The project my daughters did with me!

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Here's something I'm rather proud of. . . I have raised two successful babysitters. When they were starting out babysitting, I was as nervous as they were! What if something happens? Will they have to cook? What if the kids are hard to handle? I went over instructions with them right until they walked out the door. I canceled my plans and stayed home in case they called for help. When they got home, I'd want all the details and then go over what to do for next time. They got better and better with each job and my nerves calmed down when I realized they were great babysitters who knew how to keep kids safe AND have fun with them at the same time. Hearing from friends and neighbors what awesome babysitters my daughters are made me so proud!   But now they are getting older and getting different jobs, and spending more weekend nights with friends rather than babysitting, they're ready to pass the torch on to younger babysitters. We had the idea to put together a guide/kit ...
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two things you may not know about Lucy. . .

1. She's brilliant.
2. She has a highly developed sense of humor for a 21-month-old.

Now, these two facts listed above are probably not all that evident in the hundreds of pictures I take (and post) of her. Oh, she's cute, that definitely comes across, but the picture I'm about to show you will prove that's she's more than just a pretty face. . .
Ta-da! That's the marvelous little scene she put together the other night as Mike and I were fixing dinner or who knows what. . . We've been putting real bugs in jars the last week or so (see recent post) so she made the connection and put these bug puzzle pieces in jars she dug out of the cupboard. Not farm animal puzzle pieces, or shapes puzzle pieces, BUG puzzle pieces. Brilliant.

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katherine said…
pure genius! she is a darling little bug, that lucy lou!!
5:14 PM
Jenni said…
oh, how cute!!! That is just too cute!!! Little smartie!
8:10 AM
Amy Lynn said…
That is very smart...very smart indeed! It will just keep getting more interesting and more fun as they get older! I'm so glad you are capturing these moments with her. They are the memories I don't ever want to forget with my own children!
10:44 PM
missy said…
Funny what those kids pick up on!

Okay, about your Twitter comment... KRIS?! Jul, I had no idea... are you serious?! I thought it was all the 13 year olds who voted for him. Adam should have won hands down!
12:21 AM
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