Snapshots Continued

Okay, I know most kids do it, but I thought we had Luke buying into the whole idea that only Grandma Stern can give haircuts. Wrong...a couple of days ago, he gave himself and Erica haircuts. He used a kid's safety scissors (at least he used an age appropriate tool) and he did in the bathroom (at least it was easy to clean up the mess). But, he took a pretty big chunk right out of the middle of his bangs, nearly down to the scalp. And, he got a chunk of Erica's bangs on one side, which we can camoflauge a little bit. His reason for doing this: 1 - his bangs were in his eyes, 2 - he wanted to look like Ryan (who just got a buzz cut), 3 - he did not do this, but we're trying to find the guy that did it. At first I was pretty upset, but I've kind of gotten used to the way they look. And, it's just hair, so it will grow back. Now if only I was sure that he wouldn't try to do this again. I guess I should be wishing that he won't come up with even bigger trouble...

Here's more of the snapshots in time...

Erica

• Likes to say "Hey, Matt" to get her daddy's attention
• Obsessed with Calliou. We record the daily episodes (she usually watches one in our bed while I shower in the morning), and a Calliou video is the first thing she looks for at the library
• Needs to have her chair right next to mine while we eat so she can put her feet on my leg
• Calls Luke "Gook-ger"
• Loves to swing. Wants to go higher and touch the trees
• Tries to take off her PJs every night - we either pin the zipper or pin the top to the bottom (snaps aren't enough of a deterrent). If she gets the jammies off, the diaper follows. Then she will pee in her bed. Then she will cry. Then mom or dad will speak firmly to her. Then she will cry harder.
• Starting to use sentences, like "Gook-ger, go away!" or "Puppy scares me" or "Carry you" (which really means she wants to be carried)
• Loves to play with her kitchen set and food
• Has a long list of things she must have at bedtime: blankie (both pieces - so much for cutting it in half so we'd have an extra if one was lost), Abby, bottle (for Abby), cup of water (for herself), ice cream (plastic ice cream cone, or the plastic chicken drumstick in a pinch) and duckie (the stuffed duck that's as big as she is). Then, she wants to snuggle for a while, then you need to rub her head for a while. She's quite the con artist.
• Favorite foods: Baked beans, watermelon, Cheerios, muskmelon, mac 'n' cheese
• Loves the color purple. Starting to learn all of the colors.
• If you ask her how old she is, she says "Two" and holds up all five of her fingers. This is followed by "Macy three".
• Likes to play with the dollhouse she got as a hand-me-down from the McLaughlins
• Very opinionated about what she wants to wear - tries to pick her own outfits
• Fascinated by babies. Considers anyone her size or smaller a baby (sometimes even kids that look bigger and older than her to me are called babies).