kindest kid

this weekend our neighborhood had their annual Easter Egg Hunt. as always we showed up almost 10 minutes early and the excitement melted away as they had to stand and look at the eggs and NOT touch them. once the master of ceremonies shouted "GO!!!" Adler was out of the gate and picking up the colorful eggs. There was a large grouping right in front of her so she was on a roll. I was able to snap a few pictures of her then off to keep up with Rigby. Well daddy said that Adler was the kindest kid at the event as she was picking up the eggs and putting them in OTHER peoples baskets. ha ha ha. She got plenty and had fun doing it. after the collection time was over we opened a few eggs looking for a piece of chocolate to let each of the have some then off to play in the park.

hot / cold / warm

last night was the 1st time in over a week I think that Adler woke up in the middle of the night (1am-ish) and cried out to come sleep in bed with me/us. believe you me I don't miss her hogging the bed. I am pretty sure though that is comes down to temperature. She normally wakes up when she is cold and if I try to just cover her up she stands up and cries. I put her to sleep with two toddler sized blankets. I think she goes to bed warm, gets hot when she sleeps then kicks the blankets off, then the sweaty hot mess then freezes as time goes on. I know during nap time when we wake her up she is dripping and hair is sopping wet. I also know that when I pick her up her up in the middle of the night her fingers and toes are ice cubes. I know sometimes daddy tries to go in and cover her up. the danger there is if she hears you open the pocket door to her room that is just as good as an open invitation to our bed. I cant leave the pocket doors open as we let Chopper out at night to eat and roam the house. UGH. I have to figure out the right blanket to baby ratio to get a good night sleep.

make me laugh

I went to an interview in the early afternoon. I slipped out without either girls realizing, it is the only way to leave them. if you tell them bye they cry and want to go with me/us. when I get back the girls are ALL WOUND UP. they were beyond silly. Adler put on a random ball cap and was grabbing her crotch and yelling "I am a baseball team." daddy and I just yucked it up as we have NO idea where this came from but it was so simply silly there was nothing you could do but laugh. this kid is so funny!!

pack it away

this girl is CONSTANTLY complaining about being hungry. she normally is a snacker...but I think it has gotten worse lately. I am constantly trying to find healthy things that she will actually eat that will hopefully fill up that belly. She is a lot less picky than her sister so she is easier to feed. her downfall is that she almost only drinks apple juice. yes, I water it down, but I cant get a plain glass of water or even milk into her. she frequently complains about headaches or tummy trouble (pooping) and I am constantly preaching about how if she would just drink more water how much better she would feel. ugh!!!

nose job

today I was sitting in the living room watching the Sunday Morning news. The girls were playing on the porch. I heard Rigby say something about a bug. Then her with her shadow (Adler) run into the house and straight to the bathroom. as soon as they entered turn right around and run back out. next thing I know Rigby came to show me a wad of toilet paper claiming there was a huge bug in it. I did not care to see it at all and I told her to go and flush it. Next thing I know Adler is picking her nose and wanting help. I told her I cant help her pick her nose her boggers were her problem, as my fingers were too big to get up her nose. then she would say something and it took me a while to translate but once I figured it out it was "toilet paper." she had taken a wad of TP and shoved it up her nose. I got the flashlight out and looked and it was WAY up there. I could not have gotten it with a pair of tweezers. this made me flashback to my brother,the green bead, and the mad dash to the ER parking lot. Ask Cole or mom for the full the story. Adler was not having trouble breathing and it was only TP so I was not freaking out. All I could think of to do, right or wrong, was flush it out. I got out the baby snot sucker and filled it with water. it took two tries but I flushed the TP out. Adler was PISSED off at me. I assumed that the TP went down her throat and into her tummy but just a few minutes ago Adler sneezed and it was a giant amount of snot and a wad of TP. gross!!! hopefully this helped her learn the lesson not to shove things up her nose.

almost long enough

I can now put 95% of Adler's hair in a pony. her bangs still flop out they are just not long enough yet. yes, the pony does stick pretty much straight out behind her head but it is all pulled back. so stinking cute!!

love to listen

I love listening to the girls when they don't realize I am. today was too freaking funny. I was at the computer looking up a recipe for dinner and Adler was playing with her princess castle (dollhouse.) I heard her say "help me out here, Joker." I turned and asked her if she was talking to me or her toy. I was dying lauging on the inside. Rigby started shouting for something from the other room and totally distracted Adler and she forgot what she was saying and whom she was talking too. this is just one example of the randomness heard around this house. they CRACK ME UP!!!!

a little green

I was talking to the girls telling them today was actually St Patrick's Day. We celebrated with parades, bounce houses, ect...last weekend but this is actually the day we are to wear green. I said something about the Leprechaun pinching us if we did not wear green. well Adler got obsessed. she kept pestering me till her, Rigby and I were all dressed in green. so funny!! Mam-maw got me some very cool/creepy vintage Leprechaun a few years ago that I set out as decorations. I think Adler thinks that is who is going to start pinching if we don't dress in green!!!!!

