One of the things we brought home from the states are some old American Girl dolls that we got when I was like 8. Steven and my dad searched high and low in the basement for them and all their accessories. And since the day they got them, they have played and dressed at least once a day. Sadie was sitting on the couch trying to dress her Felicity doll into a hospital gown, and asked me for help. Since I try not to get sucked into dressing their dolls because it's a never-ending cycle of taking one outfit off to put on another one, just to take that one off 2 minutes later. I told her, "I'll give you a hint. The arms go into the arm holes." And she perks up, "Oh! That's what you have to do! I think I can do that, put the arms in the arm holes."
When Steven arrived in the states in July, the girls had a plethora of things and stories to tell him. These things ranged from what we did without him to random crazies to how much they missed him. Well one night Lilly, out of nowhere, says "Dad, you know sometimes you screw yourself." And Steven who is learning patience with them and to ask what they are talking about before punishing her, looked at me half laughing/half mad and says, " What do you mean Lilly?" And she explains, "You know when you are hanging stuff on the wall and you put the screw in your finger instead of into the wall, you screw yourself in the finger." One word- PRICELESS.
We got rid of Ruby's binky as soon as she was over the croup. The only reason she kept it over the summer was that we wanted her to have it for the flight to and from the states. It was just easier on everyone involved that she keep for the long flights. We didn't have any problem getting rid of it at all, we just did the same as we did for the other two. We threw them all way and told her that little babies needed it because she's a big girl now. Now she doesn't stop talking. The worst part is that she parrots everyone, all the time. She follows movies and stories and understands what's going on. When she sees vehicles she shouts, "Drive, drive, drive!" But when she sees cats, she goes NUTS. She screams "kiddies!" at the top of her lungs and when the cat is bad she screams, "Kiddie! Bad kiddies. Kiddie bad!" over and over and over and over and over and over again. It drives me bonkers! I love that she's talking a lot more now but man I wish you could install a filter on her.
We went to the BX after school one day and noticed the Halloween costumes were out. For those of you who don't know, when there is something at the BX who want, need, or even think you may need you have to buy it right there on the spot. If you don't and you go back even just later in the day, it more than likely won't be there anymore.
Small base + Overseas = Not a lot of stuff. The girls picked out the princesses costumes obviously :) Lilly will be Ariel, Sadie will be Belle, and Ruby will be Cinderella. Ruby went to her new go to word of the day, cute. She just kept screaming, "Cute! Cute! Cute!" Lilly asked Daddy what he wanted to be and he said nothing the costumes were for them. Ruby says, "But cute!" meaning but Daddy you'll be cute. Her talking is getting better and better everyday.
We were looking around the toy section and we stopped at the puzzles. They have been pretty much obsessed with them since Yiayia got them some to do over the summer. They found some Disney ones that were 300 pieces and they were amazed by all the pieces. Lilly picks one up and says, "Oh Momma! What kind is this one?" I told her it was a Diary of a Wimpy Kid puzzle and she says, "Oh a Diarrhea of a Wimpy Kid puzzle! Cool!"
Maybe Ruby is going through a growth spurt or I don't know what, but every time Steven or I go into or even near the kitchen Ruby starts screaming, "Eat! Eat! Eat!" and runs to her seat at the table. Sometimes she actually eats other times she just plays or tries to feed the dog.
We've been watching "Only in America with Larry the Cable" and the girls like Larry is just awesome. They figured out that he's the voice of Tow Mater and now they think he's hillarious. They had the DVD of the show at the BX and Sadie screams out, "Hey Mom! They have that Cable Guy here!!!"
The weekends here have been about sitting with/on Daddy. They love the days he's home with them!
-K
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