A visit from Mimi

Mimi flew in Tuesday afternoon and the kids and I packed up to go pick her up.  She came prepared with a prize for each day and quickly won Miss M over.  She was like Mary Poppins pulling stuff out of her suitcase every morning.  Miss M can definitely be bought with prizes.

Mimi was amazing.  She was amazing at entertaining Miss M and teaching her all kinds of things which are going to take some time to break.  She was really creative in finding things for Miss M to do or different ways for Miss M to play with the same stuff she normally plays with.  Mimi cooked dinners and cleaned them up!

Miss M was so excited about Mimi that when I left for Mr. Man's doctor's appointment Wednesday morning Miss M didn't shed a tear. I am still baffled by all of these developments since we all know Miss M usually takes some time to warm up to people.

Thursday we all packed up and went to Miss M's gym class and then to Costco because we needed some bulk food and some cheap pizza and hot dogs. Mr. Man woke up around the time that we were eating and was unhappy even after having a bottle since he has started spitting up more.  It was a bit stressful to get an overloaded cart, two kids, and Mimi and I out of the store.  Well, it was stressful for me. Mimi took control like a pro. She took both kids (while getting Mr. Man to stop screaming) and walked out of the store like it was just a normal day.

She's got Mr. Man in one hand and Miss M in the other.  Calm, cool and collected.

Mimi and Miss M played in the sandbox a lot.

Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures of Mimi and the kids. I was so upset. I realized it after I dropped her off at the airport Saturday morning. I was planning on having Andrew take pictures before she left Saturday since we'd all showered and were presentable but then Mr. Man was feisty and it just slipped my mind. We'll have to get some next time as soon as she comes so we don't forget.

Mimi brought magnetic letters for Miss M.  I had no idea the door was metal therefore now we have even more room for stuff in the kitchen! Miss M is becoming more in tune and aware of letters. She has been previously unaware and uninterested but she's recognizing a few letters and what they stand for i.e. her letter is M and Mr. Man's letter is W and Aunt Nessie's letter is A etc.

Miss M has been working on her "cheese" face.

She's definitely seriously about cheesing here since you can see the veins in her neck pop out.  She's either a ham or a pistol and won't smile for the camera and you never know what you're going to get.

And now her "cheese" face is attacking the camera. 

While Mr. Man slept one day we took a walk to the park. I purchased a double stroller. I am in love with this particular double stroller and Miss M loves it too so we try to get out for small outings each day.

A rare picture of the two kids together. Miss M wants to do with Mr. Man does.  If he gets his diaper changed miraculously she wants her diaper changed.  And if he lays down on the floor she wants to lay down on the floor. I don't necessarily think it's because she wants to be close to him.