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this is all about my kids, grandparents sit back & enjoy
adeline
...oh i wish i knew how to upload stuff from our phones to computer to blog. b/c adeline did something tonight that is blog worthy. we went out to eat at magic mushroom pizza bakers & adeline was instantly excited b/c the music was *loud* & they had *crayons!* so she was coloring away, then ate some garlic bread & marinara sauce...then she started to get this look on her face, of sincere concentration. she got out of her chair, went into the middle of a very large aisle with at least 20 people seated around us--i was prepared for the biggest tantrum of all tantrums to take place. instead, she started dancing like her life depended on it. i mean, she was shaking her booty! (what are they teaching her in preschool?!). she was dancing in circles, shaking her-ahem-money maker, & then started to wave at all the people who were watching & smiling/laughing *with* her.
here us the cell phone video was was able to capture.
i think some couple without kids with them thought it was inappropriate (this would be from the lady staring me down the whole time). they're just jealous b/c they're kids don't break out in dance in front of a restaurant. a few waitresses walked by & shook it with addy for a few seconds. she was so amazingly adorable...i don't think there's many restaurants this trick would fly, but this place just seemed to desire something like this to happen. anyway, all this to say: adeline is not shy, for sure. who does she get this ability to break out in dance without thought for embarrassment?! when i was her age & strangers were around, i was sooo in between my mom's legs, thinking 'GET THESE STRANGERS AWAY FROM ME!'
then before we went to eat adeline insisted on bringing her doll. okay, we bring the doll. she asked if the doll would have her own high chair. i said 'uh, probably not, they won't have a doll sized high chair'...she mumbled something & then said clearly: i be back, 1 minute, be back soon!' so we were wrestling amelia into her jacket & let addy go do whatever pressing issue it was. soon, we hear, *clunk, clunk, clunk, clunk, clunk* & we think: what the hell? what adeline was carrying down the stairs? her baby doll's wooden high chair (that's about as tall as her & solid wood). we were like 'nuh-uh, sorry kid'.
one more adeline story: she has this habit of taking all the clothes out of her dresser & playing on them, with them, around them, etc on her bed & with her stuffed animals. cute but SO FREAKIN ANNOYING to put away. so we keep putting her on these clothing restrictions, like if she pulls out her pants, she can't pick out her pants for awhile & t hey stay in a bin in our bedroom & super uncool mom gets to pick her clothes out--GASP! so she did that again today. i thought up a new strategy, i told her the next time she takes out her clothes from her dresser, we're taking away her stuffed animals for awhile. she was totally flabbergasted. after we put her to bed tonight i overheard her telling her stuffed animals as she was lining them up on her bed, 'no no bear, don't go away, clothes stay in dresser. {this is the best part:} tell chloe & zoe' ... i *SWEAR* that's what she said. so tomorrow when we meet up with her cousins i'm going to interrogate them to see which one has been encouraging adeline to de-clothe her dresser.
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& amelia started dipping her food! on top of her learning to use her fork recently...she is becoming quite the meal time power house. we went to costco to eat (& shop!!) last night & amelia ate for nearly 3o minutes. straight. not stopping take a gander around, just plowing food down. which is a good sign b/c the poor girl has 3 molars that have popped through her gums, another eye tooth that just popped through as well & 2 other swollen gum spots. OUCH. again, poor girl. if only i could give her my numb gums, temporarily, of course.
& here's the scene: amelia is playing with the mini soccer ball, rolling it around. she goes to pick it up, misses it, gets it stuck in between her legs, realizes where it is, sits on it & bounces & laughs & bounces more. another scene: amelia gets taken away from the computer for the 34th time of the day, she starts to arch her back in protest, lets out an impressive angry screech, & then sits down nearly calm on the floor looking directly at me. then, yes, then, she throws herself backwards, hitting her head squarely on the corner of the wall. (yes, the silent cry & scream started then).
amelia says cookie. how.cute.is.that? & then it takes her 3 minutes to devour it.
