Funny kids

So... Ada is me at three... when I was three I told my mom, "You don't have to tell me anything, I know everything."  Ada just told me... "I can handle it myself." (Finger in the air and hand on hip...and yes, she did say handle... not do.) Funny girl.

Sammy has decided that any time he gets out of bed he has to take his whole bed, minus the mattress, with him... he comes to the door with his two crochetted blankets, his blanket he had covering him, his pillow, and whatever stuffed animals he was sleeping with... then he cries when I can't get the door open easily or pick him up right away. 

Yesterday was a lot of fun though... and I was super proud of my kids... I called the doctor right as the office opened to see if I could get Sammy in to get an antibiotic for his sinus infection.  They didn't have an opening until 4:30... just as the office closes.  Nice.  So we played games, did dishes, did laundry and ate lunch... then instead of taking naps we went out the door to go to the Sandy Aquatic Center.  (Stopped off at Discount Tire on the way to get a quote on new tires for the van).  Sammy, who wouldn't stay with us last time... followed Ada everywhere and LOVED the fish and especially the frogs.  Ada, who usually won't touch the sting rays... wouldn't leave the petting tank until I had helped her touch one... (I'd never touched one by the way... super neat!) Then we watched them feed the sting rays and went to watch the penguins... another of our favorites... and when we were done both the kids wanted to go right back in again!  We still had an hour and a half before Sammy's appointment so we went and walked through IKEA for fun... I didn't spend money (very proud of myself)... and we ran to the doctors... and he was 45 minutes behind.  I thought the kids would be grumpy because of no naps... but they were happy to run around the waiting room and even used some of the chairs as launch pads to jump off of.  Sure enough... Sammy had a sinus infection, got a perscription and we drove down to Costco to get it filled... another 45 minute wait.  So we picked up the pictures I had sent to be printed there... wandered the store forever... and finally ended up eating dinner there.  (Sammy can have the Costco hotdogs... how cool is that?!  Every other kind I've seen has something that he can't have in it.)  Finally got out of there and surprise!  The kids were still happy... course they weren't an hour later and an hour and a half before bedtime... but I was so proud of them for being able to deal with our big long day!