Copycat Art

Notice the mirror imaging...

Madeline's big mouth

In costco today, Mads struck up a conversation with the lady who has putting our items into the cart. She's saying how old she is and that her sister is 2 1/2 and that she has a wart on her finger. True, but TMI.

Lord Help Us...

We were listening to the Annie soundtrack yesterday and Ms. Hannigan's "Little Girls" came on. Madeline said she was mean, and I said that she's just a drunk. Of course that demanded an explanation, and I said, "It's when you drink too much alcohol and act silly or mean." Madeline said, "ya, like when she pored her alcohol into the bathtub." Lola then says, "I don't pour mine in the bathtub." I said, "Pour your what?" Her response, "My wine...I drink it all up." And she does....she loves wine, and sangria, and vodka soda....sips of course, but she'd drink the whole glass if given an opportunity. Ugh.

Snow in July

So how do we keep cool in this summer heat? Well, if you live in Phoenix, you can go to the zoo for a snow day. They bring in piles of "snow" for the kids and animals to play in. Mads had fun making snowballs and fearless Lola loved the 30 foot water slide.

2 kinds of deserts

On our drive home today, Madeline informs me that there are 2 kinds of deserts and she's so thankful that we live in this beautiful desert with flowers and mountains. I ask her what the other desert is like and she told me it's dusty and disgusting.

The world to a 2 year old

Today I was taking a shower and Lola walks into the bathroom. She asks what I am doing. I return the question, "What does it look like I'm doing?" She responded, "Brushing your pits." I was shaving my underarms.

Good Manners

Today Maria told Lola...."You're getting so tall." Lola turned, looked at her and said, "Thanks."

Pre Circus Excitement

Sweet Sleeper

She was done with her nap...that's what she told me, but when I came back in the room, she was fast asleep on the bench.

Harvesting Caterpillars

Madeline continues her foray into entomology. She's been collecting caterpillars that she finds in the house. Eeww, I know. So I did some research to see what a young caterpillar needs to grow into a butterfly. I found out that they are voracious, but picky eaters and each species of caterpillar only eats a specific species of leaf. Hmm. How to decide. So Mads just put some random leaves in the first time. The first one died. Catty # 2 was found and madeline decided to try some bougainvillea leaves. She was actually really observant and noted that the leaves had little holes in it, which she hypothesized was eaten by this particular caterpillar. This one died too, but not before it went from a whitish color to pink....bougainvillea infiltration I suppose.

But then I got grossed out. We went to the science center and saw an exhibit on Crime Scene Insects....bugs that help solve crimes. Cool, yes, but only until I realized that these caterpillars were really only larvae of some sort. Gross!