Threehead

Will: Sophie's so little, she's got a threehead.

Mom: Really?

Will: Yes. When she turns three, then she will have a forehead.

Funny (Unrelated) Quotes

Sophie, upon seeing Will crawl onto my lap: "That's my lap! Mine, mine, mine!"

Will, just after giving me an unexpected from-behind hug: "Mom, remember, you have snot on the back of your shirt."

About Me (Sophie)

First of all, I still maintain that my real name is Baby, but no one else around here seems to believe me. Now, on to my favorite subject...

1. I am on marker restriction. I may be on marker restriction until I am in middle school.

2. I talk like crazy! Mom says I am ahead of Will on this for my age, but that it makes sense because I am a girl. Recently, I dropped my tiny rubber band in the sink and I told Mom, "It went down the drain!" Last night we had brownies and they were being passed to the other end of table. I said, "I want some brownies... WAIT A MINUTE! I want some brownies!"

3. The other day, after I watched Mom get ready for work, I said, "Mama looks so pretty!" Mom seemed to like that so I'm going to try to remember it for next time I get in trouble.

4. I like to do things like Will. Since he likes to pretend to be other people, I do too. The other day when Mom went to get me up from my nap, I greeted her with "I am Will!" and a big smile. I later told her, "Meow, meow. I am a kitty cat!"

5. Grownup ladies - including Mom - say they are jealous of my wavy hair and highlights.

6. I like putting on makeup with Mama in the mornings.

7. Twice now I have gone under in a pool. I don't struggle. I just float with my face down in the water until Mom rescues me. This scares me a little, but it seems to freak Mom out way more.

8. I used to call my brother Wool. Now I call him "Bwee-ill". I scream this quite shrilly when he makes me mad. I don't usually get in trouble for this because it is usually justified and the way I say his name makes Mom and Dad laugh.

9. I am fairly disobedient. I rarely come when I am called unless there is something in it for me. I willfully continue behavior that Mom tries to correct. However, I have such a sweet and sunny personality, Mom and Dad find it hard sometimes to discipline me. Mimi says I am just like my Aunt Katie on this one.

10. I just took my first shower. I thought it was fun, and didn't want to get out. So I didn't, not for a long time (see #9).

11. I am a cuddlebug. I am very affectionate, and when I am tired I still like to curl up in Mom's arms with my head on her shoulder. She hopes it is a long time before I get too big for this.

12. I am good at breaking computers! On separate occasions and without even trying, I have managed to A) break the power port, which caused Daddy to have to take the computer apart into a million pieces, order a new one, and put it all back together weeks later, B) make the Enter key fall off, and C) take the cover off the mouse USB, which isn't supposed to be removable, multiple times. This talent plus my disregard for authority makes Mom think I might grow up to be a hacker.

13. During the time between when this post was started and when it was posted, I got put on crayon restriction.

(Here are my interior design skills, at work in Will's bedroom.)

Love to you all,

Sophie

About Me (Will)

I didn't get tagged or anything, but Mom wanted to share a few things about me that you might or might not know...


1. I tell my mom I love her - without being prompted - almost every day. I also often tell her that I'm not going to like her anymore (!) when I get in trouble.

2. I love to pretend I'm somebody else. I get this from my mom. My favorite people to pretend to be are Mr. Randy, who cuts our grass, or my friend Davis, who is 4. I also like to pretend to be Grandma Nancy.

3. I am allowed to plug things in when a grownup is watching now! I love it!!! But sometimes it seems to bother Mom and Dad. For some reason they don't think that you should plug things in as a past-time.

4. I love fans and vacuum cleaners. But I think some vacuum cleaners are too loud, so even though I like to vacuum, I won't use Mom's best one. I go upstairs when she uses it because I don't like the noise.

5. I say good prayers before meals. I ALWAYS pray for "the people who were in the tornado".

6. I! love! getting! to! work! with! Daddy!!! Daddy is so cool.

7. I like to be called Copper. Will is OK too.

8. Once a long time ago, Daddy made going to the bathroom fun by saying, "Lotty dotty, Will likes to potty!" So now we call going to the potty "Lotty Dottying".

9. I behave much better if I know what's going to happen. If you tell me it's time for bed, I will protest and misbehave. But if you tell me that in just a few minutes it'll be time for bed, I will usually be ready before you are!

10. I eat Kid Cuisines every night for dinner right now. Mom says that when they are gone, she won't buy anymore for a while. She doesn't like that I don't eat what she makes and she hopes it is just a phase.

11. Sophie bugs me sometimes, but I love her a whole lot. I can't wait for Mom to get her up in the mornings, and I like to go in with Mom to say "Good morning!" to her.

12. Tonight after church I explained to Mom why people get baptized. She thought I did a really good job.

13. If Daddy leaves for work before I wake up, I am sad. Mom helps me call him on the phone to say good morning and I think that's fun.

Monkey Sea?

Look very closely at the picture above and you'll see... absolutely nothing. Apparently when you buy a deluxe sea monkey kit at TJ Maxx (not really known for their pet department) on clearance for $3, the eggs aren't quite as fertile as you might hope.

So our Sea Monkey tank is waiting for new tenants, which are on order from eBay. If we can actually manage to hatch any of these critters, we have an aerator, a key chain they can live in, and a Sea Monkey "leash" (which looks suspiciously like the aerator - I think they may have had a few extras on hand at the Sea Monkey factory and decided to throw another in with a different name).

Agricultural Enrichment

Last Saturday with my sister Sylvia in town, we decided to try out "Summer Saturdays" at the Agricultural Center by our house. They have different kid-centered activities each Saturday. This Saturday, we were able to groom and ride miniature donkeys, watch a mule play with her baby, visit sheep and follow the process of the wool being made into yarn, and even pat one of the Mounted Police's beautiful steeds.
Sophie's donkey "Eeyore" - the smallest - was perfectly to scale to her size, so she looked very natural riding him!

About 1/3 of the way through the ride, Sophie said, "All done!" and motioned to get off. "Sorry, Sophie - the ride is $3 and you've only spent $1." She was somewhat reluctant but we continued on and got our money's worth!

Will did not want to ride a donkey, but he enjoyed visiting Bear, one of the police horses, and watching a police officer wash and groom one of the others.

Mimi and Grandma's Visit

We didn't take a lot of pictures during Mimi and Grandma's visit. I'm very bad about taking pictures when we have guests, and in general about taking pictures of people other than my kids. I always hate to interrupt a good time for a picture! So you'll have to trust me that we had a wonderful time with Grandma and Mimi, and we did take a few pictures at the zoo.

Mimi, Will and Sophie had lots of fun on the swinging bridge.

Will tells Sophie it is time to leave the petting zoo.

This picture is notable because I took quite a few when Will and Sophie were swinging, trying to get them both in focus at once. In almost every picture, Sophie is watching Will in complete adoration, thrilled to be swinging with her brother and making sure she is doing everything like him!