W was convinced a leftover piece of broccoli was a spider, so I ate it to prove it wasn't. She looked at me with an open mouth in shock and then laughed a little.

So I pointed to a piece of parsley on her hand and said breathlessly "oh my gosh, what is that on your hand?!"

She went BALLISTIC screaming at Nana to get it off. With a betrayed look she said sternly, "Bad joke, mom!"

We are trying to watch a documentary about Disneyland, and the girls are way too hyped up. I asked A to stop yelling and laughing so high because no one could hear, and she replied "But Mama, that's what girls do when they are excited!"

Both girls screaming and crying, then A says "Mama! We were having biting fight and then W bit me!!"

Me: sigh.

Heading outside to spend the morning on the deck. The sun, the sound of running water, and the sound of kids screaming in excitement...