You have GOT to be kidding me!

Here are some of my recent "you have got to be kidding me" moments around here:

1. An English cucumber + a 2 year old + a 3 year old + a baby in an exersaucer= bad combination.

So, we all happened to be in the kitchen one day while I was preparing lunch. I had an English cucumber out and was going to give some to the girls with their lunch. You know, the long ones that come wrapped in plastic. Anyway, Emma saw it and wanted to hold it and I thought, whatever will keep her happy until I get lunch ready. Then Arianna saw it and wanted it too. So, of course they start fighting over it; one on either end like they are playing tug-of-war or something. One or the other of them eventually lost their grip and it slammed right into the unsuspecting Grant's face: whammo! Poor little guy!

2. We put the girls to bed the other night at 7:30 pm and they did not fall asleep until 10:30 pm! I am all for them bonding as sisters and all, but come on!! They were doing everything from singing to talking to playing with their animals, you name it! They were having the time of their lives in their room! Too bad Emma won't ever sleep in!

3. As you all know if you keep up with my blog, Emma is a good little mother to all of her animals and dolls. For a while, she was on a kick where she would put a stuffed animal 'to bed' in Grant's crib during the time when he was awake in the morning. Normally, when I go to put him down for his morning nap I just take the animal out and put him in. On this particular morning, however, Emma was aware that I was about to remove her animal from the crib and she had a fit! She insisted that the animal (Nakey- Snakey Baby Lamb, in this case) (Yes, folks, that is his name) was still asleep and that I must NOT take him out. She had a full blown melt down before I got Grant down for his nap.

4. We were driving in the car today and I heard Emma in the back seat trying to teach Arianna to say the Alphabet backwards! She said the whole things backwards without missing a single letter! The next morning I was telling Kenneth about it and had Emma say it for Kenneth and she did it again! I couldn't believe it!