A good time was had by all!

We had a pretty good day around here! The girls are playing so much more independently these days and (knock on wood) have less violent interactions. This morning Bonnie was here for Early Intervention and she had them playing Dora Dominoes, then they worked on a big floor puzzle together and then had a story. They took turns without squabbling, played their tiles without a single one being thrown, they shared the puzzle pieces and each worked on a different section until it could all be connected together... this cooperation isn't always the norm & was made possible under the direct supervision of two adults but I'll take it when I can get it!

After Bonnie left, I let them watch Cinderella while I made a banana bread & some tuna casserole for our crew working outside. Then we invited the guys in to share lunch with us. The girls were pretty fascinated with the work going on outside and kept going to the window to wave to Joel & Chris as they worked.

Once lunch was out of the way, we went for a walk, found some frozen over puddles and smashed those to bits then came home & got some dry clothes (Lovey got her mittens muddy). Then we went right back outside and played in the backyard for awhile. We came back in & they played with their animals and dress up clothes and kept themselves busy while I figured out what to do about the fact that I didn't have a can of stewed tomatoes (improvise of course!) and got supper going.

Things aren't always so smooth though, just the other morning, Murray & I woke up to this squabble flying from one room to another:

Sweetie: twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder..

Lovey: Sweetie! are you awake?

Sweetie: Lovey, is that YOU?

Lovey: Stop singing!

Sweetie: you're garbage.

Lovey: you're SPONGE BOB!!!!

Sweetie: YOU'RE Bob the BUILDER!!!!!

then they both broke into fits of giggles so it wasn't a very serious fight at all but probably the most entertaining to date!