Two Terrific Toddlers

Several weeks ago, we got to have Rubie for an entire weekend (by herself, sans parentals). Noelle dropped her off Friday night, and we kept her until Sunday afternoon. Taking care of two toddlers was an awful lot of work, but it was also a whole lotta fun.

One of the highlights of the weekend was picking raspberries in our backyard. The girls took turns holding the bowl while I picked the berries; then, after dinner they got to enjoy the sweet fruits of their labor:



Rubie and Gracie were fascinated by the apples and pears that had fallen from our trees, so to prevent them from eating/squishing/playing with the fruit, we encouraged them to gather it up for the squirrels. What a fun game!





The next morning, we told the girls we were going to the Children's Museum. They were so excited!





Once we got there, Gracie led the way to the water play area:

... then, Rubie found the face paints:





We spent quite awhile in the clay studio. These girls were very serious about their artwork:







Next was story time, although Gracie had more fun playing on this log than listening to the story:



No trip to the Children's Museum is complete without a stop at the supermarket:





... and here they are riding off into the sunset:



Before we left, we let the girls pick out a souvenir. They picked these bouncy sport balls.





After a picnic lunch at a nearby park, we called it a day. This is what tuckered out looks like:


The next morning, we took the girls to Gracie's favorite park. Here's Rubie being a monkey:


... and here's GG concerned about Rubie playing on the 'big kid' structure (she's very aware of what's for the big kids vs. the little kids at her playground):

When we got home, they had lunch and played in the backyard for awhile:





... then, they did a little reading before naptime:





Noelle picked Rubie up while Gracie was still napping. So for the next couple weeks after Rubie went home, Gracie asked us daily, "Where'd Rubby go?" I'm pretty sure Gracie wanted Rubie to move in with us.