3 years and 6 months

We had a very talented friend (thanks Amanda from Tibbe Denson Photography) take some family pictures of us last weekend. These captured both David's third birthday and Elizabeth's sixth month. No thanks to two rather challenging children, it was hard to get a truly fantastic family picture, but as you can tell Amanda did a great job with what she was given!

a hilarious playdate

I wish I could write well enough to get across the great humor in this morning's playdate. First, thanks to Amy for organizing it; it was just unavoidable circumstances.

I had been telling David for several days that we were going to see a fire truck this morning. Yesterday when he asked to see the fire engine, I told him he would have to go to bed and the next morning when he woke up, we could go see it. Yesterday afternoon around 4:30, D tells me, "Mommy, I want to go night night." This was in an effort to speed up the process of seeing the fire engine!

Today, we left with a very excited son to get to the fire station on time. Upon arrival we were told to come inside and wait in a room where the "lady in charge" (at the fire station) was going to show us a short video on fire safety. As we came into the building, one little boy used a slightly louder than normal voice and was promptly hushed by the "lady in charge." "People are trying to work!" This was my first indication of what was to come. I realized after entering the room that I had left my memory card in the computer so no room to take pictures on my camera. She looked at me aghast and said, "What??? Are you not prepared this morning?" The lights turned off and the video started. While it was an "ABC of Safety" video with Sparky the dog, a quick glance around the room showed various children already getting a bit antsy to get on with the "real" show. This was one of the largest playgroups ever- with over 40 people (30+kids). The lights came back on and the "lady in charge" stated in a rather monotone voice, "the fire engine had to go away." The look of shock perhaps prompted the follow-up statement, "The party is over. Time to leave." (to be fair: they got called to a fire unexpectedly) There was a bit of bedlam as all moms rounded up kids to head back out again, only minutes after arriving. Of course, the 30+ kids felt like mutiny-ing, and there is the voice of the "lady in charge" over it all, "SHHHH!!! There are people working here!" Oh, the hilarity of the whole situation!

Many moms joined up again at the McDonald's for play time. Thanks to Amy again for capturing the one sole picture of one of my children at this very funny playdate.

Learning early

David has learned early that everyone's favorite question is "How are you doing?" This prompted his one sided conversation on the driveway today. (After seeing our neighbor), "Hi. Hi, girl!". When she finally responded with "hi," he jumped the gun and said, "I'm doing well."