Better. Silly. Messy.

Guess who is feeling better?  That's right.  Miss Makena.  She's right back to her spunky self again. 

Lately, Makena's favorite toy is the little, tiny "journal" that came with a Diego action figure.  She loves that journal.  Sometimes she calls it her "pipooter" (her word for computer) but mostly it's her "churnal."  It cracks me up to see what kids are drawn to, which of their millions of toys they can't go anywhere without.  In the past, her favorites have been the yellow brush that came with a Little Pony, her stuffed "goggy" (doggy), her "wion" (lion), and then there's always her "gankie" (blankie).  And whenever Dora is on, she rushes around the room and collects every Dora figure she owns.  The same goes for Baby Einstein which she will still choose to watch over other kid favorites.  She'll rush around finding all the Baby Einstein puppets and books to hold in her lap while she watches.  She is her own person through and through and it's been so hugely entertaining watching her grow and develop her personality.

And then there's Aidan.  We had a nice time in his room on Saturday, just him and me and my camera.  He decided to make lots of silly faces and here is just one.  He also took pictures of me making silly faces which won't ever, ever get posted anywhere.  (So don't ask.)  I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but he is in love with a waitress at Outback Steakhouse.  She was a delightful young lady, and by the end of our meal he was professing his love for her and proposing.  Whenever I mention her name, he gets all blushy and embarrassed.  Pretty darn cute and just a bit scary.  He's only four.

Miss Nadia, sporting a hat that is entirely to big for her but she humored mommy like a champ.  Little Miss Attitude is doing very well, thankyouverymuch. She's eating more solid foods now but still insists on wearing much of what is put in her mouth.  She is a seriously messy eater.  I am thinking about doing away with putting bibs on her because they really don't do much for her.  She pulls on them, chews on them and eventually tugs them off.  And I have to have six or more spoons handy when feeding her because she will grab the spoon from my hand and shove it in her mouth, chew on it and then drop it.  Little Miss Attitude gets her title from how easily she gets mad or frustrated. I feel for her when she really, really wants something and can't quite get it, like the toy just out of reach or the handful of my hair that has just been pried from her chubby fingers.   She fusses and screams and cries when she just can't get what she wants.  I feel that way about Starbucks chai lattes and peppermint mochas most days.

Our Easter was nice and quiet.  Baskets and bunnies and loads of chocolate and sugar and a mini egg hunt in the play room, then off to mass we went.  We hope you all had a lovely Easter too!

Comments

[Andrea]

I'm glad that Mackena is doing better,,,I love Aidan's silly faces,,and Miss Nadia is simply adorable in her pink hat

[Kristi Smith]

I haven't visited enough lately. I have been missing out on your kids=). They are still the cutest, okay, my kid is pretty darn cute too. He's almost 10 though, they lose some of their cuteness by that age=).