Night and Day

That has been our weather, our schedules and the temperament in our house. Last weekend was snowy and cold. Winter jackets, gloves and boots cold. And this weekend is warm and sunny. Shorts and flip-flops warm. Go figure! The great news about that is we have been able to be outside almost every day for the last five or so. Eli's been back on his bike, Maddux and I have been pushing her 'car' down the street, and baseball season has begun again. That has meant our schedule has been crazy again though. Eli LOVES playing on a baseball team, which means we love baseball too, but it does mean we spend a lot of time running around, back and forth between the house and the fields.

Finally the temperament. Eli is the determining factor for harmony between the kids. It is rare (if not impossible) that Maddux refuses a play request of Eli's. But Eli often does N.O.T. want to play with, by or around Maddie. When he does though, the two play SO well together. Lately it's been one extreme or the other. The good news is, I can tell right away what kind of day it's going to be!

Maddux was under the weather for about twelve hours this weekend. She ran a short fever and acted very "not-Maddie-like". At the end of it, I was talking to her about food for the week. I said, "Maddux, we have lots of bread, so maybe we'll make french toast one day for lunch." She furrowed her brow, shook her head and said, "No.....I not like fwench toast." I said, "Maddux, it's just like pancakes...you DO like it." She then pushed her eyebrows way up and nodded, saying, "Juss like pancakes...yes?" It was all one fluid motion and hilarious.