Rick was gone all day Saturday for a 12 hour mountain bike race...which he spent half of the time at the hospital with a team mate...so we were on our own all day. We usually spend most of our time outside unless it is raining or Reed is napping so we were outside...again. I was trying to think of something new for them to do (so I didn't have to get up, I was in the middle of a really good book) and I remembered the roller coaster. Bummer, it's up in the loft in the workshop. So I asked Millie, do you think I can get it? She wasn't sure but she really wanted it down so she cheered me on, told me I could do it (even though I was not as strong as Daddy) but be careful because you might fall. I took my cell phone out of my pocket just in case and gave it to Millie. I told her to call Mammy if I fell off the ladder and I got really hurt. She was up for the task!
Well, I got it down with no major incidents and the kiddos loved it. It only took Reed a few rounds and then Millie didn't have to help him get on it. They zoomed down that thing for several hours until lunch time.
After lunch and Reed's nap, we headed out back on the deck for some water table time. They both have a great time at the water table my sister got them last year for their birthday (Thanks Laura!). I think part of the fun for Millie is picking which bathing suit she is going to wear. She has about 7 of them and for some reason, the past week or so she has gotten all into princesses. Go figure? She still only knows one of them, The Little Mermaid, but she told me she wanted to have a princess party this year for her birthday. I am sure this will change by tomorrow and we will be back to Iron Man. You just never know with her. I have decided that maybe she needs a little princess education (me too for that matter) before she goes to kindergarten. Most boys probably know more about the Disney princesses than she does. I don't want her to feel left out if for some reason she decided to play princesses at school with a few girls but doesn't understand that Spider Man and Iron Man don't really fit in.
Totally off track here...so anyway...she has been picking out the bathing suits that have princess on them before we play in the water table. They took a little break from the water table to go for a little drive. Millie was in it first (it is just a one seater) but Reed found room for his chubby butt to get in too. Millie was a good sport about it and let him ride around with her.
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