Fun in the Sun

 Claire

This week, Claire single handedly used all of the chalk Shay got for her birthday in a mess of water art on the ground and herself. She said she was a monster and put it all over her face and got Shay excited to join once she woke up from her nap. Another fun thing we did outside this week was get the sprinkler going and the girls started trying to run underneath the arch, it definitely feels like summer here. We have a lot of fun outside at the parks we go to, but also in our own backyard, it is truly a blessing to have a little area that is safe for the girls to play. Claire is so creative and sometimes leads Shay into some funny games like spreading her blankets and pillows out as cat beds that the stuffed animals and them can lay on.  I can understand most of the things she is telling me these days but had one today that I could not figure out and no matter what context she gave me I'm still baffled. Hopefully as we continue to learn letters, sounds, and words she will have less of a lisp.

Shay

The words this one knows are growing too! Her favorite is NO at full volume whenever she is throwing a tantrum which seems to be too often this week so our 'time outs' have become more often too. She said "right here" one time when I asked her where something went, and there is a funny exchange when daddy is playing throw girls on the couch that is pretty common. He will say 'ready' and she says 'ready' then he says 'set' and she says 'go' so he will throw her. Other than that she likes playing hide and seek with Claire and although she doesn't say the numbers, she makes sounds like she has heard us counting. I just can't believe she is no longer my baby, even though we all still call her Baby Shay. She still gets hypnotized when we find a new interesting show for them to share the iPad with while they get distracted drawing.