They allow us to have children

An Ali Quote From a Moment Ago

Zuzu was knocking over some block creation she was making: 

"I am tired of having a baby in the world." 

Sometimes My Life Seems Like a Musical

I swear sometimes I feel like I live in a musical.  Alison just sang (in the strangest little voice):  "I put a slipper on my tooooooooe and I run around slooooooooow".  What a strange and silly little girl.  Of course Zuzu is the perfect audience for this kind of silliness and I think Ali really enjoys making her laugh.

By the way, as I'm typing this she's still out in the living room singing some other crazy, made up, rhyming song.

Vegetarian Proclamation

Daddy guest post:

We have always noticed that Alison doesn't care for meat.  Originally we thought it was because of the texture.  Then, at about the age of 3, she declared that "animals don't want to be eaten."  But we never explained that "chicken" at the dinner table was the same as the "chicken" in her Fisher Price farm.  We also never explained that "beef" was the same as "cow" but for some reason she still never eats it.  Well, here's what happened at the dinner table tonight:

Alison to daddy, who was eating a chicken leg:
"Why are you always eating stuff like that?  Is it because that is your favorite type of stuff to eat?"

Daddy to Alison, who was eating a biscuit:
"I don’t know, because I like chicken.  Why are you always eating stuff like THAT?"

Alison to daddy:
Because I don’t like eating stuff like THAT.  Silky especially doesn’t like eating animals.  But since Silky is a cat, she sometimes eats FISH. 

So, there you have it.

There was no revalation, no day of reckoning, no day of horror when she realized that at the dinner table we were eating her beloved animal friends.  As it turns out, she has known all along.  

Chicken or beef?  No thanks, the four year old will have the vegetarian plate, thank you.

Tonights Quote

"You need to be very aware of Super Silky"

Quote of the Day

"Mama, Zuzu is frustrating me."

Top 10 List of Words that Describe Zuzu

In no particular order:

    10. Loving
    9. Sweet
    8. Goofy   
    7. Intuitive
    6. Dramatic
    5. Curious
    4. Determined
    3. Independent
    2. Reckless
    1. Busy

Off the Charts

This morning I took Ali and Zuzu in for their 4 year and 18 month well child visits.  Ali of course wouldn't do anything the doctor asked - open her mouth, count, draw, etc - not surprising.  The girl can draw amazing pictures, can count probably to 100, can write letters and numbers and can read but we joke that her Kindergarten teacher will never know.  She is in the 75th percentile for both height, 41 3/4 inches and weighs, 38 pounds.

Zuzu on the other hand, did very well.  She just watched quietly as the doctor did everything, even while she gave her a shot.  I did find out that her skin issue is eczema - fun.  She is in the 80th percentile for height, 33 1/4 inches and 90th for weight, 28 pounds and her head is and I quote, "off the charts".  The doctor actually turned her computer around so she could point and say, "See, it's up there above the chart".  Tell me something I don't already know, but is it really possible that it could be bigger than Ali's?  That's kind of scary.

Just Because

Just because I am so far behind on Flickr. . . I skipped ahead in my picture editing and thought I would share a couple pictures of the girls taken last week.  They're just being their silly selves and at this moment were drumming on a table at the end of the couch.  Enjoy

Ali Quotes - continued

Reminder: "Silky" is Alison's imaginary cat friend and alter-ego

At the dinner table the other night:

Alison: Silky needs to get control of her body
....
Alison: What I mean is, Silky wants more toast.

Ali Quote

The other day we were pulling into the Target parking lot:

Ali:  Behind us was the street we were on.
Me: What?
Ali: Behind us was the street we were on, right Mama?
Me: Right.

Deep, very deep.