Show and Tell

We received Julia's newsletter for her Pre-K class she will be in starting next week. It describes everything they will be doing (WITH HOMEWORK!), and one of the things it mentioned was show and tell.

At dinner Chris and I explained to her what show and tell was. We asked her if she had an idea of something she would like to bring in. Her reply was "the boat". That is not a TOY boat. The boat she was referring to was the large one on the side of the house we borrowed from Memere and Poppie this Summer. Too bad we had to burst her bubble that it would not fit through the school door!

This past weekend Auntie Jaime came up for a visit, and we went to dinner at our friends Jamie and Christine (yes, another Jamie, and there was also an Amy there!). After dinner we went to a local theatre production, and, as if on cue, when it was as quiet as could be between scenes Julia let a loud fart out, and that was followed by Charlotte saying "Excuse me". It got a few laughs to say the least!

And, the girls were sporting their adorable outfits courtesy of Auntie Jaime, and they each had a "crown" (as Charlotte called it) to match their outfits. Too cute!

Conversations....

Julia and I were in a rest stop having dinner on our way back from NJ. She asked me if I would still be her Mommy when she was a grownup. I told her I would always be her mommy, Daddy would always be her daddy, and Charlotte would always be her sister. Later that night we were in the bathroom, and a woman came by and told Julia she heard her talking to her Mommy, and that her Mommy will always be her Mommy, and she told her she was very cute. Julia was all smiles.

So that conversation at the table continued. She told me she would be a woman. And, she was going to get married and then "get" a baby. I said, "you are going to get married and "have" a baby"? She said, no, she was going to "get" a baby, and she asked if all women got babies, lol. I just told her "some" and let the conversation lie.

I don't know how we got to this, but then she talked about how I married "Jeffrey". I said "Jeffrey?", and she said, "yeah-you know the pic of you in the living room in that dress?". Then I got what she was saying. In my living room is a picture of me dancing with my Father (named Jeffrey) at my Bat Mitzvah. She thought that was my wedding!!!! I thought that was so cute.

Anyways, we had lots of fun conversations. It is amazing how much she has grown before my eyes!

Daddy Cheated on Me While We Were Away!

Look who I found in my spot in my bed!

Some pics from Jenn's Camera....

Love them all!

New Jersey 2009

Julia and I took a road trip together to go visit my very good friend, Jenn, and her 4 year old daughter Abby (and her husband, Pete!). It was Abby's 4th birtday party, and we were thrilled to make it there to celebrate! It was at a Little Gym, and Julia had a blast playing on all the gym equipment, and she is now doing somersaults really well.

We drove to Stamford, CT Friday night and overnighted in a hotel. We only had one minor snafu where when we went to use the restrooms. They had automatic flushers. Julia is TERRIFIED of these things, and I could not get her to get on the potty. Finally I forced her and told her she could pick out a treat afterwards. She peed, and picked out her peanut M&M's-girl after my own heart.

Julia was more than happy to show off her brand new Princess suitcase that Daddy bought her on Friday. She got many comments, and when people asked her how old she was she gave the standard answer-"4, but next year I will be 5 and go to kindergarten". The front desk employee at the hotel asked her if she packed her suitcase and she told her, "no, my Daddy did". He did not, lol, but it was cute that she thought that, nonetheless.

We got up Saturday morning and headed to Jenn and Abby's, and the girls had an absolute blast with each other from start to finish. They have seen each other a minimum once per year, and they are old friends every time they get together. It is amazing to see them as this is the first year they really interacted with each other and played together rather than side by side. Abby was a great hostess to Julia, and it has been so fun to watch her grown and bloom into a beautiful little girl!

We stayed over their house Saturday night. The plan was for the girls to sleep in Abby's room together. Jenn read them a book that was the alphabet, and each letter started a vegetable. When Jenn got to "P" for "potato" the girls were stumbling because the pic did not really look like a good potato. So Jenn said, "How do we make french fries?" And, without hesitation Julia screamed out "McDonald's!". We got a good laugh out of that one!

So we left the room after lights out, and not 5 minutes later Julia is out. Long story short she and I ended up sharing an air mattress in the living room which Jenn and Pete so graciously brought out at 11 at night when Julia was still up! The funny thing is when I was a child, I could never sleep out of my element. I would go to my next door neighbor's for a sleepover, and I would always have to go home in the middle of the night. I can see these things happening with Julia.

The girls watched Annie, colored, played games, and had a blast together. It is a friendship Jenn and I plan to foster for many years to come, and we are so lucky to have them in our lives.

Julia LOVED playing with Abby's digital camera. I think we'll be telling Santa Julia is asking for a camera this year ;-).

Sunday AM we all headed to a yummy Jersey diner, and then we had Jersey pizza for lunch! It was a culinary fantasy, lol.

We left around 3 on Sunday, and what should have been a 4.5 hour trip turned into 9 hours. We got home at midnight. We drove through severe traffic, sheets of rain, and also got to drive by a van that was on fire, and was praying it did not explode! I pretty much kissed the ground when we got home. But, the most amazing part, of which I am so grateful is that Julia was truly an angel. She was pretty close to perfect the entire way home.

We had an absolute blast and look forward to seeing them again soon!

Swimming Fun

We have a fearless swimmer in our house. Charlotte will do just about anything without hesitation. She flies down the slide, and sits in her little ring kicking her legs floating everywhere, and she screams "SELF!" if we touch it. She wants no help, lol.

Her vocabulary has just exploded, and she has turned into a true toddler with an opinion (no, you will not take my binky away), and a 'tude!! And, she is also the sweetest little thing there is. She was home with me alone last Thursday because she threw up at 9:30 at school (she was perfectly fine the rest of the day-she just throws up sometimes!), and she was a complete joy! She loved playing with her toys, and every so often she would come to me for hugs and cuddles. But, she was so well behaved, and would stay quiet if I was on a work call. We don't get to spend one on one time with her like we did with Julia until she was 22 months old, so being with her by herself was a lot of fun!

Enjoy some pool pics!

Comfy?

I don't understand how she even ends up like this! She was this way the night before as well. Of course, I had to document it so I risked the flash waking her up this time. :-)

Has anyone seen the mustard?

Oh, there it is.....on Charlotte's forehead!

My beauties...

Hanging in the living room...

The 3 B's....

Binky, Blankie, Banana

Those are the 3 B's that are sure to make my princess happy. And, I'll add a 4th b- BEAUTY! Could she be any more beautiful???? ;-)

Random Pics from my Phone....

Mommy is so Mean! She makes me play on the playground!