Concept of Time, Place & Eyeglasses

Okay the big news of the day... our little Lauren has to wear glasses.  I had noticed her eye turning inward once in awhile, especially when she gets tired and knew I had to get her in right away.  I made an appointment and during that two week wait, it got a little worse and her teacher also pulled me aside and mentioned it.  I was all prepared for the whole patching routine.  A friend of mine is going through it for the second time with her daughter so I had prepped Lauren for what might happen and even browsed some super cute, girlie patches online.  Surprise, surprise, no patching.  She is farsighted.  Her eye sight is worse than mine.  Poor thing.  I am having a hard time adjusting to the idea of her wearing glasses.  I'm sure we will all adjust.  Her eyes were dilated so she couldn't see the glasses when we were trying them on so I picked out a pretty, princess-ey pair that have pink and purple hearts on the side.  I will take pictures of her when we get the glasses next week.

Lilly has been starting to label things with her new found sense of time, which as you can imagine is not the greatest at three years old.  When she can't go potty, she'll hop down from the toilet and say, "Maybe I'll try next week."  She will randomly assign days of the week to sound like her teachers and us: "That will be perfect Friday."  Um, okay.  Tonight she asked for a yogurt.  When I asked her to pick between blueberry and strawberry, she picked blueberry and said the strawberry would be perfect next month.  Not sure about that but whatever you say, Lil.

And finally, last night the girls and I were in the bathroom getting ready for bed and Lilly noticed a yellow spot on the linoleum.  I told her it was a stain that was there when we bought the house.  Next, Lauren and I had the following conversation:
Lauren:  You bought us a house?
Me:  Well, yes, Daddy bought us a house.
Lauren:  And then we came?
Me:  Kind of.  Daddy and I were little kids, we grew up, Daddy bought the house, we got married and then we had you.
Lauren:  So we live here.
Me:  Yes.
Lauren:  Before that we just lived on the grass?

I had to explain that we have lived other places but she and Lilly had only lived in our home and no one lived on the grass.  It was really cute. 

The older she gets, the better the conversation.  I love it.  Now, I have to go attend the rock and roll concert going on in my living room.  Keith, Lauren and Lilly are playing Rock Star, again.

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I hope she'll wear it tomorrow because she won't try it on.

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Lauren's skirt. Not done sewing yet.

They held hands on their own as we walked out of Meijer.

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Take It Back

Lilly.
What can I say about that girl?
She has such a stubborn, independent streak that it has taken me totally by surprise that school has been a huge ordeal for her.  She was fine.  Loved school and now she does not like it and doesn't want to go.  She cries, screams and kicks trying to get to me.  Tuesday night, Keith asked her why she cried at school that morning.  She looked at him like he should already know and said very matter of factly, "Because Mama left me."  Ouch.  That hurt.  I am hoping to have a better outcome tomorrow so I bribed her.  If she doesn't cry when I leave her, Lauren and I will bring her a surprise when we pick her up.  She agreed to it but let's just wait and see.

Lauren is doing awesome at school.  She loves it and wakes up way too early on school days.  She just can't wait to get there.  That makes me very happy.  I always loved school and hoped to have kids that liked it too.  Lauren's class made applesauce today and Friday we take our very first field trip.  This will be the first time they get to ride the bus.  This is MAJOR!  All the kids are looking forward to going to the cider mill.  (A few of us moms are, too!)  Poor Lilly doesn't get to go.  There are age restrictions for the school bus plus the school tries to make it a special outing for the 4 year olds and their parents.  Besides, Lilly gets to do it next year.
While Lauren was at school this morning, Lilly and I helped our friend Erin with a babysitting emergency.  Erin babysits and cute little baby boy but had scheduled someone to watch him while she went to the eye doctor.  She was a no show so Lil and I got to hang out with baby Keegan.  He is a really good baby but that didn't sway Lil too much.  She took one look at him and said, "I don't like that.  Take it back."  I am really, REALLY glad I am not pregnant.  She would be a tough one to win over!  She was delighted when Keegan went back. 

I'll let everyone know how Lilly does with school tomorrow and, of course, I will take lots of photos on Lauren's field trip!

Lilly's 1st Day

She did AWESOME!  She is talkative and explores the room to the fullest.  Plus, she made a little friend, Logan.  It is going to be a great year for her.

 Tomorrow we'll take Lauren to school, again.  Tuesday, Lilly is the first Special Helper so Lauren and I will go with her to school so she can share a snack with the class!

Lauren's 1st Day of 4 Year Old Preschool

This morning was Lauren's first day of 4 year old preschool.  She was so excited to "go to the big school."  Just for the record, she is in the same classroom at the same school with the same teacher.  She was back with many of her old classmates and friends.  And, just like last year, Lilly cried because she couldn't stay.  (Lilly gets her first day of school tomorrow!)
Here is Lauren's first day in pictures:

Found my kitchen curtains...

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Lauren's castle cake.

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The inside of Lauren's birthday cake.

Robot Girl is Three & so is the Princess

Lilly is now three years old as of Monday, August 2nd!  She really does seem so much older now.  She talks and talks and talks especially when Lauren is not around.  She said the most amazing sentence today.  It was so thought out and made lots of sense.  I don't remember what she said or what it was about but right in the middle she said "because" and then explained.  It was so smart!  I love her to pieces!  The one word I would use to sum Lil up would be happy.  She is almost always happy and she makes me so happy.  She is so darn cute... the way she looks at me, the way she eats... everything.  I am so lucky to be Lilly's mama. 
Lilly has been growing again.  This morning, I got out the tape measure and lined the girls against the door.  Two inches separate them.  Two!  I need to start measuring feet too because I think they might be wearing the same size shoe now.  We will get an official weight and height in a few weeks when I take them to see their new doctor.  Yes, we had to leave our beloved doctor because of our stupid insurance.  I cried and cried and then felt completely sick to my stomach.  It isn't fair that we have to leave after 10 years but hopefully, we will be back.
Finally, Lauren was calling me on her pretend phone today.  We were sitting about five feet apart.  Our conversation was just like the three we had already had on our phones but this time we had a slight interruption: 
L:  Hi Mama.
M:  Hi Lauren.  How are you?
L:  Fine.  What are you doing?
M:  Well, I am still reading...
L:  Hold on for a minute, please.
(L:  Lilly that is mine.  Put it down.)
L:  Okay.  Hi Mama.

It was so hysterical to me that she stopped talking to me politely instead of just yelling like she always does and then came right back to our conversation.  I think she has been paying attention to me when I am on the phone. 

I love my girls!!!

What little 3 year old has the best mama ever? Happy birthday, Lilly!

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Keith is such a good dad... Lilly asked for blue eggs so she got blue and Lauren got pink. Yuck.

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A Celebrity Bought One of My Dresses!

Nicole called me today to let me know that Romany Malco (the black guy in 40 Year Old Virgin, Conrad on Weeds, the doorman from Baby Mama) bought one of my dresses from her store, Morgan's Boutique.  He was shooting a movie in Grand Rapids and came over to Holly with the producer to scout filming locations.  

This is the guy:

And this is the dress:

Cute, huh?

That is my brush with celebrity.