Nap Week

So, while nap week might sound like a good thing, it really means we weren't getting enough sleep at night all week long... sigh.  It couldn't have anything to do with this little stinker below!  Last Sunday afternoon she brought her blanket down and wanted to cozy up with me, and ended up on the opposite side of the couch "ready to sleep".  She woke up around 5 for most of this week, and even went down for her nap at 8:00 am one day!!  I'm not sure what was going on, but she kept waking up early every day.  She slept in till after 6 today, so hopefully whatever it was passed.

On Monday Brooke dressed in her Doc McStuffins clothes and we played doctor again!  I was telling Monica just a day or two before this that I missed Brooke always wanting to do checkups and doctor stuff.  We had a good time, and Winry helped get us hair and mouth medicine.  I think this might be the first time Winry has really played doctor as I think she was just too young the last time we played.

For our FHE treat we finally opened up our cool bag of kisses (Brooke's choice) that we got when we visited Hershey.

On Tuesday the girls played "Don't Break the Ice" together.  I think they played it a couple other times throughout the week too.  Brooke can almost set it all up by herself, she just needs help getting the last few pieces in each row.  I tried to get Winry to tap with the hammer, but she'd just put it on an ice block and then shove it down until a lot of things fell through.  I'm not sure anyone was ever concerned about who knocked the penguin in, it's more a game about destruction for now.

Also, that picture has a lovely watermark on the bottom left because my phone died!  I tried to install an update, and I guess the download messed up and it didn't detect it until halfway through flashing the new OS... so my phone got stuck in a bootloop trying to boot an operating system that didn't work...  To fix it I had to take my phone apart, and then short two test points together with tweezers while plugging my phone into my computer.  Basically I had to reprogram my phone the way they would at the factory when they were first programming it after building it.  At least I was able to get it back though!  Anyway, the camera watermarked the pictures by default, but fortunately Monica noticed after I only took 2 pictures.  Also, of course I don't have any pictures of me fixing my phone, because I typically take all my pictures on my phone!  Not that I don't have another camera, I just don't typically think to use it.  You know, you'd think after writing a blog for 4 years I'd be more used to taking pictures of everything I do, but I'm still really bad at that.

This might come as a shock, because we never do this, but on Wednesday we had a dance party!  Winry is just a dancing machine right now.  I think she'll be SOO excited to start dance lessons once she's older!

This past week we also got some books that we're going to give to the kids (probably for Christmas, they can't read yet, so this is safe, but don't tell them!).  One was a life-sized book, and lots of life size images of animals.  The really cool part of the book was that we finally got to see Monica in her natural habitat!

Thursday morning was the tipping point for waking up too early for me.  I don't remember the details, but a typical morning goes something like I get up when Winry wakes up and try holding her in the recliner to keep her calm for a while.  Then maybe 10 minutes later she slips from my lap and we start wandering the house, trying not to wake Monica and Brooke (I try to stop Winry from waking them, Winry tries to wake everyone...and succeeds).  Winry eventually wins and everyone is awake.  On this specific day Monica gave Winry some cereal to eat, which she promptly dumped on the couch...

Meanwhile, Brooke was not ready for the day and attempted to go back to sleep on the couch donwstairs.  This is a much quieter location because you are now in the same room as Winry instead of on a different floor.

I too fell back asleep on the couch.  From the sun coming in through the windows, it looks like I might be late to work...

And Winry?  Oh she's dancing.  Dancing for the only person still awake and watching.  I'm grateful Monica was awake so the moment wasn't completely lost.  Who knows how many times she danced this week after we came downstairs and I fell asleep on the couch while she did who knows what.  It was probably this though.

On Friday night, Monica and I went to see the Lion King.  We went to a dine-in theater.  I've never been to one before.  I would say the best part is that every seat is a recliner and having more space in general.  The movie was good, however the Lion King felt basically the same as the animated one from my childhood.  That was a little disappointing because I feel like the other Disney remakes that have happened lately have been able to be the same story, but give enough of a new take that they feel new and fresh.  Anyway, it was still good times.

I think that basically rounds out the week.  Yesterday I took the girls on a 10 mile run in the morning.  That got followed up by playing outside with one or both of them for basically the rest of the day.  I did prioritize sitting in the shade while we were outside, which is probably the only reason I'm still functioning today.  We had a lot of fun though.   Brooke went to her friend, Eleanor's birthday party and in the afternoon Winry's nursery leaders organized a BBQ for their nursery class and their families!  I even snuck in a little afternoon nap in between everything else, and Winry tried to serenade me while I slumbered.  That said, I did wake up to BING BONG BING BONG as she alternately slammed her heels down on the piano.  What a musical genius!