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Go read this.

It was the perfect thing to read at the end of a long day of snotty noses, barking coughs and clingy whining short people. Clinging short people who just want to be cuddled and loved on. Who smile over their shoulders at me as I wipe their noses. And offer "eee-ugy huggies" freely and kisses without reserve.
It won't always be like this.

Found

1 half gnawed fuzzy red apple under Roo's crib
1 CO2 cartridge between the lips of a toddler (!!!)
1 empty milk jug in the dryer
4 man-sized baseball caps...
forgotten on the back of a sofa, between the recliner cushions and under a coffee table
1 moldy sippy cup under the loveseat
1 toddler without any underpants or diaper on the sofa
1 diaper in the garage (???)

Tales of a Toddler Drama Queen

Almost every day, Em tries to invite something new into her crib. Sometimes it is sanctioned as an appropriate sleeping buddy (glittery pom poms, alphabet block, toy teacup) and sometimes not.

Today's not-so-much item was the label maker/printer. She played with it it all through the morning with our blessing. But, when nap time approached, the label maker had to go.

Oh. The. Tantrum.

After I told her it wasn't going to happen, Em threw it on the floor. Then she ran for the guest room. I found her parked in front of the full length mirror crying dramatically. And watching the show she was putting on.

She found something on the bookshelf after the show was over. And I let her take it to bed as consolation prize. It was a paperback book with a purple cover.

I'm questioning my wisdom now after looking at the title.
A Woman's Guide to Spirit Filled Living.

Any predictions about her teenage years?

Sa-Wing Time

Another first has come and gone. Em and Roo have learned how to swing in a big kid swing. No more hoping for an available bucket swing. We're good to go with the regular sling-type swings. Both girls need help getting in and out of the swing safely. So, the parentals are not completely obsolete.

Em finished up her swing time a little before Roo. Which gave me a free hand to snap a picture. Poor Em, no photo-chronicle of her major playground milestone.



I did snap a picture of her "borrowing" some other kids shovel. There was gravel to move, people!

All that running and climbing and swinging and chasing and shovelling worked up an appetite.

Em patronized me with a "cheese".

And then Roo told me to put down the camera and help her get her snack bag open already!

A Sweet Ride

Milestone Marker

Em used the little potty last night. Appropriately. This is a big fat first at the RG house!

Jumpy House

Em & Roo played in our jumpy house this weekend. It cracks them up to roll into each other. And Roo just giggles when Em pounces her. Of course, Em is belly laughing the whole time in anticipation of tackling her twin.