Beach babies

I have really been slacking on the posting, but I've been up to my ears sunbathing and reading the Twilight series.

Last weekend we returned from an amazing trip to Watercolor, FL which is on the panhandle. White sand beaches, beautiful and changeable grey to aqua water, mid-70s, the trip couldn't have been better. And it was empty. We often had the heated pool all to ourselves.

Watercolor is a planned community with gorgeous houses and ample bike paths and amenities. We got a bike trailer and toted the girls around Seaside and to the beach that way. I forgot how much fun it can be to ride a bike.

The girls had a blast with cousins Henry and Lucas. Between running on the beach, swimming in the pool and playing with their cousins, I didn't think they were going to let us leave.

We drove, and thanks to the dvd player we borrowed, it was a relatively easy (as easy as a 13 hour drive can be) trip.











Paradise

Overheard

Harper: Lucy, ok?
Lucy: No, my grumpy.

BFF

Harper and Lucy have a new BFF - Lily. They have known Lily practically since birth, but today at the park decided that she needed to go do everything with them. It started out as swinging. We arrived and Lily was already in the swing and Lucy and Harper got in next to her. She was looking a little grumpy and the nanny said she was not herself. When we left the swings, H&L insisted she come with, and she really lit up. If she was out of sight, I heard "Where Lily go?"

It was like a little pack. Lily is a triplet and has four brothers, so she is used to rolling with a crew, but it was really cute to see all the girls giggling and when we left, hugging goodbye.

Two minutes

Lesson: anything you use on your children they will use agains you. I like to give the girls "choices" as all the parenting books tell me to, so I say things like "do you want to leave now, or do you want to leave in two minutes?"

I just told Lucy I needed to change her poopy diaper. Her response, "two minutes". Guess she needed to finish up business.

From the Patch

Goldfish Snarfer

Harper got upset the other day when, hours after she had strewn her goldfish all over the floor, she found them gone. Eaten by our vacuum, not Roomba, but Murdoch. She sat on the floor and tried to open his mouth saying "Goldfish back". She has done this to me in the past when I've stolen a fry, often accompanied by a tantrum.

My do myself

Inside out and upside down.


Lucy has really taken to dressing herself. She has become pretty good at getting the shoes on, but has some trouble with shirts. Pants only get put on up to the bum bum.

Harper is more into "doing" the five point harnesses on strollers, carseats and her chair. Which is a little more annoying because I'm usually in a hurry. With the dressing, I can just let Lucy go for it while I get Harper dressed. I'm not sure how this will work when they both want to dress themselves. Start 10 minutes earlier and use the time to unload the dishwasher, I suppose. Or snap entertaining photos to embarass them later.