Aubrey, our little lady in red, and Shelby, with her own personal fly swatter...she took a liking to the real one, and so one just for her seemed like a good idea, less germs and all! (BTW, it's one of her favorite toys)
I love the little things that come out of kids mouths - meaning the things they say, not the random "I couldn't quite chew it up and swallow it, so I'm going to spit it out on your pants" type of thing! We were playing with Aubrey's dr. kit this afternoon - she was the dr. and I was the 8-year old patient (her call). It goes like this:
(as she's listening to my heart)
A: hmmm (very concerned), it's very beating.
V: Oh, that doesn't sound good.
A: It's ok, it's just a cavity....But, (still very concerned) it's not a cavity...it's just a cold.
(Then later as she gets ready to check my ears with a flashlight)
V: Is it going to hurt?
A: Nooo (very reassuring). I'm not going to put it IN your ear, I'm just going to put it OUT in your ear. (Maybe it's me...but I was convinced!)
Shelby, meanwhile, is copying everything Aubrey does, but much less gently. The thing that Aubrey used to tap my knee and make my leg swing, in the hands of Shelby, became a fun object to swing at my face! Later in the day, I watched as they pushed each other around the house in the doll sized umbrella stroller, and then wiped away tears when it broke during Shelby's turn. Dinner was fun too - Aubrey and Shelby like to hold up their princess placemats, which are see-through, to their face and make funny faces at me. Tonight it was the same, only Shelby forgot her plate full of food was on top of it before lifting it to make faces. Oh well, she didn't seem to care (so why should I :-)? They make me laugh and I hope they brought a smile to your face too!
