Fevers and Tea Time

The girls' beloved Grandma Kitty came to visit for a few days, and they were over the moon to see her. Poor Pat. She had no idea what she was walking into when she stepped off that plane at Midway. What she thought was going to be a relaxing, fun-filled weekend of Chicago summer awesomeness quickly turned into an unbearably hot weekend of kid duty. I was sick with a sinus infection for most of her visit, sweating in bed with fever and looking like an extra from Night of the Living Dead. So a lot of the plans we had in place went on hold - either because of my illness or the extremeness of the weather. It was beautifully sunny her entire visit, but so hot that even Pat - who lives in Sarasota, FL - was starting to melt. Our a/c unit couldn't really keep up, so it was hovering around 85 degrees in our apartment most of the time. And because Chris was dealing with the girls all alone, Pat ended up picking up a lot of slack in the child rearing area too. I must say though, she was a complete sport through it all and we were all so sad to see her leave.

Here are a few photos from her trip, including tea time at American Girl Place with the girls, their dolls, and their new "pets" Sugar the dog and Ginger the cat. And the video...well, let's just say that when most parents leave their children with grandma for a few hours, they come home to an art project or some other such thing. We come home to a song-and-dance routine. And I wouldn't have it any other way. (Plus, it's hilarious how Pat quickly loses control of her back-up singers as the girls forge their own paths and pay no attention to direction. Welcome to our world, G. Kitty.)

 

 I know, this pic is totally random from the rest...but OH MY GOD. The most perfect capture of Sophie's current penchant for pouting I have ever seen. World, let me introduce you to the other side of my daughter, Miss Sophie Cranky-pants.