The kissing line

So at the Justin Bieber concert, and Meredith was convinced that there would be a line to kiss the Biebs. I kept trying to tell her they didn't have anything like that, I but her sweet sister helped her out by creating a picture on the iPad....

W...O...W....

All right.....it's been since OCTOBER 17th that I last wrote on here.  We have gone through Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, my birthday AND Valentine's Day (not to mention the epic Justin Bieber concert!!) since I last posted. While I was having a dance party with the girls in the playroom with them all dressed up in their princess costumes and new Valentines tiaras I just bought them at the mall today, I realized why I haven't had a chance.  We have been SO BUSY!  Between me working again (I know it's only 3 days a week, but still....) and the girls' activities and playdates, and Eric doing all that Eric does, we just lose track of time.  But it hit me today, while I was dancing with the girls to the Mamma Mia! soundtrack that I haven't gotten around to writing down everything they do because I am busy trying to live their lives with them while they still want me around!  I know there will be a day soon where they will want to do anything but hang out with Mommy, and it hurts to think about that, so I try not to, and I am trying really hard to be the best mommy to these 2 little monkeys as I can possibly be while they want me!  If that means I fall behind on keeping up with this, then I think I am making the right choice.  They will remember the mommy who did fun stuff with them, and not the one who was too busy on the computer trying to keep a record of everything they were doing!  And because of that, I am going to miss and forget some stuff.  And I have to remind myself that it's okay.

Well, I am sure I have forgotten a whole bunch of stuff that has happened the last 4 months, but I do have a few highlights that I was able to jot down so that I could remember to include on here, and I am sure I will think of things that I can add in later.

We will start with the strawberry story.  I laughed my booty off when she did this.  Meredith got scared of something (see, can't even remember what she was scared of!) and she looked at me and said, "Mommy, that scared the STRAWBERRIES out of me!"  I just started laughing and asked her where she heard that.  She looked at me and said, "I not allowed to say 'shit' so I say strawberries instead." Mothering at its finest right there!

Eric had a meeting at Piedmont Park for work a couple months back.....and the girls thought it was HILARIOUS because he had to go to "Peed on Park".  Class...that's how the Reins roll!

I was making dinner the one night and Melanie came up to me talking about a "cod potato".  I had no clue what that meant....then I figured out she was talking about avacado!

And Christmas.....that is always interesting.  Luckily this year there were no fires in the house or illnesses, but we had the comedy of Meredith Rein.  Christmas Eve we were reading the Elf on the Shelf story, and there is a part about how the elf will tell Santa about you cleaning off the stairs and saying your prayers.  Melanie looks at us and says, "I do that!"  Meredith looked at us and said, "I do nothing." 
The next day, she gave Melanie her Christmas present....a Baby Jesus baby doll that we had to special order.  While we were shopping online for it, she saw that they also had a black, asian, and hispanic Jesus dolls.  Melanie opened it all excited, and Mere just looks at her and says, "They had a black one too."  Straight faced, dead serious.  I don't know where that kid comes from!

We also had the Justin Bieber concert....Daddy even came with us, and we all had a blast.  Daddy got major points for coming along with us girls!!!

I will be on here again soon,  but I am not going to beat myself up anymore for not having time all the time!! :)