Anneliese

Little Anneliese is walking and around with speed these days. I love these pics of her coming and going. She is a little busy body and goes from place to place picking up as many things that she can sling over her little arms and carry - including Emma's hair bands, silly bands, bracelets...Anything! She has busy fingers (as we like to call them in our house) - in other words she is into everything, including mom's kitchen cupboards.

Emma got sick last week and stayed home from school for a couple days last week. Due to a long nap one day, she was up late one night and silently watched me as I did my nightly routine of cleaning up. Pile of toys goes in the toy bins. While there, pick up school papers and take them to the school work drawer. While there, pick up hair ribbons and accessories and take them to the bathroom. While there pick up more toys and take them to the toy bins. While there, pick up kids clothing take to laundry basket. While there pick up mess in closet (due to little fingers). As I work my way "ping ponging" from room to room cleaning up cars, dinosaurs, legos, shoes, books, and everything under the sun, Emma looks up at me and with a slight smile on her face and a little disbelief, she says: Mom, is this what you do every night? Yup! Welcome to my life post (your) bedtime : )

I have three adorable little kids doing their jobs exploring the world - touching, tasting, moving, dumping and spreading anything and everything all over the house.