playdate, nice hair lines, and a tea party

 Here we are on Monday at Claire and Max's for a

play date with Andrew.  Everleigh was under the

weather so couldn't join us but you can see it was

good times.  Brody shows off his purse....I mean

man bag.

 This was as close as I got to a shot of all four kids.

(Make that 5 with Annie)

 Little Max...

 I had a feeling when I took this picture that there

was a major plot unfolding but they were trying

to look like it was nothing...

 We always take a picture of Andrew's front so you

don't see what a nice hair line he is getting in the back.

 In the paper you will read that Everleigh poured at this tea.

(note Cookie Monster in the background.)

Andrew spent Friday at my house and wore his

Twins shirt in honor of the home opener.  Good choice!

GG is home from AZ so stopped by for story time.



We keep busy....

 Andrew likes to tip over Everleigh's new chairs...not sure why...
He has discovered Ami's cats and loves to crawl after
them as well.  He's also discovered their cat food.

 Everleigh has this whole scenario she
goes through with her "boy" and "girl"

at their castle dining table and chairs. 
It involves "num, num" and sometimes dancing... 

Everleigh has been doing a lot of work with
stickers and colors the past couple of weeks.

All babies/toddlers have their moments but some things
that crack me up:
When Andrew turns to make sure I'm going to stop him
before he gets in the dog's water dish.
When Everleigh greets me at the door with "hi".
When Andrew takes off across the wood floor with
his car walker.
When Everleigh listens to Andrew cry and says
"baby, sooo sad".
When Andrew laughs when he's tickled.
When Everleigh plays "hide" and "seek".
When Andrew raises his left arm and gives a
speech worthy of any politician.
When Everleigh goes through her R2D2 monologue.

Spring?

My apologies first to Ben for putting that silly hat on Andrew

(couldn't find his regular hat that day)

and then to Ami for totally blocking Everleigh's face in this

picture, but it was my first attempt since last fall in

taking out the double stroller.  So I had to wait til they

were both reasonably awake, get them in the stroller

with sippy cups and treats, then

out of the apartment, down the elevator and then reload

both of them by putting on jackets, caps and a blanket.

Also making sure I had my cell phone, the building keys

and the camera.

Then strapping them both in, getting my own coat and

gloves on and all of us out the apartment lobby (2 double

doors).  Then walk far enough out to get a quick photo.

Then I realized when I looked at the photo that while it

was close to 50 degrees that day, there is still a snowbank

in the backround which makes it look like some kind of

child abuse.  Honestly, 2 days before this the whole yard

and parking lot were covered in a foot of snow!  So this

was a mild day!  We didn't go that far...around a couple of city

blocks....just enough to help me gain some confidence

in getting all of us out the door when warmer weather

does arrive.  By the way, since that day, we had about 8 inches

of new snow and it has stayed cold so no new ventures out yet.

But spring is coming...I promise!

Random stuff...

 Love it when they sit on the floor together.
I think Andrew is giving a book report to Everleigh.

 They still love the box...I mean clubhouse!

 Andrew is rustling up a snack I think...

 Everleigh finds another use for duct tape roll (as a bracelet)....GGpa M would be proud!

 Everleigh's "baby" is wearing a pink dress that goes

back to MY Grandma Mieska's toy box in Elbow Lake...

Table for 2?

So much of these 2 little people are similar...they both like
stories read to them, Sprout TV, the cats, and each other's
sippy cups.
But there are some definite differences as well....
He would eat all day and she is a picky eater.
He is curious about electric outlets, cords, tv buttons
the dog's dish and how things work.
She carries around a dolly, likes stickers, is
content in her crib and in 18 months has never
bothered the cat dishes.
She lays still when getting her diaper changed.
He has a wrestling match with whomever
is changing his diaper.
She practices wearing bracelets.
He tries to pull off my necklace.
Some of this is about their stage of development,
of course and their gender,
but there are also little personalities forming here
and I'm so grateful I get to be an observer.

Recognize anyone?

In case you were wondering where Everleigh gets her hair do

(see photo in previous post),

check out thesephotos from about 1975....recognize anyone?

(G Gma Mieska, Scott, Jer, Chad and Marland)

Getting back to normal?

Andrew being so helpful!

Everleigh is on the road to recovery.

Andrew is quick!  He can get up steps and around a corner

in the blink of an eye....His daddy put up a gate at

the top of their loft stairs but we're going to need

one at the bottom of the steps soon.  He can also

wave bye-bye (not necessarily on cue...but as soon

as he is ready) and he loves to eat!

Meanwhile, I spent W-Th-F with Everleigh this

week and she gets a little better every day

although her appetite has not returned.

She has a new expression that she uses a lot.

She puts both hand to her mouth and cries "Oh no!"

like a damsel in distress.  And she jabber, jabbers

all day long, usually punctuated with a name

at the end and a question mark....interesting...

oh no....

As Everleigh would say in her sweet little voice...."oh no!"

She caught some kind of bug and has been a sick little girl

for the past few days.  She ended up in the ER at Children's

Hospital on Sunday hooked to an IV to keep her from dehydrating...

hence the arm bandage.  She was pleased that at least she got a

Dora band aid on the IV incision though.  After 4 hours and 2 IVs,

they sent her home with her tired and worried parents.  Sunday night

was a better night's sleep so hopefully, she will be able to retain liquids

and be on the road to recovery soon.  But these photos are pathetic!

(I totally stole them from Ami's facebook post....)

Get Well, Little One!