Our Kids

Lela has started calling Piper Pipe.  She calls to her from anywhere in the house in her outside voice, PIPE PIPE PIPE.  It is so funny and pronounced just like a lead pipe.  She also calls to her in the store with come on Pipe, come on.  Since Piper is the slower of the two Lela is often calling her so she can speed up.  Piper doesn’t seem to mind and generally listens.  Lela has also become the conscience of the group, if Piper is doing something she is not supposed to be doing, Lela will come and get me so I can make sure she stops.  At least she does not try to stop her herself and lets me do it.  My little helper, peace keeper, law enforcer Lela.

Well yesterday I took the girls to the zoo plus a neighbor, 7 year old Noa.  Noa is a big help with the girls she loves them and they love to hold her hand and chat with her.  Anyhoo, I did my normal morning workout and then packed them all up and headed to the zoo.  It is monsoon season here so it is overcast and not so hot but humid for AZ.  It was a great morning, we rode the carosel, watched an animal show with snakes, hawks and lizards and then went on the zoo train.  We topped it off with nocones (snowcones without the syrup) and had a great morning.  The only BUT in the equation is that I am 7 months pregnant and it is starting to show literally and physically.  My belly is definitely protruding these days and that zoo trip wiped me out.  I am still recovering today, I don’t like feeling so drained but it never hits me until after I have overdone it.  I want to be really careful because as much as I want to meet this new baby I don’t want to meet her too soon:)