We went over to the bookstore afterwards to look around. AK really enjoyed seeing the parrots in their cage near their door. She picked out a book and then also requested a ($20!!!) pink alarm clock. When I said no, she flung herself down to the floor in the blink of an eye to have a fit. Wow. I put the book back, grabbed her and took her right outside. Well of course she was quite upset that now she didn't have a clock OR a book but once she calmed down and we talked, she agreed to behave while we went back in to buy the book. She behaved beautifully the second time around... she even helped me pick out a box of notecards for myself. She then discovered the Thomas the Train playtable... I let her play there for about 20 mins, she was in her glory.
We went to Wendy's for supper - I don't know why I bother to take AK out to eat - she very rarely eats the food. She did enjoy her chocolate milk though. She seems to be back to accepting that white milk is for at home and chocolate milk is for when we're out.
On the way home, AK asked to talk to Grandma and Grandpa, so I got her on the phone with my mom. Sounded like quite a good conversation going on back there. AK was holding the phone, and kept rotating it upwards, until she was pretty much holding it upside down. I need to find out from my mom if she could still hear her with the phone held that way!
When we got home, we hit the road for a bike ride! AK got this bike for her birthday and we didn't have a lot of luck with it before holidays as her legs were just a smidge too short to reach the pedals properly. The combination of running shoes and holiday growth seemed to do the trick tonight! We biked all the way to the duck pond and back, then around the pool when we returned home. AK just needed a bit of a helping hand when she was going up a slope, or when her legs started to tire.
The new Spark is in the background! Check it out!
Click on the link below to watch a short vide of AK biking.
I got a big fright while we were biking though... a ching ching (black bird) attacked me! They seem to like me - I had a run-in with one at the grocery store earlier this week. A neighbor heard me scream and was laughing at me as she thought I was just started by the bird... should have seen the look of fear on her face when she realized she was as much at risk of being attacked as I had been! They don't really hurt you but I think I screamed from the shock of something coming after me.
My stomach is nearly back to normal... still can't handle the thought of any food that's particularly exciting but I may be brave enough for yoga tomorrow. Fingers crossed! xo
I let AK pick the wrong book at the book store... it was a princess one, and a LONG one, and so she was mesmerized by every word. I had to read it from beginning to end. She settled into bed nicely but I could hear her chattering and singing to herself about 15 mins after I left her room... stood outside the door and listened for a while :) she came out in to the living room a bit later for a sip of water and went back to bed on her own. I presume she is asleep now... guess I will find out if she switched out blankets or anything crazy like that tomorrow!!!
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