Our Mini Minivan

Today I was working around my house and

talking to my mother on the phone,

while listening to my little girls play in our front room.

At one point I passed through the room they were playing in,

only to discover them sitting like this.

I asked what they were doing

and Piper exclaimed that they were driving to the store.

I asked if they were in a train. 

She said no, they were in a minivan.

That's when Elliotte happily announced that her baby

was sitting in the back in a booster seat!

Sure enough!

She was.

I love the imaginative play that these two come up with together!

Well, 

most of the time.

NOT all of the time.

Two days ago Elliotte was acting a little off.

She was whining for no reason

and just wasn't her happy little self.

We were outside playing, 

yet nothing was making her happy.

She'd jump in the leaves for one minute

and then want to get into my arms.

She didn't want to swing or play.

So we decided to go for a walk. 

The girls climbed into the wagon 

and Mark, Blue and I set off.

Part way through the walk,

Elliotte starts screaming at Piper.

I look at Piper and she is holding her fist to her ear,

smiling back at her sister.

I ask what is happening.

Elliotte tells me that Piper took her 'phone'. 

I ask Piper to please give it back to her.

Piper tells me that it's her turn because Elliotte already had a turn.

Elliotte screams louder at this. 

I take another 'phone' out of my pocket and pass it to Elliotte.

Elliotte folds her arms over her little chest 

and sulks that she doesn't want THAT 'phone', 

she wants HER 'phone'. 

At this point arms and legs start flailing

and the screaming escalates. 

I take the 'phone' away from Piper.

Then I take a 'phone' out of each of my pockets. 

I give one to Piper telling her that this is her 'green phone'. 

I give the other to Elliotte telling her that this is her 'purple phone'. 

All is well and there is peace in the wagon for a few minutes.

A few short minutes.

Then the screaming starts again.

Elliotte tells me that Piper took her 'purple phone'. 

And this is the point when Mommy lost her s**t. 

If you haven't noticed the quotation marks around the word 'phone',

they are there for a very good reason.

It's because there never ever was an actual phone.

They were all imaginary. 

The initial fight started over the first imaginary phone.

Then the three others came into play.

All.

Over.

Nothing.

Air. 

They were fighting over AIR!

So yes, while some imagination play is fun to watch,

other parts of it are very not.

xo

xo

Off to the store in their three-seater minivan. 

I"m not sure how safe it is for Boots to be in the very front,
but at least he's in his cot and not climbing around the front seat!