Looking like twins

Good to know:

Bar soap, if ingested, will not hurt you. It will most likely make you vomit. It could give you diarrhea. But as long as you don't get dehydrated, which is very unlikely, there is nothing to worry about.

Thank you, Cora, for helping me learn this information.

Yes, she ate a piece of soap. She did vomit. That was it, and it only lasted a few minutes. Then she was fine.

I called Poison Control. I've never called Poison Control before. They answered, "You have reached Poison Control. Is this an emergency or can you hold?"

Um, I thought the whole point of calling Poison Control was to find out if I had an emergency. If I already knew, wouldn't I just go to the emergency room or not bother calling?

Who's in charge?

It looks to me like Ruby is saying, "Guys, you're getting it all wrong..."

Zooming away

Kittens

While both girls look very happy in these pictures, it didn't last long. Little claws came out and little kitties hit the ground pretty quick. Cora wouldn't even think about holding a kitten again. Ruby did, but not for long the second time, either. The next day they just petted the kittens but wouldn't hold them at all.

A birthday party

Mostly for this little guy:

But a little bit for her:

And a little bit for Ray:

A few others who were there:

Grandma Jean, sorry I'm so slow getting your picture up this time. I hope you're still checking.

Imagination

My girls are in a very imaginative stage just now. I love it! I never know who or what they might be. They trade identities sometimes. They also like to be animals: monkeys, horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, ducks, kangaroos, penguins. They also regularly take on the identities (or assign each other the identities) of their cousins and friends. When they are in character they do not like to be called the wrong name. For example, Cora tells me she is a monkey and a few minutes later I say, "Cora, will you help me?" She responds with, "I'm not Cora. I'm a monkey." Luckily for me, the monkey is usually quite willing to help. :)

I've also found that my identity changes regularly. Recently I have been: Uncle Roy, Uncle Craig, Ruby, Cora, Lil, Cody, Kristy, Kayla, and a penguin.

The penguin story is perhaps my favorite: one day, out of the blue, Cora jumped up and said, "Let's be penguins!"
I asked, "What do penguins do?"
She thought for a moment, then replied, "They HOP!"

I loved her enthusiasm for the subject so I showed her how penguins walk. Now she will say, "Bunnies hop. Penguins do this." (The links have video)

And, since no post is very exciting without a picture, here are the girls with bunny ears:Try as I might, I couldn't get Cora's to stand up, her hair is too long or too heavy.