So If You're Wondering About the Speed Showering...

... no, I'm still not fast enough. If you ever think to yourself, "self, did you push that bag of flour far enough back on the counter?" Life lesson #49: always double check the flour.

Have a flour-tastic day!

Speed Showering and Rocking Chairs

It's always a risk when you decide to take a shower while the kids are awake. You have to weigh the pros and cons. Sure, you'll smell a little better, but how much of a mess are the kids making while you're gone? I'll show you! Despite my best effort at speed-showering, Madeline still had time to break into the cabinet and liberate half a bag of chips. She got the clip off, dumped them on the living room ottoman, and went to town chowing down. Please notice that Caleb is munching on a chip, too. This is amusing because the second I poked my towel-wrapped head into the room he said, "Oh no, Momma, Madeline got the chips out." Thus he tattled while eating some of the evidence.

On a different note, Madeline is now in her toddler bed instead of the crib. When we moved Caleb to a bed it took him months to get brave enough to get out of bed once we put him in. It was glorious. It took Madeline about 15 seconds to realize nothing was holding her in, and she's taken full advantage of it. Although she still hasn't realized that playing the toy piano is a dead give away that she's up. Heheh. Lately, we've often found her like this:

She loves to be rocked before bed, and she would prefer it if we'd just rock her until she was asleep each time. I don't want that to be the only way she goes to sleep, so I always put her in bed while she's still a little awake. Several times a week I'll go to check on her and find her fast asleep in the chair. She gets out of bed, grabs a blanket, and rocks herself to sleep. How cute is that?

Have a chip-filled sleep-tastic day!

The Aquarium

We took the kids to the aquarium today. As it turns out, my daughter is afraid of fish! Who would have thought? She spent the entire first half of our visit making faces like this:

and crying if we got too close to any of the fish. Luckily, she warmed up to them after a bit... as long as we didn't go too close. Caleb, on the other hand, loved it. He was right up front at each little exhibit.

We finally hit a turning point somewhere around the stingray tank. Caleb was standing on the bench looking in, and Madeline decided to join him. I think it was her favorite spot. We stayed there quite a while.

By the end of our ramblings Madeline had settled down into her normal, happy self.

Have a fish-tastic day!

Too Hot Outside?

Go spray your children with water!