This and That

The other night, we went to dinner and Barnes and Noble. Kerstin and Brad were off looking at books in various parts of the store, so I took AC to the kids' area to see what we could find. She immediately started trying to climb out of her stroller, saying "Out, Mommy, Out!" and I noticed she was pointing at the train table. So, I let her get out of her stroller and play with the trains. She was thrilled! She quickly figured out that she could put one on the train cars on this bridge, give it a little push and it would go down the track and around the corner in a flash. She would push the train and then run around the track to watch it go! This entertained her for a while until another kid showed up, and she wasn't too sure about him.

Anna Claire has decided that any time she walks past the baker's rack in the kitchen, she needs to pull off these two cookbooks. There are many to chose from, but she always brings these two to me and informs me that they are "Gigi's books!" Well right. When we first moved in, I told Anna Claire that Gigi had written the blue cookbook she is holding, and I guess since the A&M cookbook is similar is shape, Anna Claire thinks it belongs to Gigi as well.
A growing animals update: The frog is about to take over our house. I wake up thinking I hear him calling from the kitchen that he not comfortable in his current living conditions. The cat is just odd, but then again, most cats are. The turtle is about to grow out of the shell....how do you explain a naked turtle? Hmmm....
And finally, in true Anna Claire fashion, as I am cleaning up a mess, she is making one! Yesterday was no exception. I was straightening the kitchen, and Anna Claire found it necessary to pull out every piece of Tupperware she could find. And I wonder why I can never find a lid and dish to match.