school and Danny’s not quite old enough to be a great playmate, I’ve been encouraging Jimmy to find things to do by himself for a few minutes. Apparently, some of my pleadings got through! The other day, I found Jimmy stretched out on the couch looking at a book (and holding a yellow whistle). I was so excited I had to document the moment! (Oh, and Dad, you’ll be happy to know his book of choice was an illustrated version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.” He loved all the pictures of the pirates!). I had just told Jimmy not to do something, and he did it anyway and got hurt. So I knelt down next to him and said, “Jimmy, you need to obey me when I tell you not to do something. It’s for your own good. I know more than you do.” Jimmy replied, through his tears: “But Daddy knows better than anybody!” ********* Whenever we go to the grocery store, the kids love to look at the live lobsters. One time while they were gazing in wonder at the tank, the seafood employee asked if they’d like to touch one. The kids were ecstatic, and the man kindly pulled one out for them all to touch. The kids asked me later if they could hold the lobster themselves next time. I explained that no, it was the worker’s job to pick up the lobsters. Jimmy then announced: “I want to be a lobster picker-upper when I grow up.” ******** We were at the lake and Jimmy was frantically trying to hold onto the tow rope as well as the surf board while he was floating around in the water. Susie hollered out to him, “Jimmy, use your muscles!” Jimmy replied: “I don’t have one!” Happy 2nd Birthday, Danny! You are the most independent, fun-loving, accident-prone, determined, cuddly child I know! You are incredibly sweet and loyal, you love to share (when you feel like it!), you copy absolutely everything your siblings do, you love to eat, you love to do things for yourself and by yourself, you still have a hair-trigger temper but you’re mellowing a bit as you mature, you amaze me with your ability to use tools and put things together, your obsession with all things motorized (like motorcycles and four-wheelers, but also including vacuums) is unsurpassed, you adore animals, you have a vocabulary and a grasp of language that astounds me, you love to sit on your brothers and sisters and holler “Horsey ride!”, you love to sit on my lap and look at books as long as you can turn the pages (finally!), you have an exuberantly infectious laugh, and you LOVE LOVE LOVE to be outside. There’s just something about your smile that absolutely melts me. And I could kiss your squishy cheeks forever and ever. I’m so excited to see you grow and learn this year! Here are pictures of Danny helping himself to his brother’s wardrobe, helping himself to soap while I wasn’t looking, and helping himself into his shirt – upside down!
I’m happy to report that the girls were just as happy getting off the bus this afternoon as they were getting on this morning! They both had great days, and were thrilled that they each knew at least one or two people in their classes. This will be their first year with separate teachers, and I can see I’m the only one that’s going to have a tough time with it – I’m already mixing up all the class paperwork! The girls didn’t seem to be bothered at all by the separation, much to my relief. I know Susie especially enjoyed her day, since she announced as soon as she got home that she is revising her future career track. Rather than working at the company where her dad works (her original plan), she now wants to be a first-grade teacher! Here they are this morning. My girls are looking so grown up, especially when compared side-by-side to their picture from last year!
Just minutes before the bus arrived! They can’t wait!
And since my picture of their backpacks didn’t turn out, here’s a picture of their lunch boxes: Hello Kitty and My Little Pony. Hard to believe those same toys were popular when I was their age! The girls are starting First Grade tomorrow, and they couldn’t be more excited. Really. I don’t think it’s possible for two little bodies to wriggle/squeal/twirl/jump/leap/bounce more than they have today. Which possibly explains why this video I took of the girls talking about tomorrow’s activities is so frenetic. Their enthusiasm has rubbed off on the boys and they were all just bonkers! So here’s my interview with the girls about how they’re feeling about tomorrow, including how they’re feeling about their new Frozen-themed underwear that Susie talked me into purchasing when we were buying school supplies today. Below is a second video where I asked the kids all the same questions, but had told them that videos involving walking around/falling down/underwear throwing were not acceptable, so they needed to sit still and keep their new panties out of the picture!
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