More pictures of M. and C.

M. is "helping" me put together a casserole. C. is practicing two of her favorite tricks - pulling up and grinning. Micah, the dog, is helping me clean the floor. See all the help I get every day? :) Oh, I should mention that M. is still wearing her leotard from her dance class. She is taking a creative dance class every Tuesday morning and loves it so much that she refuses to take off her leotard for the rest of the day. And no, she is not stubborn like her parents, why would you ask?

Forgot to save the red-eye correction on this one, I guess. Aren't they cute, though?
And baths are such fun. Lots to smile about. Except when Mom tries to rinse my hair and I look down and get water in my eyes. Lots of screaming then - and no pictures. But in general, baths are lots of fun.
And finally, the reason for my long post in the middle of the day. M.'s first day of pre-school for the year was today. M. loves, loves, loves school. She thinks that getting to go 3 days a week this year is perhaps the greatest thing since, oh, chocolate zucchini cake. She comes home exhausted. She naps. Mom gets alone time in the middle of the day without a fight. Mom loves pre-school, too....

Oh, one last thing. I am taking C. to see a pediatric ophthalmologist this Monday. She sometimes still looks cross-eyed and the pediatrician wanted us to have her tested and such to make sure that she is seeing fine out of both eyes. I think she's okay, but I'm a little nervous about the appointment (we got the pre-registration paperwork in the mail and they said to "expect a 1-3 hour appointment" - not my idea of fun with an active almost 8 month old, regardless of what they find.) I'll let you know what we find out next week.