Nana and Papa Meet Sophie

They came for a very quick trip so as to help us with Georgia's tubes. We were thrilled to have them here! Sophie was on her best behavior.



Nana and Papa came bearing gifts (so many gifts, G keeps telling me she wants to go to their house) including two wonderful dinners.

It's very nice not to have to cook for yourself.

Lounging around, everyone in their own chair.

Georgia and the ENT

After too many ear infections to keep count, we finally bit the bullet and had tubes put in G's ears this morning. We snatched her from her bed bright and early (she was mainly convinced to go with us specifically because she got to wear her pajamas outside) and went to see Dr. Williams, aka G's doctor boyfriend. She LOVES him. Really. We talk about him a lot. It's kind of strange. He's nice and all, but she really, really loves this guy.


She brought her kissing Mickey and Minnie mice to the event (along with Jasmine, Knuffle Bunny, Michael Bear, two books, a magazine and her fire engine - you need a lot of things to go to the hospital). Thankfully Nana and Papa are here (more on that later) and were watching Sophie, so we both got to be there. It was helpful, since we had to stop at the grocery on the way home to buy all the things the doctors only told about us this morning: popsicles, jello, pudding, juice boxes. G is having the heavily-sugared time of her life.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Georgia thinks the whole month of February revolves around her. It kind of does. Here's her exploration of the V-Day box from Grandma and Grandpa.

She also enjoys the perk of being able to open all of Sophie's toys.







Aunt Doris sent stickers and G made a collage immediately.



Later, Daddy "flew" Georgia upstairs for bath, one of the only ways we can trick her into starting the nighttime routine.

KK and Sophie on the Town

Has is really almost been a month since KK was here? We're really living in a fog right now - but not as much of a fog as we were then. Wow, looking back on all we put her through (raging hormones, screaming children, nursing hysteria) I can't believe she'd ever want to return. I just found these photos she took while she and Sophie went out in the neighborhood while I saw some clients last month.

Sophie hasn't had a great day in the Bjorn carrier since - maybe KK needs to be the one "wearing" her?

Slumber Party!

Georgia had a slumber party at Henry's house yesterday. We didn't even have to beg Henry's parents to host her, she was invited. We thought we'd died and gone to heaven (pretending to only have one kid for a night?!?). Her generosity is only part of the reason we've asked Henry's mom to be Sophie's godmother - but right now, it might be our favorite part. Here are some of the photos texted to me throughout the evening. Georgia woke Henry from his nap.

Then they got to making Valentine's Day cookies that they shared this morning for coffee hour at church. Amazing. Henry's mom also told the story that Georgia raced through the kitchen and announced "We're going to Paris!" while Henry followed her, loaded down with her bags and bags of toys.

Bathtime was fun, too. G arrived at church this morning with a FRENCH BRAID in her hair. Ha. Hope she enjoyed it, because that is not happening again anytime soon.

Storytime before bed. Don't they look like one of the couples interviewed in the "documentary" parts of When Harry Met Sally?

Not About the Kids

So I know you all don't come here to read about anything other than the kiddos, but we wanted to document our very first night out without either one of them. Last night we went to a cooking class downtown and learned to make "Paella for Two." Here's the classroom.

Here we are before the wine made my cheeks flaming red (we were likely the only two in the room with kids at home...and who had not been out in weeks...and who nearly fell asleep before the main course was cooked).

First course - garlic shrimp.

Then we started our paella.

Did I mention that the wine was included and they kept refilling our glasses?

Then we made a "salad" that included bacon, apples and pine nuts drenched in oil (because the BACON didn't have "enough fat" to cook the apples and pine nuts, the teacher said). This was by far my favorite part.

The many paellas cooking on the stove.

Our dessert tart included quince and manchego, with almonds on top. Ours was not the prettiest, but it didn't last long.

The finished product. We are grateful to amazing babysitter Katelyn, who made this evening possible. We are not grateful to Cece, who terrorized Katelyn by spilling milk all over one of our living room chairs.

Bossy

These are two videos in which G shows off her "new" bossiness. The second was when she decided she was the "teacher" and we were her students and had to "sit on the carpet."