Busy Busy Busy

Lauren is always busy. She is so interested and active. It is a ton of fun when it is not wearing me out, and definitely shows me why there is an advantage to having kids when you are younger. She should have been the child I had when I was 28, not 38, but she makes me smile most of the time (yes, even when I am removing her from the top of the TV). Yesterday, Max went to "camp" at The Little Gym so it was just me and Lauren. Josh had gotten Max a wiffle ball set and he hadn't been too into sharing it, so I got Lauren her own ball and bat. She insisted that the baseball bat was called "my baseball" but she was thrilled. We went out back on a gorgeous day to play. She insisted on wearing Max's baby doll on her back. We had a very busy morning.

Butterflies!

There is a place called "The Butterfly Place" in town. I have wanted to visit it for quite a while, and finally got there on Monday with the kids and a couple of friends and their daughters. Max and Lauren really enjoyed it. Max was really intrigued by the "HabEEEtats" for the butterflies, and Lauren, who rode on my back the whole time, loved seeing the butterflies flying around. How do I know she enjoyed it? Every time we got in the car last week (we went on Monday), she said hopefully "bufwys?" I will definitely have to take her there again soon.

Daddy's Helpers

Josh has started making dinner (most) Sundays. I try not to help, though I do, from time to time, suggest. A couple of weeks ago, I suggested that he make pizza with the kids. They made the pizza dough using the recipe in Max's cookbook. Josh hadn't worked with yeast dough before, so it was a totally new experience with him (though he can work the bread machine). It is hard to cook with both kids, but he did a pretty good job at letting them help, even if it meant ending up with bizarely shaped pizzas with uneven cheese and watching more pepperoni end up in their mouths than the pizza (which is probably good as they like it cold, but not hot for some reason).

So Sweet

I usually manage to avoid buying cute little dresses for Lauren. It isn't that I never get her anything cute, but layered dresses, big bows, etc, are just not my style. However, I couldn't resist this find at Marshalls. It even came with a matching dress for her "baby." She loves it. It is a bit big, but still looks nice on her. The biggest issue now is when on earth will she wear it.