Playtime

When I carry New Fish around in the sling or moby wrap, Red Fish wants to carry her baby the same way. It's really cute.


This month is always crazy for me. I'm getting ready for a huge convention next month and it always means a lot of extra work. I'm teetering bit on the brink of sanity. Luckily, the weather has been fabulous the last few days and we have been out on LONG daily walks and to the playground at the end of our street with friends. We've all been seriously soaking in the sunshine and we couldn't be happier to end our hibernation. It improves all of our moods immensely. I'm looking forward to a lot of time in our backyard this summer. (I am not, however, looking forward to the yard work.)

The girls are starting to really play together and I'm loving it. I've been spreading out blankets for New Fish to play on and Red Fish brings little piles of toys over to share with her. Red Fish is eating raisins in this picture like they are having a picnic. I had a hard time convincing her to stop trying to share with her baby sister.

Four Years. Go.

Four Years. Go.
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Donation

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Baby's First Swim

We have to make sure Red Fish has plenty of flotation devices on because she has absolutley NO FEAR when it comes to the water. She loves to lay face down in the bathtub and blow bubbles. She wanted to jump off the side the whole time and she made me jump in the 12 foot deep end with her over and over. We will definitely be investing in some swimming lessons this year.

New Fish was very excited to be in the water. Most of my pictures are blurry because she was kicking her legs and waving her arms around so much.

My girls are very relaxed in the water. It was nice and warm like a big bathtub.

I'm getting excited for summer clothes so New Fish can show off her little Michelin man arms and legs.

The Adorable & Annoying

Lat night, Two Fish and I were going to bed and we noticed Red Fish's door was cracked open. We peeked in and she wasn't in her bed. We started to search the house for her and finally found her curled up in New Fish's crib, snuggling her little sister. Red Fish had even brought all of her blankets and stuffed animals in and had her sister all tucked in.
I went to the Apple store again tonight. I was the phone with my brother in law earlier and even took the time to lock my laptop in the office. (I just had the keyboard replaced after several attacks by Red Fish.) I guess I didn't get things secure enough because I came back to find every single key missing. I managed to get half of them back on but had to go to the genius bar for help yet again. Now some of my keys are out of wack again. I'm hoping that this mischevious streak is to make up for being a great teenager later or something.

When I was packing the girls up to meet Two Fish at work (so I could go to the Apple store) I asked Red Fish to get herself a toy to take in the car. She came downstairs with her baby doll, her blankie, New Fish's blankie and a rattle for New Fish. I thought that was really sweet.

Projects We've Been Working On

Red Fish made a salt dough sculpture that we let dry over night. Then today she painted it. She had fun painting something with more a texture and shape to it. Shortly after the paint dried, Red Fish destroyed it. I'm pretty sure she had as much fun destroying it as she did creating it.
She also has been working on this painting for a few days. It has feathers and bits of paper stuck in the paint.

Print Making

Foam stamps and a collograph.

Reasons To Smile

We went for a walk the other day. It was a nice day (and then it snowed later.) New Fish was a little alarmed by the stroller. It's a sad thing that she hasn't been in one since September. Red Fish held her hand and calmed her down.

Two cute babies. Red Fish kept telling me all day yesterday that "Daddy is gee-ing." (Daddy is skiing.) She was very excited when I told her in a couple of years she can ski too.

My friend Nancy put this on my blog the other day and I love it.

"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it.
You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh.
Crying gives me a headache."
-Marjorie Hinckley

Zoo Keeper

New Fish had an epic blowout this morning. I was upstairs trying to take her clothes off without anything going up her nose and give her a bath. I got her somewhat cleaned up and I heard a huge bang downstairs followed by a door opening. I looked out the window and there was Red Fish streaking naked through eight inches of snow in the backyard with the dog running circles around her and they were both screaming at the top of their lungs. I went down there, ran barefoot after them, brought them inside and managed to get a diaper on Red Fish (who I should mention had already wet the floor once today after her bath.) The dog beat me upstairs and grabbed the poopy diaper and clothes and shredded the diaper all over the room making a fantastic mess. I tried to blockade Red Fish in the toy room but she of course escaped, ran downstairs and emptied my pantry (by climbing the shelves) all over the kitchen floor. She also emptied several cabinets while I was trying to depoopify my house. Then when I finally got everyone calm (including myself) and tried to get some lunch out I opened the fridge and saw a bag of melted popsicles (among other things) all over my fridge. Red Fish broke my child lock and learned how to open the fridge and freezer yesterday. * Insert tears here.* This all happened in the course of about an hour.

The monkeys have overtaken the zoo and the zoo keeper is about to go on strike.

Reasons For Red Fish To Get Out Of Bed

I forgot to kiss her stuffed turtle.
The blankets aren't pulled up right.
Her blankie isn't where she needs it.
She needs a drink.
She needs an extra hug.
She needs a song.
Her sock is twisted.
She hears her sister making noises.
She has an owie from yesterday that needs to be kissed.
She is hungry.
She didn't say goodnight to the dog.
She needs another story.
She wants to sing me a song.
She wants her back scratched.
She wants to give me another kiss goodnight.
She wants to sleep in my room.
She wants Mommy to put her to bed.
She wants Daddy to put her to bed.
She wants to play a game.
She wants to sleep "in bubba's room."
Her stuffed bear fell out of the bed and needs to be tucked back in properly.
Her pillow isn't fluffed.
She wants to see what we are doing without her.
She can't find her music player.
She wants to sleep with a book.
She thinks now is the perfect time for a piano solo.

And one thousand other reasons. Silly girl.

Hanging Out

New Fish loves a free ride while I'm cleaning the house.

Sunday Afternoon Adventures

Ready to roll.

Grandma and Bockum with the girls.

Staring contest with Gammie.