The Littelest Things

Just a quick little post-for those of you in the Richmond Area--- if you have not taken your kids to the splash pad at CMOR downtown, you are missing out on a terrific WEAR THEM OUT place! Our kids throughly enjoyed it! Too bad we were not prepared and did not have a change of clothes, swim diapers or bathing suits!!! But, you live you learn.
Next little tidbit, if you give your child a nickname make sure your childcare provider calls them by that nickname! We are now having to hear our oldest son tell us that his name is "James" not Jack. (In a slightly less than piercing tone) Harper also calls him James. By the way, it is really hard to correct a child, when they are technically correct! Who knew??? LOL
Our kids are not yet into the WHY phase, but our daughter is asking "What that?" and "Why they do that?" I know that is it just around the bend! Hopefully the state of VA has enough liquor to get us through!
And Pauley, sweet little Pauley. That boy is a DEMON with a step-stool, chair, big enough toy that it can hold his weight, stack of clothes- basically anything that can hold his weight that he can step onto to allow him to reach something that he should not have.
Thank God are children are happy and healthy- but is a slighly sprained ankle a bad thing??? LOL

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Water Babies~

This past 4th of July weekend we went to my mother in laws house in Staunton, which has an in-ground pool. We found out that we have kids who LOVE the water- and one who even likes to go UNDER the water - that to me is a LITTLE scary. Jack is the one who will go under with no problems- which terrifies me since that boy does not comprehend FEAR or careful or danger or anything to do with safety for that matter. He was in the pool with only water wings and wanted to take those off. Since they are winter babies, we have not yet the oppotunity to have them take swim lessons. Pauley was just fine in the float, even if it sat a little LOW in the water. He does not like to have his face go under though- just like his Mama! Harper was perfectly content to sit in the water on the steps and play with a bucket or in a float and play with a shovel - she is a pretty easy going child.
The high-light of their trip came when their daddy dove off of the diving board. They are still talking about the BIG SPLASH he made.
Every morning when they wake up, within the first 10 minutes or so- they are all asking to Go to Mimi's house - Go Pool! So, needless to say, I see pool trips in our immediate future!
It still astonishes me how quickly they learn new things and how much they love to explore their world!
Last night my mom brought all of the babies Light Up Wands (they are soft rubberized clear plastic that light up when hit on a hard surface) -- Pauley was going around saying "Zap" to everything in sight! And AMAZINGLY enough, they have not hit each other with the wands all that much.
I just wish you all could have seen them sitting on the couch with their little wands all aglow saying Zap--- or My did it-- or whatever else they thought was good at the time.
Crazy Creatures!
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