Riley and Avery

So I thought that I'd have brand new photos to post today, since Riley was supposed to have a field trip to Starsmore Discovery Center (have yet to figure out what that is), but it was postponed because of weather, which was absolutely awful this morning. It was really really foggy and a fine mist has been falling all day.

Riley actually told me today to take Avery back to the office. I asked her what office, and she said "the doctor's office, and leave her there!" So after 10 months, Riley has finally suggested returning Avery to where she came from.

Riley and I were reading Abby and Amy's blog and Riley wanted to look at Scott and "Abby's big sister Amy" (I had to clarify that). Then she said (word-for-word) "I really love Abby. Abby shares with me so nicely. But sometimes I hurt her because I have a problem. And I hit her and that's my problem. And she cries and cries. But I won't do that ever again." Interesting.

As I was maniacally knitting, trying to finish Riley's purple sweater in time for picture day next week, Riley said that she didn't want me to knit anymore. I said, "don't you want me to knit you a brand new purple sweater?" and Riley said (word-for-word) "It's helpful that you want to knit me a sweater, but I already have a purple sweater. I'm wearing it right now. So I don't like it when you knit." She did have a purple sweatshirt on, but not a purple sweater. I haven't had any luck explaining to Rudi the difference between a sweatshirt and a sweater (he calls them both sweaters) so I probably won't have much luck with Riley either.

Ms. Riley was up until 2am. That was a whole lot of fun. She was in a fabulous mood until about 1am, when she started melting down, and my own patience was wearing thin. And then Riley started crying incessantly and woke Avery up and Avery wouldn't go back to sleep. And then I lost it. We all needed strait-jackets last night. Except for Rudi, who calmly continued watching his movie downstairs.