More Family Fun

The top picture is Peter at the Hannah Montana 3-D Concert Movie last weekend. Yes, I payed $15 per ticket for all of us to go and see a 15 year old sing and dance. Molly and Peter are big time Hannah fans (although Molly is WAY too fashion savvy to pose in front of the poster with her 3-D glasses on) - is there anyone under 20 who isn't?? This girl made $28 million dollars in a few weeks of her concert. Is it okay if I admit that I don't hate Molly's complete and utter affection for anything Hannah. We sat next to each other during the show and I smiled the entire time. While Peter sat mesmerized, looking over and smiling once in a while at me, Molly talked my ear off - on her terms, of course!

"Mama, do you like her white boots?"
"I do, Mols."
"But what about the other pink boots, Mama, don't you like those better?"
"I like them both."
"But Mama, they're completely different - you can't like them both the same."

A few minutes later I whisper in her ear;

"What about that skirt, Molly, do you like that?"
"Mama, I can't talk during THIS song - it's my favorite."

Molly may not always want to hear my input on fashion but I'll sit next to her at a movie any day. I know that some day our mother daughter outings will be excruciating for her - right now I'm taking advantage of any moment of bonding I can get. I loved the Hannah Montana movie!

By the way Annie slept during the show despite the incredible roar from the crowd when Hannah left the stage for a few minutes and the Jonas Brothers came out. I'm sure she was wondering what the heck the fuss was about.

The second picture should be titled "Sibling Abuse". Molly and Peter love having a sister almost as much as they love having a doll to dress up! They were both in hysterics on the floor while I took this picture - and poor little Ann just sat there letting them put hats and ears and glasses on her until their hearts were content. Just wait until they're teenagers home babysitting for her on a Saturday night instead of going out with friends - they'll get theirs!

Black History Month

I'm not sure how well you can see the picture above. Molly came home from school with her Martin Luther King Day project - one of many. For some reason this one just touched my heart. The writing says,"He tried to make people friends." She drew a picture of herself holding hands with Peter on the most beautiful day ever. When we asked her about it she looked at us shocked and said "Mama, did you know that before Martin Luther King people would not have let you be Peter's Mommy and then I wouldn't have a brother?" There is something about Molly when she makes a really amazing realization. She has talked about it ever since - she can't imagine a world in which it would be a problem that she and Peter are brother and sister or a world where Peter has less rights to do things than she does just because of the color of his skin. It took Molly several years to even realize that Pete was a different color than her. Black History month at school has certainly given us alot to talk about at the dinner table!

A little indulgence as I tell one more Molly story. MY beuatiful, sweet, loving daughter walked in the door from school the other day looks me straight in the eye and says, "Mama, I really want to be Puertarican!" (I have no idea of the spelling) She wants to wear dangling earrings and grow her hair down to her butt and according to her friends her ethnicity will instantly be changed. Ahhhhh - to be five again!

So we're off to get pictures of Annie taken for the 1st time - by the time Peter was almost 6 months old I had 4 different portraits of him. I keep telling myself that its different now because of digital cameras and such but we really don't want her in therapy over it! Plus she's adorable and an easy smile!

Our Little Human!

This is Peter wearing Daddy's t-shirt during the superbowl. He was so excited and both kids, who went to bed about 10 minutes into the game, woke up cheering the Patriots. Their Daddy had them assuming the game would be won by his favorite team and both ended up with crestfallen looks on their faces when Bob broke the news that they had lost. Luckily, though a huge fan of the Patriots, Bob is pretty easy going about wins and losses - he sulked for a few hours after the game but got over it in time to be very positive with the kids about the loss.

So we took the kids out to dinner last night - well, if you can call Friendlies going out to dinner. Right before out food came Peter spilled a huge glass of water all over the place - Annie was in the unfortunate position of being at the end of the table in her car seat and got soaked from head to toe. Her hair was wet, her car seat was soaked and by the time I reached the bathroom to change her she was shivering from the ice cube trapped between her body and mine. I quickly changed her in order to get back to the table and assess the damage and keep Bob from making Peter feel too bad about the spill, considering he had told him at least 20 times to sit down and stop flailing his arm at the table. Just as I walk over to the table Peter hugs me, kisses Ann and looks up at me with his big brown eyes, "Mommy, I'm sorry I drenched your daughter!" I couldn't help smiling and hugging him - he certainly knows how to get to me!

A little while later we were eating our dinners - Grilled Cheese for everyone because it was a Friday in Lent, and I quietly slipped Annie a french fry. (I know she's a little young but keep in mind she is a 3rd child - we know the Hiemlich and have used it many times before) Peter looks over at Annie eating the fry and lets out a yelp. "Mommy, get that away from her - she can't eat that - its HUMAN food." Now I'm not exactly sure which species my son believes his sister to be. I mean anyone who has seen her sneeze with a mouthful of cereal might question that but he had everyone around us in hysterics and couldn't figure out why. Did I mention how much I LOVE being Peter's mother!!!!!