Today we enjoyed a free breakfast at Chick-fil-A with the Shields' and Walters' family and then we joined the Shields' for pool time at the Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center. I am SO excited for the pool to open. Madeline and Ryan had such a great time and then took awesome naps. I am constantly in awe of their differences in personality. Twice Ryan went under. Though he had a shocked and pained expression on his face when he surfaced, he just came to me for reassurance and then kept playing. When that happened to Madeline in years past it took at least 10 minutes before she was comfortable getting back into the pool. While there I mentioned that I will soon be signing her up for swimming lessons. She was immediately frightened and has not stopped talking about it all day. My sweet girl is so scared to try anything new or anything that is not comfortable. What a different pair she and Ryan are. I often pray that they will be like iron sharpening iron to each other.
One of the highlights of the week was a trip to Raleigh's Natural History Museum. They had a special program on kitchen gadgets that was fantastic. Madeline got to roll out biscuit dough and cut shapes out of the dough with cookie cutters. She learned how to separate eggs and how to brush the tops of biscuits with an egg wash. They then squeezed lemons to make lemonade to drink with their hot biscuits. After the program, we headed to Costco for a bit of shopping and lunch. How is it that regardless of what you buy, your bill is always $100 or more!!! Because everything comes in bulk, it is so disappointing to see the number of items purchased and the total price of the sale.
I have been trying to brainstorm all the nicknames we have come up with for the kids. Madeline has gone or goes by Maddie, Mad Dog, Little Mow, Princess, Sweetheart, Puddin' Pop, and Frankina (when she toots). Ryan list includes RyRy, Ry the Guy, Bubbubs, BamBam (during the phase in which he bammed on his door until someone came to let him out of his room), Rys, Turkey, and Frank (when he toots).
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