This Is Two...

This is two...I wake up giggling.

This is two... and I'm learning how to be part of a group.

This is two...One day I will learn that vacuuming isn't so much fun.

This is two...Makeup? Who cares, I can pretend to wear it if I want to!

This is two...I now know the magic of Santa and his reindeer.

This is two...Sure, puppies love drinking from a baby bottle.

This is two...And I terrorize my sister!

This is two...Who wouldn't want to sleep on the stairs?!?

This is two...Wait until you see me in college.

This is two...I perform my tricks nightly.

This is two...Since I'm no longer a 'lap-child' my parents are looking for other ways to fly me for free.

This is two...I like trucks.

This is two...I cry throw fits without notice.

This is two...We love each other.

This is two...I can be a crocodile whenever I want.

This is two...My dad rocks!

Snow Day

All week, the weatherman threatened us with a winter storm hitting Columbia and the rest of Missouri today.  As per usual, I took the threat pretty lightly.  On Wednesday night, Columbia Public Schools cancelled classes for today and I simply laughed as I hadn't even seen a flurry.  This morning, I woke up, looked outside and got myself ready for work and the kids ready for school.  I dropped them off at 8 to light flurries.  Twenty minutes later, I left my first office and serious ice was coming down.  I decided to attempt one more office building.  I went to three offices with all but two doctors out of the office and therefore smarter than me.  By the time I got out of the office, it was only 9:30 and over two inches of snow had fallen.  We were being pounded by thunder, lightning, snow and ice.  I immediately decided to pick up the kids.  Avery was exstatic and Logan was a little confused.  Our normally 25 minute drive home took over an hour with two stops to deice my windshield wipers.  Shortly after I got home, the highway shut down.  No one should have been on the roads.  I guess the weather predictions were correct; as of 9:30 pm, we have at least nine inches of snow and sleet.

Anyway, Luke is in Milwaukee and Minneapolis this week so it was just me and the kids.  As soon as I got to school to pick them up, Avery grinned, jumped up and down and said, "Now that we are going home, it must be time to play in the snow."  Don't worry, I didn't deprive my girl of her snow time.  I even took her out to play a second time while Logan napped since he hated the snow so much.  Overall, we had a great day playing dress up, making snow cream, playing in the snow, reading books, watching a couple shows and practicing letters.  The kids were so good.  I might even stretch to say that this might have been our best day as three.

Enjoy our fun pictures from our fun day!

We didn't have snow pants, so layering with sissy's leggings had to do.

"No, Logan do it."

Lost in the snow.

"Mom! I think I'm stuck."

Pure Joy!

Avery loves the snow, Logan does not.

Maybe we should have just watched from inside.

Post snow Lorax watching. 

Second Serving

Snow Cream!

Third Serving

We Wear Two Ponytails On Tuesdays...

You know it's going to be a good day when Avery marches into your room first thing in the morning and declares,"I need two ponytails, like Josalyn is going to wear." Let's be honest; her hair is certainly not thick enough for ponytails so hence forth we will refer to them as 'pigtails'. When she asked for pigtails, I didn't think about it too much. She looked just a little more grown up and was so excited to see herself in the mirror that she giggled. Sure enough, when I dropped Avery off at school, Josalyn was wearing two ponytails.

Today, Luke asked Avery if she wanted pigtails again. Her response: "It's not Tuesday so Josalyn and I only need one ponytail." I just smiled as I put one ponytail in her hair. When we arrived at school, I had to check out Josalyn's hair. Sure enough, just a single ponytail.

We love Josalyn and I think it's great that Avery has a bestie at school. It's even better that Logan also loves Josalyn and Luke and I get along with her parents (Luke and Matt seem to enjoy an adult beverage every now and then). I just don't know how I feel about my three year old already planning her hairstyle with her friends.

No, mom, I really do need two.

Thank you.  Now we will look alike while we work on our plan to grow up too quickly.