The eve of Auddie's birthday

As the sun went down last night, I took one last shot of Audrey as a 5 year old. It was a lovely thought - even if she'd just "done" her wet hair with multiple clips. And as I tucked her in to bed, she said, "It was a great year being 5, Mom."

Happy 6th Birthday Audrey!

Dr. Audrey

Audrey: Mom, I know how people toot. There's stuff inside them that turns around...and around...and then it bubbles up and it shoots out.

As if on cue, Nina yells from downstairs, "Mom! I have a bubble in my tummy!"

Audrey yells back, "Are you gonna toot?"

Sisterly love and patience

Audrey's been working hard on her reading. As we sat on her bed last night, she started to read a book aloud. Nina crawls on the bed, throws her head back and mutters, "Oh my god."

I gave her a double-glare. One for the comment and another for distracting Audrey so now it would take even loooonger to finish that page.

If Audrey's right, I "google it" every day

Audrey cleaned her room. As she proudly showed me, she said, "I googled it. That's what I say when I mean that I tried really hard."

Birthday cakes and gut aches

On saturday morning, Michael said to Audrey, "Noodle, you have TWO birthday parties today. Are you going to be tired?"

She replied seriously, "No, but I will have a big stomach ache."

Nina, Sam-Sam, and Mac&Cheese

Nina cleaned her ears. She proudly showed me the gross yellow gunk she got and exclaimed, "Look! Mac & Cheese!"

I replied, "Gross. I hope you didn't actually put any in your ear."

She said, "No. Sam-Sam (friend at preschool) said if you eat too fast, your food comes out your ears."

Nina watches too much TV

I took Nina and Audrey to a mongolian grill. Nina could barely see above the counter where she'd set her bowl, waiting for her noodles to be cooked. As the guy finished cooking Audrey's and set her bowl down, Nina says loudly, "Order up!"