A Wilson Weekend

After last night, we couldn't get enough of the Wilsons, so we took them pizza tonight!!

Veronica begged and begged to eat the pizza we had picked up all the way to their house. As soon as we got there, however, she said she was "full," and all the kids headed to the basement. It was nice as the four of us "adults" could just sit and eat and talk... and sit and talk after dinner. We haven't done that in a while.

Emma woke up for us enough to snuggle her back to sleep. She got pretty cozy in Judson's arms. When I went downstairs to get the kids, Madeline referred to Veronica when she told me, "I think she likes me."

Me: She thinks you're pretty funny.
Madeline: I'm hilarious.
Me: Yes, you are.
Madeline: I think you think I'm pretty funny too.
Me: Yes, I do.
Madeline: I'm hilarious.

A Spoonful of Sugar

Another fun-filled day on the east side! This morning I headed out to Woodruff Place. It's a gorgeous neighborhood downtown. Most of the homes are three story and were built in the late 1800s. There are grassy medians in the streets with working fountains and original posts to which the owners would have tied their horses. They were having their annual flea market with live entertainment, fair food and yard sales as far as the eye can see! I was able to get some great finds for the kids while Judson walked the kids to our neighborhood McDonald's for breakfast. I don't know if they've ever eaten breakfast at breakfast time at a restaurant! They were more than happy to fill me in on the adventure when I got home. (And they smelled like syrup!)

In the evening we went to Madeline and Julia's dance recital. Both kids sat in awe for the first hour of the recital - Veronica with a blinkless stare and Thomas with perfect posture on the edge of his seat. A sucker got them through the last half hour. After a quick intermission they were pumped for the second half... a performance of Mary Poppins!!! It was an beautiful production that blended all ages and abilities. They were even more taken with this half of the recital, but were not quite as quiet or still. "Where's Mr. Banks?" Veronica yelled. "Where's Michael?" Thomas wondered loudly. They danced in front of their seats and sang along. They were quite disappointed when it ended - a total of 3 hours of production later. So, at 8:30 pm, we carted them to the lobby to meet our favorite stars, Madeline and Julia. And to meet the newest member of the dancing family... Emma.

Merriment with the Millers

This morning, our new friends/neighbors came over while their mother went to an appointment. Veronica hopped right to the task of mothering everyone. Abigail...

Canaan...

Thomas was off the hook for some free time while Veronica mothered the others.

The boys were very good at entertaining their sister. Clark even put on a show for her.

After we woke from our nap, we went to Maria's Pizza in Fountain Square to see the Millers again - plus some more friends. Before we left I checked with the kids and asked if they wanted to go have pizza with Kay. Veronica asked, "And Frank?"

Thomas added, "And Claude?"

They know the routine - and enjoy the music and the company. We spiced it up a little this evening by adding another visit with the Millers, Kay's twin Lou, and Frana Lana and family.

They literally danced right out of the pizza joint.

Twin Pickin!

One of my very fond childhood memories is that of picking strawberries every summer at the Vaughns' farm. My twins' club had a day at the strawberry fields today. We arrived at the farm and Thomas said, "This is where the strawberries live!"



We got right to pickin'.


Thomas was very serious about it. He worked very hard and got a great bucketful of mostly red berries!
Veronica thought that the bucket was her belly. When she got full she thought it was fun to pick the straw (not the berries).

We were rewarded with 6 1/2 pounds of berries to take home and ice cream for lunch!

Splish Splash

My friend Emily and I have only been trying to plan a play date for the past, oh, two-and-a-half years! We finally did it today! Lily is 5 and Evan is two and they couldn't be sweeter kids. The foursome were all pretty shy (like their mothers), so it took a while but they were all saying each others names and her kids were sharing knock-knock jokes by the end of the morning.

We met at a splash park that had a playground attached, so it was the best of both worlds. My kids were shy to warm up to the water, but they eventually (especially Thomas) got over that.

Thomas enjoyed the balance beam and Veronica enjoyed pushing Thomas on this swing.



Emily is an excellent photographer and is starting her own photography business for kids... called Little Snapshots Photography. I forgot my camera, so I only had my phone. I caught her in action across the playground. (Or, as Lily informed me when Emily got her camera out, "Mommy's working now.")

Any Questions?

The kids rallied after their bath and wanted to play in the playroom. I heard them kick Daddy out of the room, so I went around the corner to look. Veronica was outside the playroom looking in at Thomas who was leaning over the armrest of a chair, pointing his index finger at her. "Just one more question, Sissy."

Veronica ate two dinners last night when Thomas chose to eat nothing. I had them ready for bed (a little early as we'd partied hardy without a nap) when Thomas said, "I'm hungry. I want to eat." Veronica was in the kitchen helping me get Thomas some cereal and said, "I already ate cereal." After a moment, she added, "I'll probably eat with Thomas." ...and she went to the dining room and climbed in her chair.

2009-05-31 Little Flower Festival

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