Criss Cross Applesauce

Kate has started saying and singing all sorts of things that I don't understand. I quickly came to understand that school was a) a wonderful thing and b) an introduction into songs and sayings that don't come from me. The mystery of what happens at school is an entertaining one for me. After a week or so I think I finally figured out that "criss cross applesauce" means it is time to cross your legs and sit in a circle. And then there was a little song like chant, "Days of the week!" *clap* *clap* I asked Miss Amy if they were learning the days of the week and she laughed asking if I wanted to hear the song. It is to the theme of the Addams Family... "There's Monday and there's Tuesday, there's Wednesday and there's Thursday, etc... Days of the week!" *clap* *clap*

And FYI - D is for Dinosaur and Duck.

Anna - much to my dismay and Brad's glee - has started doing all sorts of new things as well. When I hold her up to my shoulder she pushes off to look around instead of laying like a lovely sack of potatoes with her arms flung over my shoulders. And when I lay her down, upon my return she is in a totally different position than I left her. That said, it isn't as though she goes very far, just an invisible scoot of sorts. What a drag. My newborn is no longer a newborn, and I'll never have a newborn again. This is a sad moment for me. Don't get me wrong - I don't want to grown another newborn, I just want this one to stay tiny and sweet. It is all I have these days, as the big girl likes to do everything on her own and screams when things don't go well (her way).

I think we've finally settled into life now that the Stanley Cup business is over, fall is supposedly here, and there will be no more surprise weddings to attend in Hawaii. ASIDE from the fact that UB has a birthday this week and we're planning a weekend in McCall for a little treat, we're into a new routine of baby- and preschool-life. As a matter of fact, Kate loves school so much I'm thinking of having her stay for two full days instead of just two mornings.

And for those of you who are wondering, here's what we look like these days...