Tea Time

This is our "dinner we had that Evie made for me.  This is my old barbie food I had when I was a kid. Evie brought over chairs and a table and we had plenty of water from the barbie kitchen sink.  She made me sit down (that is a rule at our house while eating) and eat until I was full.  Then when I was done, I received desert.  She was so proud of herself. 

 We went to Jamba after our evening walk.  It was really hot and the kids thought they had gone to heaven - sitting up front next to the a/c and drinking a smoothie.  MMM ya!

 We went to the public pool.  Both of the kids were very apprehensive.  But I realized that Evie has only been to a pool twice in her life before this and Jonah, once.  But they warmed up to the idea and by the time we left they were really enjoying them selves.  Evie even went down the slide! Twice!!
Evie and Savannah got along very well and went everywhere holding hands and being buddies.  Jonah took up the roll of the funny guy.  At one point we were in the deep pool and I had a kid in each arm (so my arms are full) and Jonah begins to splash.  The water is close to our faces so you can only imagine the consequence.  Evie begins to scream and cry and Jonah is laughing - Melissa is laughing- I just closed my eyes and endured it because there wasn't a whole lot I could do at that point.  We finally got Evie settled down, but someday she will learn that getting water in our face is FUN and not the end of the world.
At one point, I don't even know why she said it but Savannah turned to Evie and said, "Did she pee herself?"

 One more story that I must document because I know I will forget it.  I took the kids on a walk through the neighborhood and as we were circling around Evie spotted a slide and swing nestled next to one of our neighbor's houses.  A light came into her eyes and excitement as if someone had just brought her out a birthday cake.  She began to walk towards it and I told her that it wasn't our slide but if she wanted to ask the neighbor if she could use it then she could.  (I only told her that because I was convinced that she would be too shy and then we wouldn't have to bug the neighbor's to use their slide and any parent knows that you do it once and there are many more to come.) Upon hearing this, she puts her shoulders back and says, "I'm not goin' be shy.  I'll do it all my self."  She walked right up to their door looked back at me and told me to come closer, rang the door bell several times, knocked a few more, and insisted that we stay on their porch until they answer it.  They weren't home.... few! So we didn't get to ride the swings and slide after all.  But she really blew me out of the water that day!

Jonah has a few words to add to the words he says - Juice and Cheese! And he says them quite clearly! He picked up cheese when he found a play camera and walked all around the house saying, "cheese" and taking pictures of everyone.  He even stopped to 'look at them' and "awe" after each one.