Tapped out!

What a whirlwind of a weekend!!!

On Friday night, we headed over to the Doghouse for supper and playground. AK didn't eat at all but she's been eating her leftovers ever since so her meal wasn't wasted! We only lasted about an hour and a half, the mosquitos came out once the sun went down and they were fierce! AK helped me rent a movie and pick up a few groceries and then we came home to chill on the couch and hit the hay. We were both in bed pretty early that night.

Yesterday, AK had ballet lessons, which were fantastic as always. One of the ladies said that the new stock had come in so I walked around to the office behind the studio and picked out what I needed for AK. Imagine my surprise when she came out of her class wearing the exact outfit I had just bought! I waited outside after I made my purchases as it was so hot in the viewing area, so I didn't realize that they were pulling the girls out one by one to outfit them properly. I said "You changed?!?!". Poor AK didn't know how to explain away my confusion.

She realized that her tights have holes on the bottom which allow her to pull her feet through and the tights up so that shoes don't make them dirty. She came into the Foster's pharmacy with me looking like a hardened ballerina, with her tights rolled up and her new ballet bag on her back. Ha!

We got ourselves prettied up and then took off for a very special "Princess and the Cow" birthday party for Isabella and Leo. It rained and rained and rained... but the sun came through a few times and it was a pool party so it's not like a bit of water really ruined anything! Margaret did a wonderful job of being creative with the theme. She had wanted to do the "Princess and the Frog" theme but I guess there aren't a lot of frog decorations out there... and Leo prefers cows anyway! Margaret had signs for all the food that had princess themes (eg: Rapunzel salad and Mermaid Ariel Pasta Shells) and the drinks had cow themes. Margaret had a beautiful Barbie / princess cake for Isabella and cow cupcakes for Leo. Wow. AK came home with a lot of loot as well, including a tiara and a wand!

I left AK with Mike while Julie and I went to a baby shower... Baby MacD is due in early November but I'm hoping he arrives a little earlier than that... Mommy Mo is quite uncomfortable and ready to meet her little (big) guy! The shower was lovely and Baby MacD is quite spoiled already!

I got back to Mike's find that AK was still napping!!! I tried to wake her up and she was having none of that. Julie and Mike both tried to wake her as well. Wasn't worth it as AK was a total bear once she got her eyes open! I had to give her a time out there - eek - but as soon as we got in the car, she settled down. AK has acted up around others lately, mostly whining and disobeying, but it seems like sometimes she just needs to get away from it all in order to calm down and transform back into her usual angelic self!

On the way home, AK asked to go to Hunter's house. That was good news - when I initially told AK that she was going to hang out with Uncle Mike, she cried some great big fat alligator tears. Of course she waved happily to me as I walked out the door. So I was worried that she might not want to go to Hunter's house for a sleepover... a bunch of us moms got together for supper last night and Ben agreed to babysit. I was a bit bummed to have to get two babysitters in one day but the guilt was alleviated by the fact that all AK pretty much did for either Mike or Ben was sleep :)

So AK had a quick supper at home and then we headed over to Babbs. AK quite happily, once again, waved as I walked out the door. Whew. Dinner was wonderful, sushi is always good! and it was really nice to get some plans firmed up for Christmas! I know it's a few months away yet but us accountants are a bit anal, I guess.

Jess and Ben convinced me to leave AK with them last night rather than wake her up to take her home... I was tired enough that I ended up giving in. The logistics of getting her into the car, out of the car, into her bed, just seemed too much at the time! I had a nice sleep-in until 730am (sad what passes for sleeping in now) which felt really nice.

AK pulled her whiny act again this morning and I was forced to bring AK home to save the Babbs' eardrums. Once again, she calmed down rather quickly once we got home. She told me she was tired so I put her down for a nap but when I checked in on her a few minutes later, she was up playing so I got her ready for church and off we went. She left me with no fuss at all in her childcare room, why can't she be like that for preschool??? It is amazing how quickly her mood can change from sunny to stormy, and back again. The teenage years promise to be a TON of FUN!

AK went to another birthday party this afternoon with her daddy so I got a bit of time to myself to hit up a yoga class and watch a movie. The movie was "Mao's Last Dancer". It is based on a true story of a ballet dancer from China who was granted permission from the Chinese government to do a session of summer school for ballet in the US and ended up staying beyond his time. As a result, the Chinese government pretty much disowned him and barred him from returning to China or communicating with his family. It was a really enjoyable and moving film.

AK was sitting in the car this morning, chattering away. I didn't catch what she said and asked her to repeat herself. She said "I'm TALKING to MYSELF, Mommy". Ha ha! She kept mumbling to herself, then finally said "Okay, I'm talking to you now!!!".

Alright, I'm done... I'm heading off to bed soon! xo