Free, Fun Entertainment

The girls absolutely LOVE animals from holding to watching to pretending to be animals. Since we don't have any animals of our own (yet!), Rachael lives far away, and Jordan can't spend time at my parent's house since the cats might kill him we have to find another outlet for our animal needs.  We have ventured to the zoo several times this summer, but the free entertainment is visiting the pet shops.  The girls love seeing the fish, snakes, gerbils, rats, guinea pigs, turtles, mice, ferrets, cats, and birds.

When we can't be around live animals, their favorite pastime is pretending to be puppies.  Lydia quickly learned this game from Kaylee & will randomly decide to play it.  So while we're out visiting the pet stores, we let them indulge in a particularly upscale form of the game.  They have so much fun.  I have actually considered getting them a doggie pillow bed for their playroom or for movie watching.

Do You Have the Imagination of a 4 Year Old?

Kaylee has always been one smart cookie & it's always interesting having her around. Yesterday she was playing with her hands; they were little people who were arguing.  One hand was trying to feed her all the chips & the other was saying they needed to share & take turns. They did take turns now & then making a Frito last 8 bites, an amazing trick in itself.

Today, while eating her Tootie Fruities she was finding all sorts of pictures as her few cereal remains floated around changing shapes.  There was a boat, Christmas tree, dog, camel, car and so many more.

This activity was a slightly different version of Pictures in the Clouds that we all have played at some point in our lives. Kaylee has been a fan of this game & always shares her findings which I can sometimes see & sometimes just agree.

So, what do you see?