Terrible twos

My sweet, cuddly, generous baby has turned into a toddler officially.

I gave him the wrong napkin...tantrum.

We didn't have any donuts...tantrum.

Ellie threw away his trash...tantrum.

The fish didn't swim by him...tantrum.

And this morning when I dropped him off...instead of asking me to sit with him while he ate breakfast, he said "go mama!"







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Not excited

At pick-up Calvin is usually enjoying a snack and either stories or songs. Once I walk in and he sees me he will wave or smile. But unlike other kids, he is too engrossed in either the snack or the entertainment to get up and come to me.






I usually have to wait for a break and then go get him...


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New shoes

It was time for everyone to get new shoes. So Ellie and I looked online and negotiated between slip-one and tie shoes. I was successful in convincing her that she needed tie shoes for the summer.

And she found the cutest pair of shoes online. They are Vans (of course...this family pretty much only wears Vans and Converse) and the print is amazing.

Koalas!



She found a pair of shoes with koalas on them! It was a tough decision between the donuts, cupcakes, flamingos or koalas, but I believe she chose wisely.


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Glove

Cal is kinda obsessed with his baseball mitt.

He won't leave the house without it and then it's a battle once we get to school for him to leave it in the car.

Can a baseball glove be a security object/lovey?





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Weekend fun

Well, the weekend was jam-packed with fun stuff.

We released our butterflies (all 5 caterpillars made it to butterflies).



We saw life-size, animatronic dinosaurs at the zoo.









We picked about a bushel of snap peas.



We spent a fun morning at the Huntington and saw about 100 lizards, no joke.

We played baseball with friends where Calvin and Ellie both hit some slow pitched softballs.


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Animaniacs

Tonight I introduced E to Animaniacs. It was great when she laughed and got some jokes. And then I realized how much better it is than it was in my memory because I have more life experience.

It was glorious.

Also, my daughter reads what is left on the table, including Time.


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No hitter

So the Cubs pitcher Jake Arrietta threw a no-hitter tonight. We were out to dinner and Calvin was just as excited as his dad.










Ellie showed me her library this afternoon.



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