Aunt Kista Wannabes

A couple of nights ago

Mark towel dried Piper's hair after her bath.

Her hair looked all kinky, curly and shorter,

so when Piper looked in the mirror,

she exclaimed that she looked just like Aunt Kista!

Of course little Elliotte had to beg for the exact same treatment as her sister.

Both little girls were very pleased with their new

Aunt Kista dos.

xo

xo

Good try Piper, but Aunt Kista's hair is much tamer than this!

Tamer than this little ham's hair as well! 

Get Well Soon Georgia

One of Piper and Elliotte's little friends

has been in the hospital for the past couple of nights.

She's doing great now,

but was quite sick with the flu,

which was turning into pneumonia. 

Piper has been very concerned about her,

so we made this sign today,

which we emailed to Georgia's mommy to show to her.

She sent us a photo of her smiling,

which was the best thing ever!

xo

xo

Working hard.

Piper is all about the awkward poses now!

This is the closest to a smile I could get out of Elliotte.
She's too busy for photos!

Postal Politeness

I've said it before and I'll say it again,

our local post mistress is fabulous!

Today we had a million errands to run,

so we stopped into our post office along the way.

Mark ran in to check our postal box for mail,

and then came outside to the van saying that the girls had to go inside.

Out we all jumped to have the girls check the mail.

CHOCOLATE!

Tammy never forgets them.

No matter what the occasion,

she always has a small treat of some sort waiting for them in our postal box.

One day she even let Piper go behind the counter

and check our box from the 'wrong' side.

Piper thought she was the queen that day!

Even Blue gets treats when we take him there.

Best.

Post office.

Ever!

xo

xo

Just checking the mail and wearing her soccer medal.
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And it's GOOD chocolate! 

Naughty Muffins

Yesterday the girls and I decided to bake some

Pumpkin Bran Chocolate Chip Muffins.

They were eager to help,

especially with the eating part.

A couple of times I asked the girls not to touch anything,

while I turned around to wash my hands at the sink.

I didn't think anything of it.

We baked the muffins and then saved them to have for dessert after supper.

Supper was 'Dough Boy Soup" according to Piper.

I suppose it's a better name for it than pea soup,

since the last time we had it,

Piper was so sad that she didn't get a single pea in her whole bowl.

Haha.

I figured out that she was looking for whole green peas in her soup,

not realizing that the entire thing was made of yellow split peas.

So Dough Boy Soup it is!!

After Piper ate THREE bowls of her soup,

she asked for a muffin for dessert.

(Elliotte has just cut her fourth canine tooth and is CRANKY.

She only ate three spoonfuls of soup. Sigh!)

While eating our dessert muffins

I told Piper that she and her sister are wonderful bakers,

as the muffins were delicious.

She asked me if I wanted to know why they were so good.

Of course I said yes.

She then said, 

"they're extra good because I stirred them up when you asked me not to."

Ahhhhh.

Good to know Piper. 

We have now renamed them from Pumpkin Bran Chocolate Chip

to NAUGHTY MUFFINS!

xo

xo

Naughty and nice?
More like naughty and naughty. ;-)

This would be the nice stirring.
The naughty stirring was obviously when my back was turned!

My three loves!
Piper, Elliotte and my Kitchen Aid Mixer. Ha!

RECENT CHATTER:

Mark and I find ourselves laughing at the girls more and more frequently these days. With the two of them chatting to each other, there are so many funny things being said. To us too!!!

Elliotte is putting five and six words together in sentences now, so things are really getting interesting. Today she looked at me and said, "I don't know Sleepy is", when she was looking for her little sleepy blanket. Then when she saw that I had it and told her it was time for her nap, she ran towards me saying, "okay Mommy. I'm coming!" Yep. Full conversations now. I can't help but laugh at the sentences coming out of such a mini person!

And though Piper is a scholar when it comes to talking, she is on a roll too!

A couple of weeks ago she looked at her father and said, "Daddy, can you please ask Mommy if I'm allowed to have a snack?"! Hahaha. She knows who's boss!!!!!!!!

And then today she told me that I looked like a lady. Knowing full well that I was going to regret asking the question, I asked her what I normally look like. Her answer: a grumpy tired mommy. 

Ouch. At least she's honest!

Trying to be Twins

My girls love dressing alike,

which is wonderful because I love it too!

I'll keep doing it for as long as they will allow it.

(I'm thinking it won't last long.)

For right now,

I'll enjoy it to the fullest

and love watching how excited they get when they're 'twins'.

xo

xo

All the big girls are wearing jeans and a sweater.
At least that's what Elliotte thinks.
She's trying to grow up too fast!

Better Behavior

I know my kids are feeling better,

when their behavior gets worse!

xo

xo

Monkey see. Monkey do.

Piper thought it would be fun to lay on the ottoman like this.
Elliotte couldn't wait for a turn of her own,
so just climbed on board.

Next they would slide down and crash in a pile on the floor.
In a pile of giggles I should say!
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Take Me to the Movies

Thursday (St. Patrick's Day) was the day 

that we took Elliotte to her very first movie at the cinema.

It was Piper's second.

Normally I wouldn't have taken Elliotte,

as I don't think she's really old enough,

but it was a special family event for our local Family Place

where we go to play group and where Piper goes to preschool.

That meant cheaper prices for us

and Elliotte was free.

Why not make it a family day?

Especially after the brutal month we've all had with battling colds and flus!

Even Mark came along!

It was great!!

Elliotte sat back in her seat and said, "wow" when the movie started.

She was in a trance. 

Piper sat up happily with her little kid bucket of popcorn...

of which she ate three pieces.

Grrr.

Either way, 

the movie was a total success.

It did take place during Elliotte's nap time,

so she did get restless nearing the end of the movie,

but in all fairness, 

so did all of the other kids around us.

It was a school day, 

so all of the kids there were 5 or under.

We were all on the same page and dealing with the same things.

Watching Elliotte and Piper enjoy the movie 

was show enough for me.

They both giggled during the funny parts

and as Piper would say "popped up" during the startling parts.

So much fun!!

Even Mark enjoyed the show.

We saw Zootropolis.

We had no idea what it was about when we decided to go,

but were so incredibly pleased to learn it was all about the police!!

The perfect movie for Daddy to join us!

After the show was over,

Mark looked at me and grumbled,

"Carrots saw more action during her first week on the job

than I've seen in almost three years in PEI". 

Hahhaa.

xo

xo

Elliotte is not taking her eyes off of that screen to look at the camera!

This little one isn't afraid of a photo op!