Ta- daaaah!!!

Don't let this somber face fool you....

She is anything but!

When I try to come up with words to describe her...I just can't find one word.  Even a few words seem to lack the ability to give an accurate picture of her.

She's a mess.  A hot mess.  She's easy going (getting to be less and less, haha!).  A ball of energy.  Into everything.  Full of laughter. And well, a mess.

Today- Parker and I were in the laundry room.  She runs in from the living room and says loudly and proudly, "Ta-daaah!" while swinging her arms out as if she had something to show.

"Ta-dah?!"  What did you do?" I replied questioningly.

She said, again, loudly and proudly, "I didn't write on my hands with marker!!" while showing me her hands.

I replied, "You didn't? Yay!!  I'm so proud of you, Grace!!"

Then she said........(a third time) loudly and proudly, "I wrote on the couch!!!"




A spanking and time out later....she was still very loud (she wasn't a fan of time out)....only..... not so proud anymore.


Then we went through the drill again for the upteenth time.

Me: Grace....where do we use our markers?
Grace:  On the paper.
Me: Are you supposed to write on your hand?"
Grace:  No.
Me: Where are you supposed to write?
Grace: On the paper.
Me: Are you supposed to write on the couch?
Grace: No.
Me: Where are you supposed to write.
Grace: On the paper.
Me: Why did you go to time out?
Grace: I went to time out because I wrote on the couch and I will not do it again.


See!!  She knows what she's doing!!  Little stinker.


And then Parker comments and praises herself because she doesn't write on the couch like Grace.  And I remind Parker that she's 2...and started to say, "Parker- when you were 2..." And then I stopped myself.  Because when she was 2.....we didn't own markers!!!

So thankful she's my mess.

visiting granny

We made another visit to Granny yesterday.  As always- it was a good visit.  

We get there.  The girls entertain themselves somewhat.  We eat.  We eat a lot.

We talk.  And laugh.

And then.....before we leave....meltdown(s) occurs.   ;)

Granny really outdid herself!  We had blackened peas, bacon, sauteed squash, corn on the cob, and cornbread.  All of it was SO good.  She also had brownies and cookies.  Yum!

Kristin brought some markers and coloring books.  She also brought some coffee filters and pipe cleaner and the girls made the cutest little flowers.  I wish I would have gotten pictures of the finished product because they were so cute, but I didn't.

And we totally made the mistake we usually make and didn't take a picture of all the girls with Granny until the end.  And so, of course, it didn't happen. 

 Grace was in meltdown mode, clinging to my hip.  Oh well.  Next time.  ;)