St Pat's parade

we ventured out to the downtown St Patrick's Day parade. It was nice. the parade seemed quite unorganized but the girls did not notice. Adler was the cutest she just waved and waved and waved. her wave is very delicate and like a princess. so cute.

NO SORRY

If Adler and Rigby are playing and Rigby does 'something' and hurts or upsets Adler and Rigby knows it, and she is in the wrong she will immediately start saying "sorry." Sometimes Adler is NOT having it and will start screaming at her "No, Sorry!!!" she won't accept Rigby's apology and makes that emphatically clear. This does not stop Rigby from chasing her down and shouting "sorry" at her. While, red faced, Adler screams louder and louder "NO SORRY!!!"

booger monster

Adler has had a snotty nose lately, which leads to crusty boogers. well, she seems to think it is so funny to pick her nose then offer it to you like it is some kind of treasure. I keep Kleenex out where she can reach it and total encourage her to use them (trying to stop her before they are used just for play.)

homework trouble maker

the second part of homework time that is very frustrating is Adler. she wants to be in on the action. she mimics me telling Rigby what to do, which frustrates Rigby. Adler also has to be on my lap, or touching Rigby's papers, or just injecting herself into the action. I try giving her, her own homework or a special project or something to entertain her, but that is not well received. she just wants to do what we are doing. this makes me want to scream. this is why I have more and more gray hairs popping up daily.

one day suspention

it happened again today, there was a fight over the bead game. if we get to the point of fighting over a toy/game/anything that we cant resolve in a matter of 30 seconds or so they loose it. the toy/game/ect... then it is put up for 24 hours. this is normally a cause for a bigger melt down but proves my point, I THINK.

springtime fun

the mall sponsored event was fun. one of the best laughs of the day was Adler planting her plant. I had my hands full with the two wooden vans we had (half asses assembled) so the Lowes worker was trying to help. we got Adler to put the dirt in the terracotta planter and then after way too much instruction got her to poke a hole in the dirt. then the worker handed her a little starter plant and told her to put in in the hole, and she did. she put the green leafy part in the hole and the roots exposed. we all laughed then helped her correct it with a better explanation. later when the girls got up in the Waste Management (trash truck)the workers had to help them get up in the truck. my hands were full I could barely take pictures on my phone. Rigby could honk the horn, but no matter what Adler could do she did not have enough "oomph" to get the truck to beep. all the workers and I were encouraging her but after about a dozen tries we gave up so the other boys and girls could try.

doctor visit

we went to the doctor today. Rigby still has a dry cough with a wheeze and Adler has developed a wet cough. these are most prominent at night. Rigby is getting on a new and different antibiotic and Adler will be on the same. it is not only for lungs but sinuses as well. ugh. Daddy woke up this morning and is pretty sure he caught it from them too. he is miserable and run down but has a new handyman client today otherwise if it wasn't going to ruin a new relationship he would have begged off this morning. thankfully he has the afternoon off so he can hopefully rest up. keep fingers crossed I don't get it as well.

'tuck

we had our 1st real day of snow play. it was a beautiful sunny day with no wind so perfect for building a snowman. there were drifts in the yard that were about mid-thigh on mommy. Adler was having fun but she would fall and get 'tuck (she does not say her "S's" so she does not really say Stuck.) she would fall and then you would hear her shout out for help. so stinking cute!!!!

treatsies

while we were here in Illinois I did not know how things would go so I packed Adler's training panties. well yesterday there were friends and family that were over at the house but Adler ran around in a fleece shirt and panties and all day she only had ONE accident. with all the activity, people, and 'new' toys I was VERY IMPRESSED there was only one accident. the worst part is that she would potty then run though the house with the pee or poo and come looking for me and show everyone along the way. we would all hold our breath hoping she would not spill!!!