Tuesday, February 23, 2010

I looked out the window and what did I see?



Yes, it was like 30 degrees out
Yes, Nina had just thrown up all over the carpet in the living room
No, she is not wearing pants

On a warmer note, we are so grateful that at least one of Nina's babysitters still loves her. Thank you Kelli for the fabulous barbie cake! Nina absolutely loved it and Matt and I thought it was delicious!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Nina's Birthday

I did a post on our other blog about her birthday festivities. Here are some of the same pictures.





Thanks for trying to call her a couple of times Adam, sorry we didn't answer. Well, I am assuming that's why you called....Nina doesn't seem too sure in this picture


I left the kitchen to watch one Olympic event. Nina joined us a minute or two later with crumbs and frosting on her face. I asked her, "Nina, did you touch your cake." She told me, "oh just a little bit."

Friday, February 12, 2010

So maybe she's not all naughty

I was beginning to worry if something was wrong. At storytime yesterday Nina stayed next to me the entire time. She didn't run ahead into the children's room. She didn't tell me I'm mean and dumb for not letting her play on the computer. She didn't push any kids out of the way so she could be first in line. She didn't argue with me about how many Angelina Ballerina books she could check out. She didn't run outside the library while I was checking out. She told the librarian thank you. She waited until we got to the car to open her sucker. She even said "okay mom" once or twice. Well as I thought about it, I began to wonder, maybe she's not always naughty. Or maybe she's turning over a new leaf. Maybe she will be the world's best teenager.



And for the record, I haven't heard one complaint from the librarians in the whole year that she's been going to storytime. Nor have I received a complaint from her primary teacher. In fact, they all say she's great. Like I said, maybe she'll morph into the pleasantest of all children! I wouldn't read too much into this mom, I think that for next month you should still prepare for the worst!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Two big N's

Imagine the scene, if you will: A loving father sits down on the floor in the kitchen to help his only daughter write her name on a piece of paper. The girl takes a turn, then the father takes a turn. As the father writes out her name, he spells it:
N-i-n-a

Then it happened.

Nina - That's not how you spell my name!
Matt - Sure it is, your name is Nina, N-i-n-a
Nina - My name has two big N's
Matt - No, we write our names with one big letter at the beginning. Like this N-i-n-a
Nina - Nuh uh, it has two big N's
Matt - No, you just need one big N
Nina - You don't know how to spell my name! It has two big N's!

At this point I see Nina run past me in a rage up the stairs. I figured she was going to her room to cry, because sometimes she does that. "I'm just going to go cry in my room for a minute." A little bit later she runs back down carrying something in her arms. She returns to the kitchen where Matt is and throws something down at his feet.

Nina - See, I told you! Two big N's!



She had grabbed these letters from off the shelf in her room. I guess she had a point. There are two big N's.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Welcome Neighbor

We were happy to find out that the family who moved in next door had a little girl Nina's age. Nina is especially happy. This morning I got a late start and didn't shower before the kids got up so I jumped in for maybe 4 minutes while Nina and Cameron where playing. As soon as I got out I looked out the window and what did I see? Our new neighbor escorting Nina and Cameron (who was still in his pajamas) back to our house. Great first impression huh?

On a different day Nina was hungry: