The lil’ grand-darlins turned two last weekend and Guzzy attended her (second) junior prom. While it was a tough choice for this mom/grandmom… I made the trip north to attend the toddler’s birthday celebration in person and settled for a Facetime session with the lovely prom-bound couple. Guzzy and her date looked absolutely amazing, and they managed to have a great time despite my absence.
The grand X girls are learning to talk, and are remarkably articulate with a limited vocabulary and extensive use of body language and a variety of vocalizations. Little X1 responds to most questions with an enthusiastic ‘Yah!’, or a more subdued ‘No’, or a very adorable shoulder shrug. She was very concerned about an owie she has on her toe (the result of a dropped tube of toothpaste), and extended that obsession to her post-bath wrinkled fingers – showing them to me and saying ‘Owie, Owie?”
Little X2 tried very hard to keep us from seeing her smile when introduced to her birthday balloons. She initially gave a little smile, but got self-conscious about it when she noticed that she had an audience. Eventually she got over her shyness and gave us many beautiful smiles.
A few other couples and families came to the party, as well as Uncle Ben. The weather was great, and we moved the party outside to break the pinata and to open presents. It took several rounds for the kids to break open the pinata. With some help, little X1 patted the pinata softly with the stick, and little X2 just wanted to hold the stick during her turn and resisted efforts to ‘help’ her swat the pinata with it (this is in keeping with her independent nature). They received lots of fun presents, and had a great time playing with and fighting over their birthday bounty.
On the flip-side of all that cuteness is that I don’t think I’ve ever changed so many poopy diapers in a single weekend. Those girls need to eat more Cheese!
I was particularly glad that Ben made the trip north too, and It was a great opportunity for some cards with my older two kids. I would post a picture of the gin rummy scores, but it would embarass Kelly.
So now, its Monday. Back to Wisconsin, Back to Work, Back to chilly weather, and back to a household where everyone is potty-trained!