Approved Brownies?!

Papa found them!

And Maddy dug in!

And Reed found a new way to be carried around by Papa.

Nana's Shopping Twin

Nana, Reed, Maddy, and I took a fun trip to our traditional Stride Rite, first pair of shoes fitting for Reed. Reed got perfectly classic white walking shoes, and Maddy... Well, Maddy warned us of her intentions on the way. She would slip into the conversation... "Nana. Look at my shoes (as she holds out her foot, perfectly fitted with the Frozen sneakers Nana got her for her birthday), they are old. I think this store has shoes for me too." Hmmm, do you think they have those?!

Maddy and Reed got new shoes, beautiful clothes, and much to Maddy's delight... Flip flops. I think Nana created a shop-a-holic. And Maddy loves it. And she loves her Nana.

Surgery Next Week

As I anxiously await surgery on Friday.

Reed is cracking up.

And Maddy is too busy with her magnet prize from Grandma :)

Chicken Wings

...if you find chicken wings in Reeds hair. Blame Papa.

Date Night

Ray and I got to go out for a few hours tonight to see a movie we have really been wanting to see. Casey, our nanny from the summer was able to sit with the kids... Which meant Maddy went into selfie mode. Hahaha. I love seeing the photos that come up! 

Nos from Little Man

Reed has picked up a little discipline technique from his momma.

Every time Maddy starts hyping up, and appears to be engulfed in full-tantrum mode... Reed walks toddles over to her and says... NO. This is as he is putting his tiny little hand up to her. Doesn't matter where we are... a store tantrum... NO. A car tantrum... NO. A middle-of-the-kitchen-Saturday tantrum... NO.

This kid doesn't like tantrums. (Just wish he didn't like his own so much!)

Works of Art

Things I Find on My Phone

And here's another exciting installment of... things I find on my phone. Starring Madelyn, and of course her baby brother Reed.

What'll be in those Eggs??

This was a serious dilemma Ray and I thought about. What the heck will the Easter Bunny put in the Easter Eggs this year? This is what we came up with.

When a V is a B

I picked Maddy up from school yesterday and had this conversation:

Maddy: Mum, mum... guess what.... Ms. Boscketti lost her boy.
Me: She lost her boy?
Maddy: Yes, she lost her boy. Gone.
Me: Where?
Maddy: Everywhere.

I pretend that I almost don't hear it... I don't want to confront that right now, her Kindergarten teacher somehow misplaced a child.

After dinner:

Maddy: Mom, Ms. Boscketti really lost her boys.
Me: Were they in your class? Did she find them??

Now I am growing a little more nervous, and pondering where I will send her tomorrow because no.way.in.heck is she going back to Ms. I Lose Children at School's class.

...Somehow I forget all of this by the morning, and we are off to school.

Maddy: Mum, can you believe Ms. Boscketti lost her boys?

I stop the car.

Me: What boys?
Maddy: Her boys.
Me: So, there are 2 missing boys in school?
Maddy: NO! Her booooooooyyyyyssss.
Me: Yes, her boy. She has two missing boys.
Maddy: NOOOooooOOOoo maaaa. She lost her VOICE.

Supporting Addie

How Reed Eats

Tubing

The Girl Scouts held a citywide tubing event today and Maddy and I signed up. I didn't know how it would go over with my likes-the-heat-and-stay-indoors girl, but I wanted to give it a try. Especially now that I'm a co leader, sometimes Maddy has to go along with it. 

While we did fall up the mountain, long scary conveyor belt story, and only made it once down... Because she was "not doing that again". We did have fun. And we did get outside for air.

My Daisy