One Smart Cookie

It amazes me at the stuff the girls come up with some times!

I had to take Dani in for a well check one Friday, then take Ellee in for her well check the following Friday. Both girls needed shots but I tried not to say anything about it ahead of time. After seeing how big the needles were at Dani's appointment, she kept asking if she had to get shots at hers. Not wanting to scare her, I kept saying I don't know (because I really had no idea what she needed or how many).

After getting weighed in and height checked (44 pounds and 44 inches!), we did the usual waiting forever for the doctor. The girls decided they had to go to the bathroom, so we walked down the hall. El returned to the room before Dani and I did, and when I walked in I heard the following conversation:

"Do I have to get shots today?"
"I'm not sure, we'll have to take a look in a little bit to see if you need any."
"Well, if I do have to get some, will you use my *little* needles instead of your *BIG* needles?"

What do you say to that?! I was so stunned that I didn't know whether to laugh or cry! I was amazed that she was able to make the connection between her needles and the shot needles and think of substituting them! And I seriously wish they would consider downgrading the gauge of their needles because they were huge!!!

Mom and I had the same thought (and she even told El) that she should be fine with the immunization shots because she's use to getting her insulin shots. WRONG! That whole wing of offices could have heard her screaming! And the worse part was that in order for me to hold her down, my ear was right by her face!

Start of Summer!

I decided to try something new and upload a video!  The girls have been begging to go out in the kayaks, and Dani is especially excited since she is finally big enough to try to paddle her own boat!  Good thing Mom had the for-thought to go ahead and get two kayaks when we found them because we have yet to find them again!

This is a video of El in her boat for the first time in "big water".  We taught her to paddle in the pool before going out on the lake.

Fairies

For Christmas, I got the girls the cutest tutus and have been wanting to do pictures of them in them. The weather finally cooperated and we were off to Uncle Dave & Aunt Tonya's tree farm to see what we could get into!