Isla and I are hanging out at home while DJ and Addison are at gymnastics, or "mashiks". Addison was standing by the door this morning, holding her Dora backpack stuffed full of every toy, ball, shell, feather, etc. that she could stuff in there and she looked at me and said "Mama, I be right back". I asked her where she was going and she had two answers: "Mama, I go work", then "Mama, I go mashiks". So, you can see what life is like around here! We're often by the door, loaded down with bags, running off to somewhere or other, usually work or gymnastics (or so it seems to Addison). She's really talking up a storm and the words she puts together and the context in which she uses then amazes us every day. What's really fun right now is that she's interested in all sorts of books, books that take longer to get through than she's ever been able to tolerate before. We read books every night before bed and at the moment she loves The Bearenstein Bears - "The Messy Room" and "The Bad Habit". HAhaha! These were my books many years ago, so it's always fun to remember the stories. In The Messy Room, Brother and Sister bear have to cooperate to get their room organized, and Addison always recognizes that her room is organized with her little wicker baskets and toychest, so we take that opportunity to talk about how great it is to clean up after you're done playing - one of our biggest power struggles right now. She definitely gives us a run for our money, but we rarely back down and things usually work out...even if there's a time out involved, which she actually calls on herself now! She knows when she's being a little stinker.
Baby Isla is all drool, chub and smiles. She's very predictable - we know that when she cries she wants to be held, that at 7pm she gets tired and crabby and wants to sleep, that regardless of when she last ate, when I get home from work she'll want to eat again, that she'll wake up several times a night just to see us, and most of all, that she gets the biggest smile on her face anytime Addison comes around and pays attention to her. Natalie sent me a hilarious (albeit disturbing) link from a recent Saturday Night Live skit and the baby reminded me of Isla. See what you think. You have to watch a little commercial first, but hang in there. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/baby-spanx/1255812/
Halloween is coming up - woo-hoo! Addison is already in the sprit, so stay tuned for a rundown of the 31st! She's going to be a monkey and Isla will be a pea pod.
Pumpkin hunting
So tall!
Chub-a-dub
They're both sitting in the high chair
Talking on the phone with Ba - telling him about "mashiks"
Addison loves playing on the bed
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