Hard At Play for the Holiday

If you asked Baby Girl how she got brown sugar between her toes, she probably wouldn't have a very good answer for you, but it definitely involved Mama spilling some of it in the kitchen. She devoured a couple of handfuls quicker than Mama could pick it up, and ended up a sticky mess. Boy, was she proud of herself!

Miss Fuss had a very full holiday weekend! On Friday, she went with Mama and Daddy to meet with the inspector at the house. As it turns out, there's a roof ventilation problem Daddy is going to ask the seller to fix, because it just won't do to have Sweet Girl in a house that is too hot. She's delicate and might swoon! (Actually, she'll probably tear around all over the place and get all sweaty, but we won't tell the seller that.) After that she joined her friend Oliver at Matador for some Mexican food, and where she also performed the Booty Dance on the couch in the lounge.

Saturday was full, too. She started her day not wanting a thing to do with the egg Daddy fried for her, so she devoured one of the muffins Mama had made. After that, she went to Steinbeck's, where she tried to swipe Daddy's Chicago dog and Mama's beer, and then ate all of the garlic shrimp Mama ordered for herself! Then Oliver came by with his parents, and she also met a little boy named Declan who sat at the table next to her. When Daddy held Declan, Wiggle Worm had a suspicious look on her face. The look said, "No, I don't want a little brother, thank you." Then came a trip to the grocery store and a stern refusal of a nap. For dinner, Little Monster had TWO bowls of rotini with red sauce. With all the eating going on for the Fourth of July, Baby Girl was tired, so it was bath and bed before the fireworks got started. Sweet Goblin missed a party at her friend Vincent's house, but since she skipped her nap, she really needed to sleep.

When Wiggle Worm woke up on Sunday, she was hungry again, surprise, surprise, so Daddy made her a sausage frittata. He and Mama were supposed to visit Jeremy and Jenny for their engagement brunch, but Miss Fuss decided to scream all morning instead of taking a nap. Daddy had to go to the brunch himself while Mama stayed home with Wee Crablet. The afternoon turned around, though, because Sweet Goblin visited Monkey Joe's where she proceeded to climb everything in sight and even ride some of the slides.

Tonight, Baby Girl will have some tofu for dinner, since Daddy's making stir-fry. We'll see how that goes.

She also sported her oh-so-fabulous and up until now, too big, Pedoodles today. Baby Girl was one stylin' monster. Mama has a feeling that we will take every chance we get to wear those adorable shoes, courtesy of Grandma Raye.