We won a race against the moon!

We were on our way to our first Christmas party of the season. Emma noticed that the moon was out. After a few minutes she couldn't see it anymore and asked where it was. I said it's behind us now and she said "oh yeah, cause we are winning the race!" lol Funny! This will be cut short as John and the girls are hiding under the covers waiting for the crocodile (that's me). I have heard John yell out 3 times "is the crocodile coming now?" More later!

We won a race against the moon!

We were on our way to our first Christmas party of the season. Emma noticed that the moon was out. After a few minutes she couldn't see it anymore and asked where it was. I said it's behind us now and she said "oh yeah, cause we are winning the race!" lol Funny! This will be cut short as John and the girls are hiding under the covers waiting for the crocodile (that's me). I have heard John yell out 3 times "is the crocodile coming now?" More later!

Annual Santa Claus Parade

We are off to the parade in a few minutes. The girls are very excited. Emma asked me if she can pet Santa's "deer-ings" at the parade. Madison chimes in with "dey not called deer-ings, Emma, dey rein-goats!" Well, each of you are half right! ha ha! They say the cutest things!

Fun in the bath!

The girls had a great time in the bath tonight. They were both in great moods, which has been rare this week. Maddie has been super tired when we pick her up from Julie's. This results in a very cranky girl for most of the car ride and once the whining quiets, we look back and she is sound asleep. Then she wakes up when we get home and is pretty cranky for the rest of the night. They have pretty much dropped their naps, with the exception of the odd one on Saturdays after dance, so I think she is still adjusting. Today she was awake the car trip (albeit still whiny) but fine once we got home. They were squealing and giggling during bath time and they did not want to get out. When John and I finally got them out, Emma says "oh my goodness mummy, I'm afraid I have a bad case of the giggles." It was the cutest thing and it was said in her little girl voice, making it that much cuter. Maddie continued the giggles right up until bedtime and then she got the hiccups, which made her giggle even more! So cute. I love it when they are happy.

A Partridge in a Pear Tree

John was making up lyrics to this song this morning. Yesterday I snapped at him after a long drive back from London. So here are John's version of the lyrics (starting from two turtle doves)and the girls joined in at the end. It was hilarious!

John:Two cute daughters
One black stripe (note: referring to Emma's stuffed fish Nemo, that she was carrying at the time)
And a mom that doesn't say sorry
Then the girls chimed in with:
Emma: and a dad that says no no
Maddie: and a mama that says yes

It was hysterical, pretty darn accurate and their timing was perfect!

Kids say the cutest things!

This morning Emma put on a little dance performance and when she was finished she said "say favo, mama and Maddie." I looked at her blankly and didn't realize what she meant until Maddie lept to her feet clapping her hands and shouting "Favo, favo". I said "oh, right. Bravo, bravo!" So cute! On the same morning we were driving and we passed the rec center where they go swimming. They think it's closed every day that they don't have a lesson. So Madison says "it's closed today we go on Tuesday" and I said "yes, that's right" and Emma said "it's Nextober today, we go on Tuesday!" Ha ha! I replied "It's Sunday today, it was October last month and November this month!" I love it! This is why I started this blog, so I don't forget the funny things they say and do!

Lazy Saturday Morning

The girls crawled into bed with us this morning around 7. Maddie went over to John and Emma came to my side. I was snuggling with her and this includes lot's of hugs and squeezes. At one point she says "mama, I think you love me too tight because I can't breathe!" It was so cute! Then it was breakfast and off to dance class. They love dance class. I like the fact that I get to drop them off and I can run errands during the hour long class. I went to the Mastermind that just opened and I found some gifts for a friend of mine who just had a baby boy. I also bought a memory-type travel game for the girls and they both love it. They played with it for most of the afternoon. I could tell they were getting sleepy by 2, as they started getting very cranky and whiny. They didn't even put up a fuss when I said they needed to nap, so I know they were really tired. They have been asleeo almost 2 hours which is good, as they will be in good shape when our friends come over tonight. They can even stay up a bit later. I love weekends!

Trials and Tribulations at Swimming!

John was lucky enough to get invited to the Leafs game tonight which meant I was solo bringing the girls to swimming lessons. About 10 minutes into the lesson the instructor waves me over and I see that Maddie has to use the bathroom. Now, Maddie has had to leave the pool to use the washroom every lesson since the beginning. This is in spite of us taking her to do her business a minute before her lesson starts. Her lesson is only a half hour for pete's sake. Anyway, when I go to get her (parents sit behind the glass and watch the lesson) I notice she is walking funny. It's because she pooped in her bathing suit! Argh! So I clean her up (luckily I brought two extra swimsuits) and she went back to the lesson. While changing Madison, Emma eats chewed gum from the change-room floor. GAG! As soon as I see it I pop it out and tell her to never do that again as it has germs and could make her sick. Sigh! Good times!

Halloween 2009

The girls had a great time trick or treating. They dressed up like Princesses again and it was all they could talk about for weeks leading up to it. It was really cold last night but that didn't stop them. The houses in our neighbourhood were decked out with amazing decorations that included scary skeletons, strobe lights and music. One lady was in the driveway handing it out wearing a pretty scary mask. The girls hesitated going to her but I said it was just a nice lady wearing a scary mask. So Emma went over to her and said "my mum says you are nice and you aren't going to bite me." Ha ha! Cute. Maddie would run up to each house while keeping one hand on her pants to hold them up! That girl will be 4 in March and she is still wearing size 2 pants and they are even falling off her. They are too short, but there are no adjustable fleece or track pants, which is what she wore under her dress. Their hands were freezing but they refused to put them in their pockets or wear gloves. After each house they would say "I want to go to another house. Again, again!" After about an hour mom and dad got tired and cold so we went home. They were ok with it and chose a couple of treats to eat that night. The next day they asked about the candy once but weren't really that interested in it. John and I ate too much of it and are giving the rest away tomorrow! I know that won't last, as they get older there is no way we will be able to throw their candy out or give it away, but this year we can!

Tonight after I closed the girls door once the bedtime routine was over I was standing at the hall closet putting a towel away. The closet is right beside their room and I overheard this conversation:

Maddie: I love you Emma

Emma: Love you too Mads

Maddie: Goodnight Ems

Emma: Nighty Night Madison

Maddie: Do you think the monsters are sleeping?

Emma: yeah, mama shooed them away.

Cutest things ever. I love conversations like these! They really do love each other in spite of their many fights! lol

We got the girls the H1N1 vaccine. I lined up for 6 hours and 40 minutes while John stayed at home with the girls. I called them to come when I was about half an hour from getting the actual shot and the timing was perfect. In line Emma kept asking what we were doing and I didn't have the heart to tell her, so I just deflected her questions. When we got to the room where they were giving the shots, she clued in pretty quickly as to what was happening and started freaking out. It was a struggle to get her jacket and sweater off and I had to hug hold her. She tensed up her arm so it hurt even more and then she screamed a good 15 minutes after it was over (it only hurt for half a second). She got so worked up she was gagging and dry-heaving. Maddie cried for the second the needle went in and that was it. All night Emma whined about her arm and then John and I told her it was the OTHER arm she got poked in. So she switched and started complaining about that one! Slightly melodramatic, no? Later that night she said "I don't want to get any more pokes mama!" Little does she know she goes back in 3 weeks for her second dose!