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anyway, happy thanksgiving!
adeline
...oh i wish i knew how to upload stuff from our phones to computer to blog. b/c adeline did something tonight that is blog worthy. we went out to eat at magic mushroom pizza bakers & adeline was instantly excited b/c the music was *loud* & they had *crayons!* so she was coloring away, then ate some garlic bread & marinara sauce...then she started to get this look on her face, of sincere concentration. she got out of her chair, went into the middle of a very large aisle with at least 20 people seated around us--i was prepared for the biggest tantrum of all tantrums to take place. instead, she started dancing like her life depended on it. i mean, she was shaking her booty! (what are they teaching her in preschool?!). she was dancing in circles, shaking her-ahem-money maker, & then started to wave at all the people who were watching & smiling/laughing *with* her.
here us the cell phone video was was able to capture.
i think some couple without kids with them thought it was inappropriate (this would be from the lady staring me down the whole time). they're just jealous b/c they're kids don't break out in dance in front of a restaurant. a few waitresses walked by & shook it with addy for a few seconds. she was so amazingly adorable...i don't think there's many restaurants this trick would fly, but this place just seemed to desire something like this to happen. anyway, all this to say: adeline is not shy, for sure. who does she get this ability to break out in dance without thought for embarrassment?! when i was her age & strangers were around, i was sooo in between my mom's legs, thinking 'GET THESE STRANGERS AWAY FROM ME!'
then before we went to eat adeline insisted on bringing her doll. okay, we bring the doll. she asked if the doll would have her own high chair. i said 'uh, probably not, they won't have a doll sized high chair'...she mumbled something & then said clearly: i be back, 1 minute, be back soon!' so we were wrestling amelia into her jacket & let addy go do whatever pressing issue it was. soon, we hear, *clunk, clunk, clunk, clunk, clunk* & we think: what the hell? what adeline was carrying down the stairs? her baby doll's wooden high chair (that's about as tall as her & solid wood). we were like 'nuh-uh, sorry kid'.
one more adeline story: she has this habit of taking all the clothes out of her dresser & playing on them, with them, around them, etc on her bed & with her stuffed animals. cute but SO FREAKIN ANNOYING to put away. so we keep putting her on these clothing restrictions, like if she pulls out her pants, she can't pick out her pants for awhile & t hey stay in a bin in our bedroom & super uncool mom gets to pick her clothes out--GASP! so she did that again today. i thought up a new strategy, i told her the next time she takes out her clothes from her dresser, we're taking away her stuffed animals for awhile. she was totally flabbergasted. after we put her to bed tonight i overheard her telling her stuffed animals as she was lining them up on her bed, 'no no bear, don't go away, clothes stay in dresser. {this is the best part:} tell chloe & zoe' ... i *SWEAR* that's what she said. so tomorrow when we meet up with her cousins i'm going to interrogate them to see which one has been encouraging adeline to de-clothe her dresser.
***
& amelia started dipping her food! on top of her learning to use her fork recently...she is becoming quite the meal time power house. we went to costco to eat (& shop!!) last night & amelia ate for nearly 3o minutes. straight. not stopping take a gander around, just plowing food down. which is a good sign b/c the poor girl has 3 molars that have popped through her gums, another eye tooth that just popped through as well & 2 other swollen gum spots. OUCH. again, poor girl. if only i could give her my numb gums, temporarily, of course.
& here's the scene: amelia is playing with the mini soccer ball, rolling it around. she goes to pick it up, misses it, gets it stuck in between her legs, realizes where it is, sits on it & bounces & laughs & bounces more. another scene: amelia gets taken away from the computer for the 34th time of the day, she starts to arch her back in protest, lets out an impressive angry screech, & then sits down nearly calm on the floor looking directly at me. then, yes, then, she throws herself backwards, hitting her head squarely on the corner of the wall. (yes, the silent cry & scream started then).
amelia says cookie. how.cute.is.that? & then it takes her 3 minutes to devour it.
***
anyway, happy thanksgiving!
