our little comedienne

Rebecca is constantly cracking us up with the things she says.  She doesn't mean to be funny, but it just comes out that way.  I only remember a few of the hilarious things she says.  I wish I could write them all down to remember them, but I never have anything handy to write it down.  So here are just a few of the things she's said lately to keep us laughing.

Last weekend my parents were here.  Rebecca was sitting on Grandma's lap while Grandma was talking to me.  Rebecca kept trying to get her attention while she was talking to me, so she finally put her hand on Grandma's mouth and said, "Don't say another word." 

A few minutes later, while we were still laughing about that one, she was trying to get my mom to look at something she had made.  My mom was looking in that direction, but Rebecca wanted to make sure she was looking closely, so she kept trying to push her head down, right next to what she had made.  "Just a WIIIIIITTLE bit cwoser," she kept telling her.  ("Just a liiiiiiittle bit closer," is what she was saying--she doesn't say her "L" sound very well yet.)

A few weeks ago she was watching The Wonder Pets.  It's not a show she normally watches, so she was watching pretty intently.  After it was over she said, "Mommy, we don't have a fwy boat.  We need to go to the store to buy one!"  (The Wonder Pets fly in a FLY boat....she calls it a fwy boat.)

As she gave me a hug not too long ago she told me, "I love you, Mommy.  You're my sweet little mama." 

I wish I could think of more.  She's so funny, but these don't sound quite so funny when you write it down.  Some of those, "I guess you had to be there...." type of moments, I guess....

While they were here, my parents were entertained by both girls.  Rachel decided to play Egyptian princess with them, and put these things on them (they're the protectors from the arms of the living room chair) to turn them into an Egyptian Queen and King.  They decided to play along and "Walk Like An Egyptian."

Rebecca decided to try doing it, too.

Oh, and she got a haircut...so here she is with her new 'do.

Love my crazy family!

mazes

Over the weekend we went to the science museum.  There was a special mazes exhibit. 

Rachel had a great time and worked hard at making her own maze.

Rebecca traveled through the maze.

Rachel had a little trouble with this maze...

There was a bounce house in a different exhibit--Rachel loved it.  Rebecca spent the whole time like this because she couldn't stand up!

But we all had a great time.

happy valentines day

I haven't had much to write about, but things are good. Rachel's doing pretty well at school (if you overlook a few random mishaps that shall remain unnamed, for the sake of her privacy--I feel like I need to start protecting that a little bit on this blog as she gets older and can now read this blog on her own if she wants to), Rebecca is her usual talk-all-day self, losing pieces of toys and making us laugh, and I'm busy trying new recipes and keeping my house clean (two of my goals for the new year....still going strong).

Last weekend we went to visit my family, since my brother was home from NYC for the first time since summer, and it was a chance for all of us to get together to celebrate my mom's birthday a few days late. It was like Christmas without the presents....lots of people, cousins for my girls to play with, a full house, and lots of fun. And I don't have a single picture. :(

My husband and I are planning our first (sans kids) vacation in several years. He wanted me to choose where I wanted to go, since he usually does the planning. I've been pondering it for months (I really hate making decisions) and I finally decided to go to Mackinac Island. I've wanted to go ever since I was a teenager and saw "Somewhere In Time." (And it needed to be somewhere we could drive in a day, because I didn't want to spend money on airfare or waste my husband's few vacation days driving, and this fit the bill.). Now that I finally have the decision made, I'm looking forward to planning it. Until now, I haven't been because it was too stressful to try and decide where, but now that I've decided, I'm excited about the planning.

So my husband surprised me last night with these....

So, Happy Valentines Day to me!  And to you....  Rachel's been talking about it for a long time, because if you know her, you know how she loves a holiday! This morning she gave me my first valentine that she made completely by herself, on her own accord, and hid days ago in her room. She made one for each of us. I love it!

groundhogs

Last year Rachel was SO excited about Groundhog Day that she threw her food across the room.

Last night she started talking about it, excited again to watch the news this morning. I reminded her of last year when she cried at the results (until I read that post above, I had forgotten about her throwing her Cheerios!). I told her she could watch it, but she couldn't cry if it wasn't the news she wanted to hear.

So this morning the news was mostly about the Super Bowl and very little about the groundhog, but when they did finally come on and say that he hadn't seen his shadow, and he predicted an early spring, all was right in her little world.