Catch Me If You Can!

We've had a lot of conversations about how caffeine is not for kids because it gives you a lot of energy and little kids don't need any more energy...

Katie (eyeing my Sonic cup): Does your drink have caffeine?

Me: Yes.

Katie: And you need caffeine to give you energy to help you keep up with me and Caroline?

Me: YES!

I return to putting things away in the kitchen when I notice Katie has quietly taken my Diet Coke and is drinking it a few feet away...

Me: What are you doing drinking my drink?! I just told you it has caffeine!

Katie: I know. I don't want you to catch me!

Me: You mean you don't want me to be able to keep up with you and Caroline?

Katie: Yeah!!

Kid for Sale 5-18-10

Repeatedly when I ask Katie NOT to do something, she automatically fires back with "Certainly I WILL!" or "Of course I WILL!" and then immediately - and dramatically - goes and does what I just asked her not to. Hello 3-year-old defiance! So last night as we were heading up the stairs to bed I told Katie I was disappointed in some of her behavior yesterday. Her response: "Maybe tomorrow I'll be better." I told her that would be nice...

This morning we finally have some sunshine and since Katie's window faces East, she got up at 5:30 am. Since she had all kinds of time to play before school, she spent the morning in her new swimsuit cleaning the windows in the kitchen. (For whatever reason, she thinks this is big fun). When I told her it was time to get dressed for school, of course a meltdown ensued. I pointed out that she had said she would be better today. She stopped dead in her tracks and - in her swimsuit with a wad of paper towels in one hand and the Windex in the other - looked at me and said "I. Said. MAYBE!"

Touche!!

I laughed at her - I couldn't help it because that is exactly what she had said! Ha!

When I finally got her clothes on, she demanded to do socks and shoes herself. Fine. She went out the door to school this morning in a navy/yellow outfit and these tacky purple socks with white lace (they are hideous so of course she loves them) and black church shoes...

Ya Get Whatcha Get and Ya Don't Throw a Fit!

One of Katie's take-home phrases from preschool this year was "Ya get whatcha get and ya don't throw a fit!" (God bless those teachers!)

Cue week one of summer vacation...the girls and I are swimming and Katie is playing with one of those cylinder foam pump water guns that shoots 20 feet or so. I've got Caroline bobbing in the pool and Katie is standing on the steps practicing her water gun skills. I guess she gets bored so she turns around, aims and shoots me in the face. Point Blank. Thank God for sunglasses! Naturally I am PISSED (as this occurs at the end of a very long day anyway) and I immediately lay into her about how you should never shoot people in the face, it hurts, etc. She looks at me, gun still dripping, and says "Ya get whatcha get and ya don't throw a fit!!"

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Here she comes just a walkin' down the street...

Caroline is moving around mostly on two legs these days...I am ready to declare that she is officially walking!

Magic House and Aunt Kaelea!

Aunt Kaelea came all the way from NYC to visit us which is always very exciting! We took Katie and Caroline to the Magic House in St. Louis and had a big time!

Oh Happy Day!

It was back to school for Katie this morning! She started her 3-year old preschool class today with her BFF Ally. She was a big girl at drop off, went right on in and never looked back! (Although she did have a bit of a hard time leaving her buddy Caroline behind...:))