First Days of School

Both girls started school last week. Victoria on Monday:

Fiona on Wednesday:

 

I started  yesterday.

It’s been an adjustment, but we seem to be surviving. Victoria potty trained this summer, allowing us to get rid of some baby gear we no longer need. She seems interested in sleeping in a twin bed again. I hope it lasts so we can get rid of the crib, giving her more space to play in her room and reducing  the amount of stuff we have in the house. Victoria is doing well in preschool, and in a “it’s a small world” coincidence thing, her teacher is the husband of my co-worker, who is just two doors down the hall from me.

Other than that, I have no new news. Fiona lost another tooth, making a total of 4. Exciting times in these parts, I tell you!

Happy schooling to any and all who at that stage of life!

Proof Victoria Really Is Fiona’s Sister

Not that there was ever any doubt, but here is some photographic evidence that Victoria is really Fiona’s sister:

  

Let me explain what was happening there. Victoria decided that all the Crocs needed cleaning, so she got them, one by one, and washed them in the water table. She muttered to herself as she picked bits of dirt and plant matter off the bottoms, then lined them up on the little wall. She also has many imaginary friends and often has extended conversations with them, sometimes loudly. These include a Mom and Dad, who are different than the Mommy and Daddy she lives with. She visits them a lot on her way to work. Reminds me of  another little girl who used to do things like this, and may have owned an imaginary alpaca named Stewart.

  

Here is Victoria again, I am not sure exactly what she was trying to do, maybe raise her legs in the air:

 

She asked me to take the picture so I could show her Dad (I am not sure if she meant John or her imaginary dad). She is ridiculously cute, very funny, sometimes sarcastic even, and an absolute delight. She sings all kinds of  songs from memory, and not just ones she makes up, actual songs, thinks she can read and does so to her dolls on a regular basis.

She loves to paint:

And, wants to do everything herself, including vacuuming:

  

Hmm…this reminds of someone…

 

 

Definitely sisters.

Even though they have very different personalities. They mostly get along and play well together. It’s very cute to watch, especially when they are not screeching at each other or fighting over something.

Well, I think that evidence would hold up in a court of law.

I can’t believe how much I love those two.

Have a great week!

It’s Been A While

This is really just a test. I typed up some words in MS Word and then I cut and pasted here to see how it worked. It might make it easier for me to update this blog. I use it as my “diary” and record of what is happening/what happened in our lives, but the blogging software is so slow and glitchy, I gave up using it.

Here are the most recent photos of Victoria and Fiona:

Victoria was at the Fair tonight and we rode some rides together. Fiona is  sitting  in a really really big chair.

If this works well, maybe I’ll do it more often.