May 10th, 2013 by Busy Mommy

So Raquel is over just about every week these days for several hours- they play all kinds of things and truly entertain themselves.  They both have what we all like to call “personality” which means they are pretty vivacious little beings- but I’m pretty used to it by now since Nolan has been that way from birth, so I find it pretty easy to have them together- except at Target.  I’ve learned going shopping with them leads me to many frustrated tones of voice.  Usually it happens in this order:

1. Nolan irritating Kelly on purpose and finding it hilariously funny.
2. Kelly saying something like, “Nolan sto-p!  Sto-p it!” (whiny voice)
3. Nana:  “Nolan leave kelly alone!  Kelly it’s okay- both of you just stop being so loud!”
4. Then one or both of them: “Can I buy that balloon?  Hey, lets get that movie!  Can we get those crayons?  Let’s get….”
5. Nana: “No!  Stop asking for stuff you guys.  We’re not getting anything else.  You’re driving me crazy.  We’re already getting a craft project- we can’t buy everything in the store.”

I have to share it because I just know I’m going to forget these types of conversations in several years, and since they’re so funny to me even now, I know I’ll really be laughing later.

They have such a good time playing at the house though- hour upon hour of creativity and I love that they hardly need me at all!