A day in the life of a two year old...

A couple of days ago, Alyssa's friend Mercy came over to play at our house. We had so much fun together.

First we went for a walk. I should say I went for a walk, the girls went for a ride in the wagon. It was a bit of a forced walk. I went to put the dogs in the backyard but they got away from me and took off into the neighborhood. We went looking for them right away and while I was yelling for our dog Romeo, the girls were yelling for their other friend Savannah. The dogs came to us almost immediatley, so with the dogs on leashes and the girls in the wagon, we took a walk. When we got back to our yard, we had just enough time to take this picture and then run inside before the rain started to fall down from the sky in sheets. So what can you do when it is raining outside?

Well, you go fishing, of course. The girls loved playing this fishing game. They sat for an hour or so trying to get the fish on the magnetic fishing poles.Eventually they found it easier to take the fish out with their hands and put them on the fishing pole. Then they realized that they really didn't need the poles at all, so they went fishing in their own way. Then it was time to eat. We cleaned up a little bit and then sat down for hotdogs and cheese together. These little girls were very hungry after fishing all morning.

Then it was time for a nap. We started with an Elmo movie. After about an hour of resting, not napping, we finally got up and spent a little time playing before we had to meet the boys at the bus.

We then went out to meet the boys at the end of our driveway. The boys were so excited to see the girls waiting for them. We all went inside and they all headed into Alyssa's room to play.

Notice in this picture that the girls have changed clothes. There was a time that the girls were in the kitchen with Josiah. The next thing I knew Alyssa came to me (soaked from the waist down) saying "Oooh cold." The girls had found a cooler in the kitchen full of ice water(left over from labor day) and thought they they would go swimming. I quickly got them dried off, warmed up and redressed. Not long after that Mercy's mom came to pick her up. We had a great day with Mercy and look forward to a day when she and maybe their friend Savannah can come and play again.