Things for Me to Remember

My girls are just growing up way too fast. This week when I dropped Lauren off at preschool, Allison and I were walking back to the van and she said, "Mommy, you can go to work with Daddy." I said to her, "Who will watch you while I'm at work?" She said matter-of-factly, "Ms. Cheryl!" (Lauren's preschool teacher) Lauren and I have talked recently about me going back to teaching when she and Allison are both in school. I guess Allison heard more of that conversation than I realized.
Here is a list of fun things Lauren is saying and doing these days.

• "Mom, did you hear that kind word?" (We've really been emphasizing those kind words ALL the time)
• "OK Mom, I will listen and obey."
• She calls me "Moms" a lot lately
• She loves painting, coloring, playing with glue, tape, stickers, scissors....
• She loves getting her fingernails and toenails painted
• She loves singing
• She loves playing school in her room during quiet time. She lines up all her stuffed animals and babies and gives them crayons and books.
• She absolutely loves going to school and church
• She also loves playing like she is a server in a restaurant.....she has to routine down very well. (Maybe we are eating out too much?!)
• Just about anything we do, whether it is going to buy a new microwave, going to the gym, going to church or school, she will recreate the entire thing when she is home playing. I love to watch her version of all those daily, routine things we do.
• Today as we were walking into Sams she looked up at me and said, "Mom I like doing things with you." (That really melted my heart)

Here are a few things Allison is saying and doing.

• She will whisper in my ear and say, "I love you bushels and bushels."
• After going to the the bathroom she'll say, "May I have a potty M&M." I'll never here the word M&Ms again without thinking of the potty! At least she is potty trained. Love how those M&M's worked for both of my girls.
• Speaking of the M&M's, she gets one M&M for tinkling in the potty and five for pooing in the potty. Without fail, she will give two of her five M&Ms to Lauren. What a sweet little sister.
• Well, she's not always sweet!!! She does hit, bite, pinch and scratch her sister. My brother swears that's a second child (girl) thing! He seems to remember me doing that to him when we were little. Unfortunately, I remember doing it, too! Sorry brother!
• Allison has been a huge fan of bellies. Since she was weaned from nursing she has had this thing where she loves to lay on your belly and blow raspberries on it. I used to think it was just my belly she loved, but I think my Mom's may be a close second or even tied for the best belly.
• One of her favorite sayings is, "Ohhhh, honey bunny!" She says it if she spills something or makes a mess.
• Allison is all girl, she loves to play with baby dolls. Her favorite is Rebecca. But just this past week, she went to Build a Bear and now she has a new baby (Teddy Bear) named Kelsey.
• Another favorite thing I love hearing her say is, "You're so sweet."
• She has learned to pedal her tricycle.
• She is quite sneaky.....when it gets quiet I have to find her quickly. The other day, she had gotten my purse off the countertop and had several pieces of gum already in her mouth and was still going for more.