Weekend Wrap-Up

Okay, folks, venting session ahead.

Patience is a virtue, right?  That's a good thing because our almost-4-year-old is making us REALLY work on the virtuous skill of patience.  She has been a button pusher and boundary tester and I think Chris and I can both say we're a tad emotionally exhausted.

When we ask her to do something or follow a direction, she ignores, defies, or does the exact opposite. Every. Single. Time.  EVERYSINGLETIME.  And every time she asks us to do something or for something, it is in a demanding or super whiny voice.

Bah.

So, while we did some fun things over the weekend, we also spent a lot of it wanting to pull our hair out in frustration over our spirited little girl and her apparent inability to listen.  Ever.

On Saturday we had TWO birthday parties back to back!  We headed out to a nature center for Calvin's 4th birthday first.  The kids went on a (chilly) nature walk, and then got to meet lots of little creatures- mice, snakes, lizards, turtles, etc.  Callie didn't mind touching the mice and turtles, but drew then line at the lizards and snakes.  I would have too!



Happy birthday Calvin!

Right after Calvin's party, we headed to Sydney's 3rd birthday princess party!  We ate pizza and watched the girls run around with big balloons and put stickers all over themselves.  Sydney's Cinderella cake was pretty awesome, too.



Happy Birthday Sydney!

Then we attempted to get a picture of all the girls at the party.  At first Sydney didn't want to join in, but then decided to.  As you can see, it is tricky getting a good picture of all of them.  Especially by the end (third picture down)- they were done.  And the paparazzi had to give up and take what we could get.



Sydney, Kara, Avery, Callie, Maya, Kylie

Once we were home, we did a baby bath and a photo shoot attempt.



Daddy calls me "Chub Chub."  It might be because
of my thighs.

Today it took about an hour to get Callie from the shower and actually dressed and out the door for church.  It wasn't pretty.  But Maya was happy to smile at me, so I felt the need to document it to remind myself that I can please at least one of the two these days.



Don't worry, be happy!

Despite some major attitude, we headed for our very fun Callie/Mommy/Aunties date- to the Children's Theater to see Cinderella! 

The coolest aunties around!

She looks so sweet here, doesn't she?

We all had a great time (minus the part when, as we were walking out, Callie realized I wasn't going to buy her a souvenir and screamed "NEW TOY" the entire walk to the car and halfway home).   The show was hilarious, and Callie clapped and cheered and seemed pretty enthralled. 

We then went to Auntie Cat's house for pizza, and Daddy and Maya joined us.



I took at least 5 pictures of them on the couch like this and Chris had the creepy
face in every one of them.  It was clearly planned.

Thanks to Auntie Cat for organizing a fun afternoon event! 

At home later, my baby just wanted to cuddle. 

It was a proper cuddle since her pinky was up.

It is a two-day week this week before a nice long weekend for Thanksgiving.  What a fast month it has been!