Lesson #1: Vacation edition *edited

When typing your destination address into the GPS unit be sure you have the correct zip code.  Who would think there would be two different Wall Streets in New York City?  One in Manhattan, the other not so much.  Guess which one we ended up at?

The pink line is the route we took...

Total cost:  1 hour of time, 1/4 tank of gas, $10 toll on bridge that we never needed to go over.

Things

Today Maddie said monkey clear as a bell while repeating me. Next thing I knew she picked up a book, pointed to a monkey and said monkey on her own!



She also repeats I love you (ah wou).



I solved our housing crisis for the weekend. I was joking around with my cousin who lives on Wall Street about staying with him and his 4 roommates. He seriously offered his bedroom and he would sleep on the couch! I was not expecting that but gladly took him up on the offer. We will be visiting Rockefeller Center where Chris proposed to me almost 9 years ago. We haven't been back there together since.



Maddie is now on day 7 of refusing to go to bed. Chris has to get her up and she falls asleep in the chair with him. She is in no way soothed by someone going in to calm her down. She screams at the top of her lungs until she is OUT of the crib. I figure it's just a phase and one night she'll just stop. I keep thinking that maybe she's saying she really needs some one on one time with Daddy.

Nothing like waiting til the last minute

Chris and I are taking the kids to NYC this weekend. A friend from Scotland is coming in for a vacation and Chris told her we'd meet her there. Only problem is he didn't make any arrangements for sleeping Saturday night. Any suggestions?

Other Pictures from the 17th

It was hard to pick my favorite photos for their birthday post this month.  It was a beautiful fall day.  They were enjoying playing around in the yard and stomping in the leaves.  Madison had a black eye from an altercation with the wooden futon arm the week before then while we were taking pictures on the 17th she somehow fell on the cement and bumped and scuffed up her forehead right above the black eye.

Bath time

I've been wanting to get a picture of how long Madison's hair is when it's wet.    It's not easy but I got it.  I also got her adorable buns in the photo but I'll spare her on the internet.

I've been trying your ideas regarding head rinsing.  They absolutely refuse to look up.  I'm working on it though.  They don't mind pouring over their own head but they usually miss and I end up having to do it myself anyway.

Splashing