You're Welcome

So, somewhere along the line we got Miranda confused.  She was saying "thank-you" when called for, but has recently taken to saying "you're welcome" instead.  I guess that's better than nothing or some other choice words she could use.  It also appears that green is her favorite color, as it is the answer whenever we ask her the color of something no matter the color of the object.  She still hates getting her earrings cleaned and has not abandoned her mission in life: to do everything her big sister does (which may explain the increase in fustration which leads to crying, pouting, and shouting :p ). 

There Will Be Dancing

 Matilda had her first ballet class this past Saturday.  She absolutely loved it!  I wish I could tell you what they did, but apparently classes are top-secret and can only be observed twice a year (unless you try and sneak a peak between the blinds hanging on the window).  I do know that ballet class is a great incentive for good behavior - all we have to do is tell Tilda that girls that go to ballet class make good choices and she usually stops her bad behavior. 

It's Football Season!

This past Thursday, Matilda got to enjoy her first NCAA Football game at the University of Akron.  Now, granted it was no Big House, but Matilda was still amazed by all that was happening (helps when you have 2nd row seats behind the home team).  And unfortunately, she got to see the Zips take about as bad of a beating as her other favorite team, but she still loves them both and is looking forward to fun and exciting football season.  (And no that is not Zippy the kangaroo, I'm not sure why the sock monkey was there, but Tilda seemed to like him.)

Ta-Da

As Miranda is fond of saying, "Ta-da!"  Last Wednesday, we got Miranda's ears pierced.  Of course there was crying, screaming and (most importantly) suckers.  She still doesn't like to get the earrings cleaned and she touches them waaaaay too much, but overall Miranda seems happy with her new look.