Back to the Beach

Chloe: Yay, back at the beach!

Amber: Yay!

Chloe: The good people of Sea Isle City finished the new playground just in time for our arrival! New slides, new climbing things, new spinning things that all the Mommies hated and all the Daddies tried to ride themselves. It was so cool, don't you agree, Amber?

Amber?

Amber (snore).

Chloe: Wow. She can sleep anywhere. Amazing. It's lucky that she's asleep, actually. The only thing not finished was the area with the baby swings. Can you just picture the attitude if the ONE thing her size was unavailable? Sheesh. She did get to ride a bit, though. Because I refused to stay one side of the playground, Mommy had to keep dragging her around on that blanket.

Chloe: Besides, it gave me time to pose for the paparazzi.


Chloe: One of my favorite things about the beach (besides going in the ocean with Aunt Diane) is finding other kids to play with... sometimes, the big kids don't want to play with me, but that's only because they don't realize what an asset I can be! On Saturday, I finally found a great group of girls who welcomed me into the fold. I helped them make this awesome castle!

(Insert from Mommy: Attention, Nathan Brat Child: If you again try to take my kid's shark or ball with you up the beach after you repeatedly refused to share your toys OR play with her in any capacity, I will have no compunction at all about telling your mother that you are a BRAT. Leave my kid alone.)


Amber: I really like the beach, too. When Mommy isn't looking, I like to eat sand. Chloe usually is a good supplier. She tends to get sand EVERYWHERE. Sometimes she gets in trouble. But, hey. If you can't do the time, you shouldn't do the crime.

Chloe: Yeah, Friday afternoon wasn't great for the ol' Chloster. But, Mommy had forgiven me by dinnertime.

Amber: Yeah, she's pretty chill that way.


Chloe: Anyway, thank you Aunt Diane (and Uncle John)!

Amber: We had a great time! We love you!

I Deserve a Medal

TWO pictures in which BOTH children are smiling!!!

"It Matches"

Chloe's new thing is matching. When we went to the Cape May Zoo in May, she was wearing her "Turtley Cool" shirt and when we came upon the turtles, she tried to show them her shirt, "It matches!"

When we met the Low Rent Dora a couple of weekends ago, she was wearing a Dora shirt. "It matches!"

So, she was thrilled when I showed her these matching dresses from Grams and tried to immediately disrobe to put it on.

Happy Father's Day!

 Chloe: Yesterday, we had a lot of fun celebrating Father's Day at the City Tap House.

Amber: The food smelled really good, but no one would let me have any. 

Chloe: Don't feel bad.  Mommy wouldn't let me taste her drink.  And it looked really yummy!

Amber: Did you remind her that we share?

Chloe: Somehow, I don't think that would have helped my case.  But, we digress.

Amber: Yes.  What we really wanted to say was HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to Daddy and Pop-Pop...

Chloe: ...And Grampa and Uncle John (our Godfather).  Even though we didn't get to see Grampa and Uncle John yesterday, we were thinking of them and sent them cards.

Amber: I feel like I could have also sent them each an email if I could figure out how this thing works.

Chloe: Or maybe you would have just put it in your mouth.

Amber: Eh, you're probably right.

Low Rent Dora

Chloe: This is not how she looks on the TV.

Chloe: Hold me, Mommy!

Visiting Big Mommy

Chloe: Big Mommy, our Great Great Aunt is moving to Virginia soon, so on Saturday, we got all gussied up to go and see her!

Amber: I think she likes me best.

Chloe: She likes me, too! She gave me a cool pillow with animals on it... what did you get?

Amber: Keep up with that attitude and I'll be getting your pillow the next time you're in the corner.

Chloe (narrows eyes).

Hot Fun in the Summer Time

Amber: This is nice... cooling. I feel good... happy...

Amber: PAY ATTENTION, CRAZY MAN. WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?

Amber: Oh, ok, I will forgive you.