DRAMA Queen and Her Aunt

Tom is an overprotective Dad, to say the least. He usually tries to discourage Noelle from running on our cement driveway for fear of her falling. Well, she was running the other evening and fell. That resulted in her first set (yes, she is 2 years 8 months old and just received her first strawberry) of strawberries on her knees. After we "doctored" up her knees Noelle went into Diva mode and refused to walk the rest of the night! We tried to get her to but as soon as she was standing she would collapse on the ground and say, "it's too much pain to walk!". You can just imagine us carrying her from the couch to the bathroom when she needed to go. The next morning I was constantly reminded of her pain but she started to walk on her own. Wednesday we drove to visit Aunt Ceecee at her apartment. While getting ready in the morning Noelle said to me, "We going to see my best friend, Aunt Ceecee." The drive was an uneventful two hours. Both children are pros at traveling and don't seem to mind any length of time in the car. Noelle loved playing with the kitten, Cloud and the other cat, Stuart. She walked around like she was queen of the castle. She found a wand used for the blinds and decided it was her "magic stick". As she twirled around she pointed at things and said, "Abracadabra Kalamazoo!" Max liked the new territory that he could explore/menace. He also was given his first taste of Jell-O and loved it! We decided to take a walk down to the pool. I did not put on Noelle's bathing suit thinking we would just dip out feet in the pool. After splashing on the steps I informed Noelle that she could get completely wet and we would put new clothes on her. She immediately sat down in the water and was thoroughly soaked. It made me realize that we really need a pool in the future!

By the time we left, after much fun both children were dog tired. Max was asleep within moments and Noelle shortly thereafter. It was a great visit. We love you Aunt Ceecee!!!