not happy

I guess Adler was not happy this morning because daddy had to drop them off at school. mommy had to go to orientation early. so daddy had to deal with drop off. I am not worried about them as I know they will have fun.

pedi and play dough

the girls have both been whining about getting their nails painted. I don't mind doing it, the part that peeves me is that they wont wait long enough for it to dry and end up getting it on things. errrrrrr!!!!! so I have started to paint their toes then let them play with play dough and it keeps them still in the chair normally long enough to let the paint dry. today Adler is sporting one foot blue one foot pink all covered in multi colored poke-a-dot top coat. Rigby has every other toe pink/red with silver sparkles.

sick or sleepy

yesterday, Adler was being a pest and daddy and I were at wits end. we put her in time out. she got uber upset so much so that she made herself vomit all over the kitchen floor. UGH!!! after the kitchen was cleaned up and the outfit changed we headed out. in the car she fell asleep. we got to the zoo and it was wicked hot. there was no breeze so we were all dripping wet with sweat. there was no splash pad and no misters. I guess we are spoiled and use to these tricks to help keep us cool. so with pink cheeks she dozed on and off in the stroller. by the time we left the zoo we were all overheated. the A/C in the car felt nice. We were now heading home Adler slept almost the entire 2+ hours. Then at about 4p she took another nap for an hour. Then went to bed at 8p and slept till 7a. I did check and she was not running a fever so I don't know if she had a touch of something or what.

pool time

while at grandmas we splashed in the pool daily. grandma had compiled a colection of all size suits that have the floats sewn into them. Adler and Rigby loved them even though they severely road up in the front and back. with these suits they could go anywhere in the pool and jump off the sides all by themselves.

family vacation

out of necessity we had to make a mad dash to grandma and poppa's. while we are here we are planning on doing some activities. we starting by hitting GW (toy store) then to a real Chicago style pizzeria. to our surprise there was a baloon guy there going table to table. Rigby got a Cinderella princess and Adler got a monkey with two bananas. I was personally amased that he could find a balloon into a creature with just a few twists.

sleeping in

OMG. we are going to be in a world of hurt when I get a job. We slept in to almost 8am today. that is lap and luxury around here. I think most of this has to do with our late afternoon pool time. it just tuckers them out. I am LOVING IT!!! I know it wont last but it sure is nice while it does last.

bread lover

Adler loves her carbs. her most reason addition is croutons. daddy and I have been trying to eat more salad. We gave up on store bought croutons probably almost 2 years ago. I make them from the heels of bread or buns or any other break product we have laying around. coat with butter and some seasoning and bake. we store in the freezer so they are always fresh. we like them and they are basically free as they are from leftover other stuff, but we are not the only ones that like them Adler begs for them the minute she sees the salad accoutrements are set out. so I have learned to pack both daddy and my salad with a few extra croutons as we know we wont be the ones eating them.

naked

since we are home almost all the time, both girls have taken to running around naked. well, not exactly naked they do have panties on and sometimes jewelry but that is it. as it is summer and no one but me sees them I let them. today the girls got up and got dressed. then just a few minutes ago Adler asked me to help her take off her dress "cause the alligators are gonna get me." I don't know how being naked helps disguise her from the alligators but I helped her out of her dress. ha ha ha. what a silly girl.

butt-spanking

Adler just came in to me and very sweetly said "please, give Rigby a butt spanking." Rigby was not doing whatever it was that she wanted and she thought she would solve the problem with a butt spanking. I told her I would not spank Rigby, so she pouted. ha ha ha.

bubble guppies

I am sure most of you don't even know what I am talking about. Bubble Guppies are a cartoon on Nickelodeon. I think Adler has maybe seen one or two episodes before. Remember she is not really the TV watcher, like her sister. so we went to the library and got a stack of new books and I let Adler pick out a movie. she choose a DVD of episodes of Bubble Guppies. I can put on the disk and she actually sits still and watches 90% of it. that is amazing for something to hold her attention that long. I am not holding my breath that it lasts, but it is nice to have time to get some stuff done during the day.

entourage

almost everywhere Adler goes these days in the house she is followed by an entourage. this is currently comprised of Minnie Mouse, Woody, baby, Adler the doll, and little baby. they are in the living room, at the table, on the porch, any where she goes she totes the gang along with her then sets them up.

no carry

with my foot still in pain when I put weight on it I cant carry Adler. She has been mostly ok with this. we have to hold hands even if we are walking from the bedroom to the living room. I find this so very sweet. I do break down and carry her to bed after she has fallen asleep on the couch/my arms. Also if she wakes up in the middle of the night. the extra 21 lbs is a killer.

Happy Birthday Norah

At 11:55p on June 2nd Norah Ann Robertson was born. We are told she is 8 lbs 5 oz and 21 inches long with a little bit of dark brown hair. CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE PICTURES. so happy for Cole and Meghan and their growing family. can not wait to hear the birthing story from what I know it took almost 24 hours...one hell of a marathon delivery.

hangin' with family

Adler loved the fact that Ellie was more her size and they could play together. Ellie is shy and very mild mannered ---the EXACT opposite of Adler. ha ha. I guess this made Adler think she needed to speak for both of them. She would order snacks or juice for her. Then everyone would check with Ellie to see if it was what she really wanted. It always was, just funny that Adler thought she had to be the poor girls mouth piece. they had lots of fun playing. I think this week Adler is really missing having friends to play with. now she is home with just me in the mornings. Rigby still has to finish VPK this week. So Adler is over the moon when Rigby comes home after lunch.