Keeping it real

The highlight of today…

My team at work was having lunch at Steak and Shake, so I took the girls to meet them (keep in mind I work in the Finance department, and although a great group of people...we have our share of "stiff" personalities)! At first Ava was shy, and Katelyn just stared at everyone, but as the lunch progressed…my daughters kept it real...

  1. Katelyn’s diaper leaked while a co-worker was holding her. Oops.
  2. Ava began giving our CFO extreme force high fives (wind up included). He is a grandpa of 6, so I’m thinking he enjoyed it. But I had to tell her to lay off after a few heavy smackers.
  3. Katelyn entertained everyone by blowing raspberries (and peas) out of her mouth. Laughter only encouraged her and before I knew it, her face (and the table) was caked in peas.

All I can say is that us Fighter girls wanted to bring some humanity to lunch today.

Other than that, we enjoyed this beautiful weather (70 & sunny) and walked to the park with our neighbors. Katelyn has a new hobby of pulling her sister’s hair while riding in the stroller. Ava yells at Kate and Kate just laughs back, baring her 2 little teeth, like she knows exactly what she’s doing. The sibling rivalry has already begun!

The day ended relaxing with daddy and with Ava putting barrettes (which she calls pig tails) in my hair. A beautician in the making!

Anyways, we had a “real” fun day and hope that you enjoyed the same.


Comments

B-Mama said…
Keem! So glad to keep up with you all now via blogging. You're going to love it... The girls are adorable and sound like a riot. M and T would have joined right in making the lunch more "real". The girls probably made everyone's weeks, they're so cute... Blessings!
June 19, 2008 at 2:20 PM
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