Friday, August 19, 2011

the June bug...

This is our Junebug. She's busy as ever, despite my lack of blog coverage of her two year old antics lately. Her favorite food is cereal. With Milk. In a Bowl. So much so that it's the first thing i hear about when she wakes up. "I need cereal. and milk. In a bowl." over and over. :)

She is also enjoying sitting on the potty, although successes in that endeavor are few and far between. I will have to buckle down with her eventually, but i don't see a 4-5 day window at home in the next weeks where we can really knock it out.

We're drinking out of straws and trying on Oma's hat, and basically doing everything big girl toddlers do. She loves shoes and purses and 'baubles' - necklaces. She wants to call everyone on my phone. To say the bug has enjoyed her independence and communication skills is a major understatement.

We just had the 'first haircut' this week and it's pretty darn grown up. She smiles widely and yells "CHEESE!" but also scowls intensely... I never know which will come out, a scowl and silence, or a wide grin and sentence introduction. But we love the variety and the surprises and our sweet girl who rocks babies and holds hands and reminds us to all sit down and eat at the same time and pause to pray. God's using her to sharpen me in ways that are more fun than her infancy molding, and we're trying to bottle the moments as best we know how. And enjoy age TWO!

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

dinnertime quotes

RM had a few gems during supper tonight that I don't want to forget:

1. 'Dad, if you eat your dinner, you can get some frozen peas!!!'
--Yes, yes, i do use them as a treat. straight out of the freezer bag. Mama's so tricky.

2. 'Mom, you just pray to Johnny Appleseed.'
--I don't know if who to take this up with... but Daddy must be one heck of a storyteller.

3. 'Well, I just want another brother.'
-- After being told that he should love his sister.