James's Aunt Day

Today was James's Aunt Day and I was a little nervous at first. I mean I hate taking him to the mall so I thought why would my sisters want to take him there. But then again there are three of them and no other kids. They had thought about taking him to one of those indoor playground/gym type places but we went to a birthday party at one of those places recently and he had some over stimulation issues. So we decided that he would have the same "day" as Kayla. So they came and picked him up and took him to the mall and he had a great time!

Guess what he made? Go ahead, I'll give you a minute to think about it...... Give up? He made a Shrek. Which makes perfect sense to me (though my sisters were a bit confused at his excitement). He has been watching Shrek almost everyday for the past week or so and loves it. When I say watch though what I mean is that he puts the DVD in and starts the movie and then does other things while it plays in the background. But I digress. So he made his new Shrek (which - if you have never been to BAB - takes about 5 minutes) and they told him that he could pick out some accessories. Well here is what he wanted... Not clothes for Shrek but a Shrek baby! It really was cute the way that he told me all about it.

Now I have to say that I had my reservations about this as well because the first time that we took him there he took about two steps inside the place and had a visual over stimulation meltdown like none we had seen before. But my sisters said that he did great. Next they took him to ride on those eat all your quarters mechanical rides. That may not seem special except that we NEVER let them do that. Instead we let them play on the "mat" - one of those interactive advertising things. (The mat and projector respond to the places that you step.)

After that they took him to the toy store and let him pick out a few things. This is also where the beauty that lives inside my Minis comes through. I must say that I can't remember what he chose for himself but this is what he got for Kayla. A Tinkerbell Inflatable Chair. She was so excited she really couldn't contain herself. The very next morning the first thing she wanted done was to have me blow it up. (Thank goodness we had one of those balloon pump things or I might have passed out!) It is currently displayed proudly in Kayla's room. And she will gladly tell you that her brother got it for her. I know that he can be a huge pain to his sister but I also know that deep down he loves her, he just has a hard time expressing it.

Then he got to go to Wendy's and get a Kid's Meal and eat or not eat any or all of it! I can only imagine what was going on in his head as his aunt's didn't make him eat his chicken but instead let him eat his oranges first and then his french fries and nothing else! But let's be honest he got to make a great memory and we got a day with just 2 kids again!

Update on Kayla

Here they are the much-anticipated nails!

Aunt Day

I think a monster has been created... For Christmas my sisters gave the twins "Aunt Day" - a special day just for the 3 aunts and the designated child. Today was Kayla's Aunt Day. Lets just say that it was awesome for her (and I think for them, too). They took her to the mall and she got to get a Build-a-Bear. She chose a hot pink teddy bear that has magnets in her hands and face so that she can look like she is blowing kisses. She also has a heart on her tummy and on the bottom of one of her feet. After making the bear they let her "dress" her newly born friend - named Wish. She chose the identical matching outfit to her Halloween costume - Tinkerbell! Complete with magic wand and pink sequined sneakers (the same shoes she wore with her costume). But it wouldn't be complete without the Hello Kitty pjs. Yes, that's right she got Hello Kitty pjs for her new friend. I think that they might have let her buy anything and everything if she had known to ask!

Then they took her down stairs to the nail salon. Yes, that's right, my 3 year old had her first visit to the nail salon. She chose a polish color that matched the fur color of her new bear. Of course the ladies in the salon couldn't get enough of this grown up toddler and gave her the Star treatment. They gave her a sparkly top coat and diamonds on one finger of each hand.

Next she got to "ride" on all the mechanical rides before they took her to Wendy's for dinner. She got her own Kids Meal (we usually go ala carte and share) and then her aunt Kat shared an Oreo shake with her.

As you can imagine she was so excited when she got home and couldn't wait to tell/show us all the things that she had done. Then she pulls out a book and says, "Here James I got this for you." Little did I know but her aunts had taken her to the toy store in the mall and she was able to pick out some new toys and she chose something for her brother. It doesn't get much better than that.

Needless to say next time we go to the mall she is going to have some strong opinions about what we do and where we go. I will add though that she does not like the way that the nail polish chipped off and she informed that she "never, ever wants to get her nails polished again, ever." But I am sure that will change! **I will post some pics as soon as I can. I was able to shoot a few of her sparkle nails before they completely chipped off.