Life & times

Here are a few highlights from the past few days:
- Lexi has learned how to talk - mostly "no" and "where did x go?" Fill in the X with Brooke, Mommy or Dadda. Also, "mo" while pointing to the plate where her X used to be. Fill in the X with chicken nuggets, noodles, m&m's or bread but apparently NOT tuna casserole. Go figure.
- Brooke, while being a genius, is not beyond 3 year old antics. She decided that using her scissors to cut the monkey's hair (it's a doll) is not enough, Yes, you guessed it - large hunks of her hair on the kitchen floor! DEREK do not panic - you really can't tell, she has a LOT of hair. I trimmed it and it looks completely normal, albeit layered now ala Madonna's new 'do. She's a trend setter, again, go figure.
- Brooke has decided that she can get out of bed whenever she wants. Surprised? Last night it was about 10 times. Turns out that she thought there was a dead caterpiller in her bed, which she didn't tell us until this morning. John & I were both rather calm considering. I only threatened to lock her in her room once. That's progress folks.
- This weekend we had John's parents, Anne (Nina) and John Sr. (Poppy) over with Jane, Binno, Mark (Brooke's new best friend) and Ava. His cousin Alison and her boyfriend Troy brought their dog, Mickey, also. It was a great time. Lots of food and wine, just like we like it!
Tonight, I am off to celebrate my mother's birthday. It's the first night out without the kids since Chicago and before that since a really long time.
Photos soon, just not today :)