Things they say...

Yes, in case you were wondering. Addison got a hold of my ipod and created the last post all by herself!

Here are some cute things they say now:
Addison - Can we take the short-way-cut home?
Addison - Yippee Woo-Hoo Hooray!!
Charlotte - BREETH!! (brush teeth)

Addio a

Cookie-pretzel

Every once in a while Addie gets an idea (usually from who-knows-where) and it sticks. And i mean a real idea - real specific and repeatedly mentioned - you know, something she's really thinking about. Today's art project is just that: cookie-pretzel. Dauntingly impossible and yet insisted on. It started a couple dats back on our drive home from school and cookie-pretzel was requested. When I tried to get some clarification on whether cookie-pretzel tasted more like a cookie or a pretzel, here's how it went--

Addie: No no no no. It's pink and purple and blue and white, and it has sprinkles, lots of sprinkles!

Me: does it taste like cookies or pretzels?

Addie: it's pink and purple and blue and white with sprinkles! (with a "weren't you listening I just said this, mom!" tone)

Me: what does it taste like?

Addie: blueberries

(well duh - that makes sense.)

A aforementioned cookie-pretzel was requested again on Sat and this morning. Each time repeating the description without variance.

So, I'm off to the store to get some blueberries and cookie mix. Current options are: (1) pretzel mix with added blueberries and colored frosting and (2) sugar cookies with blueberry juice and bits shaped like pretzels with colored frosting. The MitMit house will need a good dose of luck to pull this off!

Dance recital

Today was a big day in the MitMit household - Addie's first dance recital. It reminded me of when I took dance as a kid, except no costumes or make-up. Which if memory serves me correctly those "slutty" costumes for 4 year olds were why my mom pulled me out of dance. (There you have it mom - I'm sure you're excited to be blog content.) So all in all, no costumes...probably a good thing. Here were their dances - centered around the fitness theme:
Heart beat - jazz
Mommy's got a cold - ballet
Hmmmm not sure (MitMit editor's note - later review indicates song was likely Jammie Dance) - tap*
jumpin jack - no obvious style, unless jumping & jumping jacks are a specific genre.
*tap = on carpet, no tap shoes.

Compared to her peers, as an unbiased judge, I consider Addie's awesomeness even more noteworthy for what she did not do:
- stand in front row, hide head in hands, refuse to dance
- suck on two fingers while twirling hair. No dancing.
- reserve 1 hand for dancing, 1 for nose-picking.

Addie was great! Albeit that she was a little focused on staying on her pink
Spot. So proud on my preschooler. I'll attempt to add video later...stay tuned!

Yankee Doodle Candy

As sung by Addison, age 3.

Yankee doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat & called it macaroni. Yankee doodle keep it up! Yankee doodle candy! Mind the music and the steps and let the girls eat candy!