Mom says, "NO"! Nana says, "YES!"

A couple of nights ago as Miles and I prepared to put the girls to bed, they were being EXTREMELY cute...which usually happens right before bedtime...Miles was "quizzing" Maddie..."What does a lion say?", etc. and Maddie was responding correctly, and loving knowing the answer to each question. Miles, in an attempt to stump her, says, "What does Mommy say?" Maddie's immediate response, "NO!" :-) Miles, realizing a golden moment in the making, then asked, "What does Daddy say?" Maddie's response, said in her best attempt at a "deep male" voice, "I am a boy." Miles, pushing the game one step further asks, "What does Nana say?" Without skipping a beat, Maddie replies, "YES!" So there you have it...Mom says no, and Nana says yes! :-) Other great responses: When asked what her Sunbeam teacher, Sis Harper, says, Maddie said, "SHHHH! Sit down!" Maddie even knew what Winston says, "WOOF"! We love our Maddie!

Don't know whether I have mentioned our Emma's love of rocks? Emma has a singular affection for rocks. As we walk Maddie to and from her bus stop, we pass LOTS of rocks...very rarely does Emma pass up an opportunity to select a rock to carry with her to the bus stop and home again. I have been fairly successful at keeping the majority of her growing rock collection outside, and give it another month I'll have the best rock garden on the block! :-) The other day, as we left the house and headed to the bus stop, Emma stopped at her pile of rocks, selected a rock and placed it ever so carefully in her pocket...apparently, she was taking it for a "walk"! That's our Emma! :-)

Other than that a fairly uneventful week at the Maschger home....which is nice to occasionally have! We did convince Cousin Katy to come up Saturday...we LOVE our Cousin Katy! Katy was kind enough to play with our girls while Miles and I got out for a DATE!!! Thanks Cousin Katy! :-)

We love you all! AND...Happy Birthday Papa! :-)