Funniest things part who knows?

I love when the kids say cute things and I have a few to share. When we were driving to Julie's the other day we were talking about Christmas. Maddie says "can we go boganning in the red bogan-thingy?" Yes Maddie, of course. Then Emma says "will we put out celery and carrots for Santa's rein-goats?" Yes Emma. So cute. Today we were getting dinner ready and the girls help me by getting things from the cupboard. Emma grabbed something and had to move a bag of peanuts. She says "mummy, are you allergic to penises?" I laughed so hard and said "you mean peanuts?" It was hysterical. I also have a pimple on my chin and when I looked in the mirror I sighed because it was still there and Emma says "well just don't look in the mirror, mom." Sigh. Out of the mouths of babes.

Tomorrow is their kindergarten observation so John and I get to go in and see the girls in their classroom and then get feedback from the teacher. I can't wait and they are super excited to have us in their class. Their teachers were flexible and kind enough to accommodate so I can see them on the same day one after the other. It helps that I am a teacher and we communicate through the board e-mail. Looking forward to it!

Royal Winter Fair

We took the girls to the RWF. It's neat to see them change from year to year as this has become a tradition. When they were little they fed the animals at the petting zoo without fear. Last year they wanted nothing to do with feeding them, as they were scared, but they were still very interested in looking at the animals. This year they were back to no fear and fed all of them from the palms of their hands. It was very cute to see their faces light up especially when they fed the llamas. The other highlight of the fair was a cow pooping and a honey stick. Emma brought up the yummy honey stick today! They were able to partake in the interactive games for kids for the first time. One game was to spin a wheel and then tell the employee what sound the animal in the picture made. Both girls got them right (and they were hard, they were snouts of a pig and a bunny's nose). They won an apple. lol. There was also a fake cow they could milk (it was water) and a memory game of the Ontario Wildlife. They are so good at memory; much better than me! All in all the trip was great and we will go again next year.

Gain an hour? Not with little ones!

Clocks went back on Sat. Each year John and I devise a plan to keep them up an hour later in hopes that they will adjust to the time change. Well the time change cannot compete with their little internal clocks and they've been up at 6 the last two mornings. It takes about a week for them to sleep til 7:30 again. Oh well! I love the mornings when they snuggle into bed with me and tickle my face. Emma is the best cuddler. Maddie will sometimes, but has to be in the mood. She prefers to watch tv out in the nook. Needless to say they were pretty cranky when I picked them up from Julie's today but didn't sleep in the car, surprisingly. They are still loving school and Maddie asks me "where are we going after bed" meaning where are we tomorrow, school or Julie's? They love both places equally. They went to Church for the first time with Julie and her family and loved it. Emma especially loved Sunday school. John and I aren't religious but we don't mind the girls going as they can decide for themselves as they get older. For now they love it. I will try and be better at updating more often!

Halloween is a comin!

The girls are well-adjusted at school and loving every minute of it. The teacher in me wishes the kids would channel this well past grade 6! Their teachers are lovely. Very different but both offer them something. Apparently at recess they run to each other and hug. Sometimes Emma has asked to be in the same class as Madison, but overall I think they are ok with being in different classes. I am happy with this decision.

Halloween is coming and they are super excited. They are being princesses, again. This is their 5th Halloween and they have been princesses all but once and only because John and I made the decision for them because they were only 9 months! lol Oh well perhaps they will outgrow this once they are in high school! ha ha! They have had fun picking out pumpkins and apple picking and all the other fun Fall things that are offered. They get along well most of the time and i overhear the sweetest conversations between them. Today Emma got really angry at Maddie over a toy (it's always over a toy) and then later she went over and said "coochie (term of endearment they made up) do you forgive me?" and Maddie said "um, I will have to think about it" but then a minute later she said "I forgive you coochie" and they hugged. All without my intervention, so it was authentic. Love when that happens!

I hate my sister!

Yikes, I've been a referee all morning between the girls. Emma crumpled one of Maddie's fairy pictures and Maddie growled and screamed at the top of her lungs "I hate my sister and I will never ever be twins with her again!" I knew I shouldn't laugh but could barely contain myself. It was just so cute and funny! 5 minutes later and they were best buds again. Ah the life of a twin mummy!

I bet the girls' teachers at curriculum night. I left my school right at the bell, dashed to meet up with their teachers and then back down to my school as our curriculum night was on the same day. Crazy! The girls are in good hands. Their teachers are quite different, one is very new and the other is a teaching vet but they both bring a lot to the table, which is great. I made sure not to ask the dreaded question that I cringe at during my own curriculum night and that is "how is my child doing?" Way too early to assess, the point of the evening is to review the curriculum, not give a parent-teacher interview. So I didn't ask but they did volunteer that both girls are fine and part of the zipper club (one of the few kids that can do up their own zipper)! lol THey can recognize letters and colours etc and there are no issues at this point. Phew!

An Actor in the Making?

Madison is quite the character these days! Tonight John was scooping out some rice for her and she said "I don't want that brown pork stuff on it dad" and she said "it's sauce, it's there because the pork was on top of the rice and I can't take it off." So the kid puts the back of her hand up to her forehead and says "oh the pain, the pain. The pain of sauce on my rice" all dramatic-like! John, Emma and I were on the floor laughing. It was so funny!

Both girls are super tired since school started. We have been putting them to bed earlier than usual and they still sleep right through. It's an adjustment, that's for sure! They are equally excited about getting up to go to Julie's or kinder, so that's a good thing. Tomorrow they have to be up early. John has a meeting downtown so I am dropping them at my friend's house as her son goes to the same school so she will get them there. They will be tired but such is life! The first week and a bit of school has gone by very fast!

Kinder is a big success so far!

The girls love school. They love their teachers (although Emma, at one point wanted Maddie's teacher because she is "prettier" yikes)! They are making crafts and reading stories and they go out for recess. It's really neat hearing them talk like big kids. I am so happy they are enjoying school. They still love going to Julie's on alternate days, which is great. Emma is ready to move up to a booster seat (Maddie needs to gain 10 pounds before she can get into a booster and this has her heartbroken, poor thing)! Meet the teacher night is next week but it's the same night at my own school so John will go. I will meet their teachers the next day. So proud of my grown-up girls!