Splash!

I signed my twerp up for swimming lessons today!  Her first "activity".  I seriously can't believe I'm moving into the "activity" portion of her life.

With standard awesome parenting on my part - I told her if she didn't cry at her lesson (they start Tuesday night), she could go to McDonalds.  I'm VERY anxious that it will be a screaming, crying gong show when she realizes I'm not going in too.

That kid would peel her own fingernail off to go to McDonalds.  I hope it's enough to get her in a pool with a stranger and not mommy!

Theft

So - after a healthy dinner of chicken, rice and peas, I served a lovely healthy (for the soul) dessert - we shared a Cookies and Cream white chocolate bar.  I took far more than Shae, you know, taking one for the team, keeping the food slum to a minimum.

Shae finishes her piece, and slides over the couch to me.

Gives me this wide eyed, serious face and says, "Maybe I should have yer chokate."

No smile.  No negotiation.

I started to giggle.  Because I LOVE that bar - and I know she thinks she's being reasonable.

She takes it from me, and I ask, "Why?"

She says, "Maybe you can have another t'eat.  OK?  You have a juice box."

THEN!

She looks at the chocolate, takes a bite, sneers and says, "HAHA!  I got yer chokate!"

Conned.

Bieber

Well, Shae STILL loves the Biebs... and I gotta say... I'm starting to love his music too, goshdarnit...

We had a Bieber (or as Shae says, "Biever") Youtube dance party/singalong tonight... you can see how fun it was...

Part One, then Part Two of "Baby, Baby".

Centreville

Shae has been needing some mom time in a bad (read:crying the second the alarm goes off) way... so I booked off Friday and Monday to spend an extra long weekend with my best gal.

We ended up going to Centreville with two other October 08 mommas and their kids... Although Shae had her first public meltdown EVER to start the day... it turned out to be pretty darn awesome!

The day, in pictures:

Sylvia and Isabelle boating

My ridiculously adorable godson, Lennan

Izzy and Charlotte waiting their turn.

Two gorgeous train buddies!

Shae - sidelining - if Mommy can't go on...

Isabelle's not impressed with Charlotte's driving.

Me and my gal.

Charlotte, Felicia, Lennan - day out with mom!

Merry Go Round - always Shae's fave.

Group hug!

Shae's first slurpee

Huggin' it out.

Shrimps.

Bye Island!  Char says we'll be back tomorrow!

Two Minutes

Although nothing very spectacular happens in these two minutes - I know 10 years from now watching Shae ask me to play with her, and negotiating play instead of supper will make my heart squeeze. 

 These 2 minutes of our day can easily be taken for granted in the moment... but how long before she's not interested in playing with me for two hours?

Hee.

THE NEW IKEA CATALOG IS HERE!  THE NEW IKEA CATALOG IS HERE!!!!

And where better to review it than the can, while pooping.

She just kept saying, "Oh, this is a fancy house!"  and "Oh, this is a fancy couch!"

She is SO MY KID.

Play Date

For real  - this is an actual play date at my house.  AND - that is NOT my kid with the real vaccuum.  I think I'll set up these more often - like twice a week should do it!

Julia - earning her play date privileges...