Teeth

Does anyone's kid actually let them brush the teeth? Carolyn is more than willing to have a toothbrush and some toothpaste. She immediately sucks off the toothpaste and insists on more. Today, we had a compromise, she could carry around the mini tube with the cap on, and refill her brush to her heart's content. I never said she was the smartest kid in town.

Seriously though, for kids under 2, does anyone get real brushing in? My doctor just told me this is why we have baby teeth. At least he's not judging me.

Fun with Chan Chan

For those who don't know, Carolyn has a cousin who is a mere two months older than she is. She loves him. A lot. I could convince her to eat worms if that meant she could go see Chan Chan (better known as Chandler).

Now that Carolyn speaks, she asks for Chandler at least 4 separate times a day. And if I should accidentally say his name whilst doing something else, that is the one word she hears and she repeats it ad nauseum for the next 15 minutes, periodically tearing at my heart by looking out the front window to see if Chan Chan is coming up the walk.

So days like this one about two weeks ago are her absolute favorite. We went to the mall to enjoy a play structure. After lunch, everyone got milkshakes.



And then! We saw Chandler later in the day too. Not only that, but she got to share his swing.

Without so much as a learner's permit

Just so you know, I wasn't present for this. I ran into the store with Carolyn buckled into her car seat, safely tucked in the back seat. After picking up the few items on my list as quickly as possible, I returned to find Carolyn trying to take the car out for a spin. Aunt Bean is not the best chaperone.

Picking my tunes

Checking the lights

Taking this baby for a spin!

Siamese Swinging

I don't know if this video will embed properly. Hopefully, it will. We had a park trip with the Wildes and the little cousins got in some quality swinging time together. They swung for awhile and as soon as we got the video going, Chandler decided he was finished. You can hear Carolyn saying no as Angelina stops the swing. She wasn't quite ready to be done. WARNING: The video can be a little motion-sickness inducing. But it's still cute!

Shoe Shopping

Carolyn: Do you have anything in my size?

Chandler: You, my dear, are a perfect size 6.

Best Buds

Don't turn your back

Oh, how quickly this--

turns into this--