Face Painting

Face painting has changed from when we were youngsters. They now use an airbrush. It is amazing that we survived with the unsanitary paint brushes! We went to the Primrose Farm Frolic yesterday, and Caleb got his first taste of face painting. He decided to go with a tiger on his cheek. The rest of the day, he pretended to growl and had his cheek 'bite' us. 

Climbing

Caleb is now climbing and getting into EVERYTHING! Today, he climbed into the kitchen sink and washed our vegetables with dish soap. He dives over the couch, climbs onto the sink in the bathroom, and has scaled his bookshelves. For as big of a clutz as he is, this is pretty impressive-nevertheless naughty!

Figures!

So, I told Caleb yesterday that we could go to the park after dinner. We cooked, ate, and cleaned up. Then did potty break/diaper change, put on shoes, put Kendall into the car, downpour. Yup, before Caleb even got into the car it began to downpour. He was so disappointed!

Sibling Rivalry

It has already started. Caleb is so jealous of Kendall and wants whatever she has. For example, today Kendall was playing with cute toy where you use a hammer to bang balls through a hole. Caleb of course wanted it. So, he pushed her down and took it right out of her hands. This earned Caleb a timeout where he cried and thought that life was terribly unfair. So, after his timeout he went right to the toy shelf and picked up the other toy that needed a hammer. We only have one plastic hammer-so of course he started crying hysterically saying that he couldn't play because Kendall had the hammer. Thankfully, Kendall gave it to him and ultimately he got his way-mostly. Totally deliberate! Once he saw that Kendall was through playing with the hammer he immediately put the toy back on his shelf and played with something else!

We Braved the Richmond Family Social

So, I took the kids to the Richmond Family Social. They (PTA) had promised babysitting but they were unable to secure anyone. It still went pretty well. Caleb was a dancing fool. If you have ever seen Caleb dance it is the weirdest thing. He mostly  bobs up and down and moves one arm in a weird I'm having a seizure way while focusing on wiggling his fingers. His favorite parts of the evening were 1. The Hokey Pokey, 2. That Stomp song (You know right foot, left foot, now stomp two times, criss cross....yes I am a little old and out of touch. But, I crissed crossed with the best of them!), 3. The locomotion (he held a little girl's butt.), and 4. Hula Hooping (as in he held a hula hoop and spun in circles.) Kendall did great but kept trying to leave. So, a few parents did door duty and turned her around when she reached a door. Having them also allowed me to leave an hour early which was a wonderful thing!

More Red Snapper Please

That is what was heard at my dinner table today by Caleb and both Kendall and Caleb cried when it was finished. They are definitely not Dorfman's.

Shoes

Now that Kendall is walking we had to pull out her shoes and actually begin having her wear them. Caleb hated shoes. It was such a struggle to keep them on his feet. Kendall is the opposite. She was so excited yesterday. She kept looking and touching them. She marched around our house in them thinking she was hot stuff. Today, when I pulled out a different pair she began giggling and giggling. Then she started cheering. I was worried she was not going to like them, but maybe I should have been worried that she is going to love them. I have never cheered for shoes like she did. She is definitely related to her Aunt Rachel!