They allow us to have children

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.

Grandpa and Ali

Tonight Ali made Grandpa a little sandwich out of some plastic food in her kitchen:

Grandpa:  Oh that's my favorite, what kind of cheese is this, the kind with the holes in it?
Ali:  Uh, Swiss cheese.
Grandpa:  Wow, you're really on the ball.
Ali:  What ball?

I don't know what was funnier, Dad being schooled on cheese by his Wisconsin granddaughter or Ali looking for the ball.

Alison is 4 years old!

I can’t believe that on Tuesday our little Ali turned 4!  Here are some pictures of her at 1 day:

1 year:

2 years:

3 years:

And 4 years old!

She had a great day – I’ll have pictures of her party and decorations soon.

Happy Birthday Grandma Christine

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Originally uploaded by Porkbone.

Happy Birthday Grandma C - we all love you so much!! Hope you had a great day.

A conversation about dinner

Daddy's conversation with Alison about the upcoming dinner menu:

Alison: What are we having for dinner?
Daddy: Tonight we are having turkey, tomorrow we are having steak
Alison: But I don't want any of those things for dinner.  I only like yummy things
Daddy: What yummy things?
Alison: You know... salad, vegetables... stuff like that.
Daddy: Oh don't worry, we'll have plenty of those yummy things too.