Mine Too!

This week marks about the month mark that everything Austin has, Ashley HAS to have as well. If not, then a LOUD scream fills the car, home, church, grocery store, etc. It doesn't even matter what the object is, as long as it's in Austin's hands, Ashley needs it. So poor Austin is always being told to share. Giving Ash whatever prized posession he brings along with him. So now its double everything. Happy meal toys, drinks, treats. There must be two identical objects, or someone's not happy.


Ashley loves her pacifier "binki" but she calls it her "baby". But she'll throw it whenever she gets upset. But then she'll call out "BABY!" And immediately need it. I find that consistency is a great parenting discipline technique but I fail miserably when she throws her binki and I say, "Bye bye binki" and don't give it back to her. But then after 10 minutes of screaming at different locations I find myself frantically searching all over the car/cart, etc for the blasted binki! Just put it in her mouth!
Duane came back from Egypt this week and he said it as so hot there. Like 120 degrees hot. I saw him on the Today show with Condi! The day we were picking him up from the airport Austin wanted to surprise daddy and make cupcakes and put candles in them. Whenever there's a celebration, Austin believes there must be candles. He'll be our little pyromaniac!

Coming home from the gym one day this week, Austin told me he loved the Kids Club there. He said he meets lots of nice friends. Then he asked if he could go to a spend-the-night party. I told him he's a little too young to go to another little boys house to spend the night. He then told me, "Mom, it's not a boy. It's a girl. I've already spent the night at a boys house. It's now a girls turn."

Happy August!
Angie