Squirrels Just Wanna Have Fun

I'm sure I've posted before 

about how Piper likes to put peanuts out on our patio for the bluejays.

Well we heard them calling out for their treat a few days ago,

and obliged by putting a plate of peanuts 

on the top of the girls' little slide. 

Piper and I sat at the table colouring

(Elliotte was napping)

when I noticed a little friend stealing our peanuts.

Piper and I had the greatest time sitting at the window

and watching the little squirrel gather and hide the peanuts!

Elliotte missed the big show,

but she did get to see him when he came back for a few minutes

the very next morning!

xo

xo

Ooooh look. A whole plate of peanuts for little ol' me!

A quick trip under the bbq to see if it's a good hiding place...

... and a little trip down the slide.
All work and no play is no fun!

Cute!

His hiding place for the peanuts was less that stellar.
He's going to have to work on that.
Blue found them immediately when he went outside
and had a little snack for himself. 

Watching him the next morning was fun,
but he didn't stick around very long.
That's Piper's picture in the window.
She drew it to let the birds know that it's safe to come and get a peanut
and that we're not going to hurt them. 

It's Not Easy Being Green

It's St. Patrick's Day!

That means we have to dress in green

and eat green food... right?!

Of course!

The girls loved it. 

xo

xo

Green pancakes and in the process of making green milk.

Very happy with everything green,
even though she kept asking for orange.

Mommy's green pancakes
and there just might have been a splash of Baileys in that coffee!

I tried to get a good photo of them dressed in their green,
but no on was in the mood.

Especially this one,
who is still getting over a long cold.
You can pin her hair back 500 times a day,
yet 5 seconds after you do, it ends up looking like this!

Slowly Recouping

We are slowly recuperating!

Slowly.

Today was a vomit-free day.

I hope I didn't jinx myself by saying that. 

We still have 4 hours to go.

Both girls slept in this morning,

which is a sure sign of sickness.

That and yesterday Piper didn't eat the second half of her cupcake.

YIKES.

That's serious!

Hopefully we all have another good night tonight

and then we're back to being our healthy selves tomorrow!

If so,

we're going to the movies!!!

xo

xo

It was all snuggly until Piper touched Elliotte.
Elliotte retaliated with a few kicks.
That didn't end well.
Sigh.

Cling On

Elliotte has now decided to sport the nasty flu symptoms!

Around 11pm last night, 

I heard her calling out for me to pick her up.

When I went into her room,

she looked up at me and said,

"mess, mommy, mess". 

I look and see that she has vomited over everything in her bed.

Everything!

Poor little thing.

I pull her out of her crib

and stick her in a warm bath.

Then I gathered up all of her favourite sleeping things

and threw them in the washer on an express wash.

I thought she would be more upset about being sick,

but she surprised me and kept her cool.

She would cry when Piper was throwing up,

and Piper would look at her and say,

"It's okay Elliotte. Piper's okay.

Don't you worry sweetie. Piper's going to be okay."

No joke. 

Piper is 4 going on 40!

After I had pulled Elliotte out of the bath

and was dressing her in clean pajamas,

she looks up at me and says,

"Pa Pa Trow?"

Little ham!

It's past 11 o'clock at night and she's asking to watch Paw Patrol!

Lucky for her that we still had to wait for an hour

before the laundry would be washed and dried.

(And I wanted to watch her for a little while 

after giving her Tylenol to make sure she kept it down.)

It ended up being a late night Paw Patrol marathon

for us!

And as for Piper...

she slept through the whole thing.

We were in her room cleaning, 

changing sheets,

getting clothes...

Zzzzzzzzzz.

Until 1am anyway.

That's when she had a bad dream 

and climbed into my bed.

Sleep!

Where art thou?

xo

xo

You can still see that Piper is sick by her eyes..
but that didn't stop her from playing today.
She thought it was hilarious that the balloon stuck to her
from the static. 

Say cheese?
No!

Time to Bait your Books?

Piper taught Elliotte how to fish yesterday.

They were sitting on their river BED,

baiting their BOOKS.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist. I love puns!)

Piper came up with idea,

most likely because we're getting cabin fever

and are going stir crazy

after back to back to back colds/flus.

I could hear them giggling and playing together happily in their room,

so I didn't interrupt.

When I did notice a moment of silence,

I went in there to check on them.

They were quiet because they were both concentrating so hard

on trying to catch a 'fish'.

I absolutely LOVE Piper's imagination and creativity.

The inside of her mind must be a beautiful place!!

xo

xo

They're getting ready to catch a big one!

Fishing!

Piper has hooked a book, but Elliotte lost her fishing rod!

Hooray! Elliotte hooked a fish too!!

Literate Inmates

Last night was rough.

Would you believe that even our dog is sick now?!

No joke.

I was up with both girls again last night

(fevers and coughing)

until 2:00. 

When we woke up this morning,

I discovered that Blue had vomited sometime during the night.

Sob.

I need this flu bug out of my house.

Thankfully my little girls were happy to 

quietly play together this morning,

while Mommy snuggled into Piper's bed

and pretended that no one was sick.

A crib and a few books was the magic combination.

Thank you girls!

xo

xo

My little reading jailbirds.

Sad Sleepy State

And the plague has struck our house.

Elliotte woke up in the wee hours with a fever,

followed by Piper coughing,

followed my daddy with a Man Cold. 

So what did I do about it?

I left. 

No joke.

I had been planning a baby shower for a friend for the past month,

so I couldn't exactly not show up.

I was one of the hosts. 

Thankfully Mark was feeling a little better before I left,

probably due to the cocktail of cold/flu meds that he took

earlier in the day.

I came home to a quiet sleeping house!

Well done, Daddy!

Well done.

Piper is sleeping in my bed

because that's where she likes to be when she's sick.

Miss Elliotte is snuggled down in her own bed

because that's where she likes to be.

Now it's my turn. 

I hope we all get more sleep than we did last night.

Zzzzzzzz.

xo

xo

Hi. My name is Elliotte and I refuse to wear pants!
If you put me to bed wearing a pair,
you will find them on the floor the next morning.
Ask me where are my pants,
and I will shout, "ta da"!

Big sister perks up a little during the days,
but by supper time, she's out for the count.
She even asked her daddy if she could go to bed tonight.
A sure sign that this little is sick!