Another weekend.  It's Friday.  The girls are surprising me every day with their creative, imaginative play and their funny little observations of life...from their wonderful 2-year-old perspectives.  Amelia shared with us the fact that a swing takes her up into the air the other day as she rode up on Travis's shoulders on our walk.  Over the past few weeks I have seen a change in them.  They are nearing 3 years old now, and I just can't believe it, however; they are helping me step into reality with their newly determined mind-set and their increasingly complex ideas they are coming up with in play.  I can't believe how it seems just the other day that I was washing diapers for 3 babies...thank God I'm not anymore...but it does seem like just the other day.  Well, it has only been just about 6 months..so i'm not all that far off.

Travis and I bought a new game the other night.  We're kinda picky when it comes to board games, but we settled on Battleship the other night for $14.  It was much cheaper than the fancy edition of Scrabble that we picked up last year.  We've played 2 times.  It's 1:1.  I don't normally like to play board games or card games unless I'm winning.   I'm just a bit juvenile that way.  Travis doesn't seem to mind.  He doesn't really like to sit and talk or read about things that interest me.  Russian history and culture, speech and language stuff, or about the lives of composers. It doesn't really appeal to him, and so we play board games...and he lets me win sometimes.  I guess it's a compromise.  He isn't permitted to admit he's letting me win, however.  That would take the fun out of it.  Well, I'm supposed to be looking for a movie for us to watch tonight, so I better go. I think he's coming in soon.  Good night! I had to come back and add one more thing.  I heard the girls talking in their room and Madeline says "I can't see in my room"  Amelia responds " The moon will help you see in your room." Madeline:  " I cannot see in  my room." A: "the moon will help you see."  M: "I need a flashlight." A: "yes, you do.  A flashlight will help you to see."  M: I will help you to see with a flashlight, Amelia." A: "You will help me to see with a flashlight, Madeline!?"  M: "yes, I will."  A: "oh thank you Madeline." M: "your welcome."