Today I am Super Mom

Because who can resist this???



Maggie decided to draw on a dining room chair this morning. She KNOWS she's only allowed to draw on paper. So when I caught her, I scooped her up off the chair and put her in time out. She never made a peep, but decided to serve to me the longest minute and a half I've ever had to endure. (okay, maybe that's an exaggeration, but really...if you reading this think she looks pitiful, how do you think I feel?)

When the torturous minute and a half was finally over, I sat in front of her and asked her to stand up so that I could talk to her. Before I spoke another word, Maggie said, "I sorry, Mommy." ::MELT::

She righted her wrong and all is well.

What do you see?

Maggie, 18 months, will draw circles in circles in circles in circles any time she picks up a marker, crayon, pen, etc. I find it pretty amazing that she doesn't just scribble, she DRAWS with purpose. It's awesome to watch.


Poor Emma has a cold...she's rarely sick, so a cold is a big deal to her. Today she and I munched on some 'cheesy puffs' and then she got tired. Since the bag was in her way, I told her I'd move the bag away if she was going to fall asleep. Well, she claimed she wasn't done eating and asked (okay, whined) that I not move the bag.



Feel better, Em!

Dirty PB

Emma often likes to eat peanut butter in a little bowl with a craft stick.

She and Maggie shared some this afternoon. Later in the day, she was sittin at the table painting when we had this conversation:

Emma: I want some peanut butter.
Mommy: There's some peanut butter right there. (pointing to the cup of peanut butter with two craft sticks in it that she and Maggie had earlier)

Emma: Noooooo. That peanut butter's dirty!

RIP Shark

Dang...how disappointing. I know it's just a fish, but he was a big guy...ruler of the tank ;) Our tank is sick. Shark got sick, wouldn't eat, was totally pissed, and finally kicked last night. That sucks.


Now back to bragging about my kids:

Maggie celebrated her 18-month birthday yesterday. What a big girl! Right now she's counting to 10, sometimes she skips 8, but generally she's pretty good. And now that she finally "gets" what orange is, I can say she knows all her colors! That's not too surprising, though. She -- and Emma -- are very artistic. They draw and paint A LOT! We've gotten them some bathtub crayons, too, and by the end of a bath, our tub is a gallery full of colorful scribbles!







I love that the girls are so creative...and I really love when they tell me what they've drawn. Their imaginations -- both of them -- are really starting to blossom! Maggie's advantage to having an older sister is she picks up SO MUCH from her! She's way more advanced at her age now than Emma was. She's exposed to so much more! Sometimes it makes me wish I could start over with Emma, but shoot, she's so smart...and the age she's at now, she makes up all kinds of things and it's hilarious!

For example, on a trip to Wal-Mart, just mommy and Emma, we have this conversation:

Mommy: We need to get a card for Papa's birthday, and a gift card, and hamburger buns.

Emma: and cheesecake.

Mommy: Cheesecake? Did you just say cheesecake?

Emma: Yeah. I get cheesecake yesterday.

And now she just told me that she and Maggie are going to be cowboys. Gotta go.

Yeehaw!

Sticking with it!

Every day I tell Ryan about something hilarious that Emma said during the day, or something amazing Maggie learned...and every day I say, "I should write that down so we don't forget about it later."

So I'm giving this blogging business another shot. This time I'm sticking with it! (Right now, I'm reminded of my dad...because when the title of a movie is referenced within, he always points it out 'They just said the title of the movie!')


The girls come up with crazy, hilarious, amazing, horrible, wonderful things each day and a lot of times I can't just pick up the phone to tell someone -- anyone -- about it.

So welcome. Laugh, cry, roll your eyes, whatever. I hope you enjoy the stories about Emma and Maggie, they are quite a pair.