The Natives are Restless

I've been extremely preoccupied with the launch of my newest teleclass, which means the kids are in serious Mommy withdrawal. But that will pass soon enough, and things will get back to normal again next week.

Meanwhile, we're excited to have their Halloween costumes in our possession, which is one less thing to worry about this fall.

Sydney is going to be a puppy dog, and Sally is going to be Supergirl. Both costumes are just precious. We're having photos taken October 20, so you can be sure we'll post images here.

Until then!

Sydney the Sweetie

This morning, I was getting Sydney dressed, and I pointed out a nasty bruise I have on my leg (I think I either got hit with a racquet or a racquetball on Monday)

And Sydney said, "Awwww..."

and leaned over and kissed my leg right on the boo-boo.

Now doesn't THAT just melt your heart??

(and then she pointed out a boo-boo of hers, so I could kiss it)

Sydney is delighting us...

We are delighting in Sydney's brief yet frequent sentences. Some examples:

I love you too
Good morning Sunshine
Kitty! Snack! (when feeding treats to our kitties)
Sally! No!
Walking, walking, walking.
Let's go!
C'mon Mama
Thank you (name)
Ya welcome
My turn
I got it!

Sydney is very excited about her Halloween costume -- a fluffy puppy dog! She loves to imitate puppies, and calls doggies "gogie"

Sally is going to be SuperGirl for Halloween (looks a lot like the SuperMan costume, but with a skirt instead of tights, and red go-go boots). It seemed fitting, since she absolutely loves superheroes of all kinds, and even though Mommy is partial to Wonder Woman, the SuperGirl costume is MUCH cuter, plus it has the added bonus of the big "S" for Sally on her chest.

And Sally is really getting into phonics, which is awesome -- everywhere we look (and most everything we say) she's identifying letters and sounds. I suspect she'll be reading before entering kindergarten (just like her mom and dad did!)

Will post school pix in a bit.

Sydney Loves Her Toddler Bed

We transitioned Sydney into a toddler bed -- she actually gets EXCITED about naps and bedtime now. Basically, it's a crib with one side missing. We lowered the bed as low as it will go, and laid thick pillows on the floor under the open side (just in case!) but I think she's getting the hang of it.

Sally's scab (of the giant boo-boo smack in the middle of her forehead, or her "fourth head" as she calls it) fell off just hours after school pictures. *sigh*

Looking forward to a big birthday party this weekend -- our neighbors (twins) are turning 5. Chuck E Cheese, here we come!

Picture Day at School

Today was individual picture day at Sally's school, so I got the girls dressed in matching outfits and took Sydney over there in the hopes that they would do a sibling pic (which they did -- yippee!)

Sydney was hilarious -- she was totally posing and hamming it up for the camera. Hmmm, she may actually wind up being an athlete AND a model, who knew?

After pix, I dropped Sally off and rushed over to my Pilates appt...then headed back home to pick up Andy and Sydney and we headed over to the Rec center for racquetball.

Little did I know today would be the day that marked my first "official" racquetball injury!! I got smacked in the eye with the racquetball, and let me tell ya, you do not know pain and fear until you get hit in the eye! I was terrified to open my eye -- turns out, it was OK (went to the Dr, was thrilled he could fit me in on such short notice) and it flipped my eyelid inside out, which kinda felt weird and freaked me out at the same time.

Took the rest of the day somewhat easy, I let Andy chauffer me around on my errands (mostly to get stuff for HIS b-day tomorrow, haha) and didn't bother with cooking all day.

Doc says no heavy lifting (weird, huh? I know). Does Sydney count???

She Ran Out of Energy

Yesterday, Andy's hip was hurting, and he asked Sally to do some energy work on it. She enthusiastically agreed.

We ran a number of errands last night, and as we were driving home, Sally could barely stay awake. She said she was sleepy and ready for bed (so you KNOW she had to be tired, to admit to that!)

Andy reminded her, "But Sally, you still need to do some energy work on my hip before bed."

Sally said in a sleepy voice, "Sorry, I ran out. I'll have some more in the morning."

and then she fell asleep in her carseat.

Too cute!!!