We were driving home on afternoon and MD asked, “If I were a bridge, with my hands and feet on the ground, would little cars drive over my back?”
CDF just replied, “Yes.”
“Would the water go under my tummy?”
“Yes.”
All I could do was smile. As CDF said later, sometimes it’s just better to go with the flow and say “yes,” than try to understand what the question is about.
For a number of weeks MD has been sleeping without the guard rail attached to the bed (the kind that slips between the mattress and box spring). She has done really well and has not rolled off, at least until last night. Ironically she was just talking about falling off her bed a night or two ago. So sometime in the middle of the night I heard a thump and when I walked into her room she was standing up beside her bed, wondering what had happened. She doesn’t remember much of it this morning — probably a good thing.
For CE’s birthday we had planned on going to the beach. But with a storm churning off the coast, the water was too rough to get in. Instead we decided to go to a lake where we could get in the water. One such lake not too far away was Singletary Lake State Park. We had never visited it, but it looked interesting.
We missed the entrance on the way their — actually passed it by because it said “Group Camping,” but it turns out the park is dedicated to camping and they only allow visitors when the park hasn’t been reserved. But we found the office and they gave us the key to get in the main gate. Once in we had the entire park to ourselves.
We walked a little on the main trail, but the girls really just wanted to go to the lake, so we turned back and headed to the pier.
The weather was just right for wading in the water, so we all left our shoes on the pier and got in the shallow water. The lake bottom was sandy around the shore and stayed shallow for a long way out. CE was not happy with the texture under her feet, but got used to it after a while. MD was ready to explore right away.
Later I went back for the picnic bag and the girls went out the pavilion at the end of the pier. We sat on the benches there and ate our sandwiches. At the end CE gave us a scare by running up to the edge of the dock and almost falling in (the water was over 6 feet deep there).
We had a great time and during lunch were scheming on how to get enough people to reserve the park for a weekend.
Recently CE has gotten the hang of playing hide-and-seek. There are a couple of funny things she says. First, when we’re counting, she’ll say, “one … thirty … thirty … rey naht.” Then run and say, “ah fahnoo,” when she finds you. Even when she is supposed to be hinding she’ll jump out and yell “ah fahnoo.”
MD is funny too. When CE and I are the “seekers” she’ll be in a closet and knock on the door from the inside and yell, “check in the closet.”
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CE is two years old today! One of the major changes that I’ve noticed is that she has really started talking over the past month. She repeats words that anyone says, especially her sister, and enjoys learning sign language. She is also very outgoing and will respond to people when they say hi. She is often the first to say hello to a neighbor, and will shout to people going by on the street. Her personality is really starting to blossom.
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The remnants of a tropical storm have been passing by. So the first thing to do once it stopped was get out the boots and walk in puddles! Beside our house is a berm that separates the residential zone from a rehab center, it is overgrown and there is one clearing that the girls and I call the “Witch’s Garden” (from Rapunzel). It often has good ditches to poke around in, so that was our destination this time.
The little one has been busy while here sister away (or around for that matter). The first picture was from breakfast one Saturday when I was keeping the girls at home.
Later on that day she was worn out and took a nap on the way home.
MD has enjoyed her second class at the dance studio. CDF took some pictures while they were waiting for the class to start.
Later that evening when I got home, MD still wanted to pose so I took another shot of her. It also features a new halter top that she was excited about (it’s like one an Aunt wears).
I was reflecting on some of MD’s mannerisms. Recently we’ve been playing different chasing games. Usually after supper as I’m cleaning up the kitchen. One of them is where she calls me a “sticky toe penguin” and that means I’m supposed to chase after her. Other times I’m supposed to come after her with a towel. Either way she runs shrieking down the hall to her bed room. CE joins in too, and they often feed off each other to the point that I take a step or two in their direction and they’re off, both thinking the other must know I’m chasing them and so they must run faster. It’s quite funny.
MD had her first dance class yesterday. This year she will be learning tap, tumbling and ballet. She has been excited all week and had a great time while she was there. It was also great to see one of her friends from preschool in her class.