11/21/2018
Today is potluck breakfast at daycare, I've been reminding the girls since yesterday. Ella seemed OK in the morning and went to the car easily. I left her to climb into the carseat while I went back in the house to pack my bag. When I came back to the car, she was sitting in the car seat nicely, so I buckled her in. Mimi was a lump of distress and ba ba force buckled her.
I put on peppa and only showed to Ella, Mimi quickly calmed down and asked cutely to watch peppa. After an episode, I let the girls repeat after me that we're going to daycare to share cakes. And we'll eat with happy face. Mimi said the whole sentence nicely, and said "Hi Haleemah this is my happy face" in English cutely, with her cheek poking squity eyes no smile. Ella said broken words, then asked excitedly "我要看佩奇。"
We got to the daycare parking lot and Mimi started crying. Ella was fine. I offered her a cake to bring into the daycare to share, she gave me her bunny, then took the cake and held with both hands, ran all the way down the wooden walkway, all the way into the daycare door, gave Ms Haleemah the cake. Ms Hallemah asked for a hug, Ella gave her a hearty hug, then turned and hugged my leg, said "Ms Haleemah @#$了我的蛋糕。" She looked up with such a happy face. I asked if she'd like some 蛋糕 of her own. She happily skipped to the breakfast table. She looked up and tipped her toes, and picked a bread at the very edge. I got her a piece, she happily sat down and ate.
Mimi came in ba ba's arms, crying and wouldn't let go of our bag of pastries. She picked a waffle, then sat down and worked on it diligently. Ella finished half of her first piece, then went to the table and took a piece of bagle. She asked me to "把他切开。" I torn it into little pieces. Ella ate one little piece, then went back to the table to scout. She reached for the croissant, said "我要牛油包。" I stopped her and asked her to finish her plate first. She then went to the other side of the table and found cupcakes, demanded happily. I gave her a cupcake thinking she would finish it.
Ella went back to the table, I stayed and cut up the 老婆饼s we brought. Ella came back after I finished cutting, and asked for "牛油包". I looked at her plate, she took several bites along the surface of the cupcake only. I asked her to finish, but her eyes had drifted to the new plate I put out, and asked for "这个", pointing at the 老婆饼s. I gave her a piece of 老婆饼, and went back to the table with her. She picked at the skin, then asked for 牛油包 again. I asked her to finish her plate. She said "我要吃皮肤。我喜欢皮肤的。" She 皮肤 this and 皮肤 that for a while, while I tried to coax her into taking bites. Mimi asked for the cupcake and I gave it to her, she finished it in a few bites.
We arrived late and other children had all finished eating quickly. Ms Haleemah got all the children in the other room to dance. Ella dragged me there and was the 3rd kid there to start dancing without music. She swayed left to right. I kneeled down, she said "妈妈皇后和我一起跳舞。" I said yes. She said "你站起来跳舞。" I stood up.
The children all came into the room and Ms Haleemah put on music. For the first song about body parts, Ella held my hand and swung, Mimi hid around ba ba and gently twirled a little. I kneeled down half way and Ella immediately complained about 妈妈皇后站起来跳舞。 The 2nd song was baby shark, the girls abandoned us and joined all the wild children and danced. The 3rd song was a dance and freeze song. Mimi danced nicely by herself, raised her hands to freeze, then swung around to look at everyone during the freeze. Ella held me, did a nice freeze with a cute smile. I bent down to see her cute face, she said "不要偷看我。" And pushed my head up.
After the songs the adults bid kids goodbye and started leaving. Ella quickly went to the door and said "我要出去。" repeatedly. Lots of kids started crying, the girls squeezed through the crowd and followed us outside. We waited till everyone left, then left the crying girls with Ms Haleemah.
When we went to pick up, Ella was happily chomping the cake she gave to ms haleemah in the morning. The cake was green, from green ink on her hand. Her lips were green too. Mimi had a green strip on her forehead, that I assumed she accidentally drew on herself. I was a little surprised because mimi was usually very clean, no marker on clothes. Ella was usually filthy, one short was splashed with green that didn't wash out. I took ella to wash hands. She came back, pointed at mimi, said "我画了mimi。" We all went to the door and mimi stayed in the chair. She was sitting on the side of the chair, very pushed in by the table. She grunted and pushed on the table, tilting her chair and almost fell over. Ba ba helped her out. Mimi said "ms haleemah 把我放进去。"
Ba ba helped Mimi into the car seat. Mimi said loudly "我的兔子不够软。我的海豹够软。" Ba ba gave her the hai bao. The kevin snowman had sticked on the hai bao. Mimi said "不要不要。我怕他会咬我。" Ba ba pelled off kevin.
The girls asked to go to microsoft so we went. We had snacks in the cafe and then went roaming. Mimi kept asking to see "baby shark. Shark吃叔叔。" we found a poster by the kitchen. Mimi had some fun with it, then said this was not the one, she wanted the one by the elevator. So we went to the elevator, she was happy when she found the poster.
We went to a conference room to draw. Ella wanted to use the dry erase pens but can't open them. Ba ba went to the car to get water pens. Mimi wanted the bug from a recycle bin, we went to get it. When we came back ella had opened a marker and showed it triampuntly. Ba ba came back with water pens and we confiscated the markers. Ella got sad and didn't want to draw. We went to the kitchen and she wanted to drink milk from the purple bottle. Then demanded I heat it. She approached the cup then gave it back, said "我闻到了热的味道。" she then asked for water and drank nicely.
We left microsoft to go to the church hoping they could play indoors. We found some huge mushrooms in the church parking lot, and church building closed.
We came home and I took the girls to see Santa. They quickly made their way to Tony's and played mischievously and cutely with the decorations. Today Ella started pulling the snowman's cables. It was cute at first but she started pulling really hard after a while. I asked her to sit closer to the string and wiggle, she refused to move. After I asked her to move closer once more, she stood up and left.
I followed Ella to the front of the house, where she said "我要poo雪人。" She went to hug snowman and made poo sounds while kissing its nose. She then hugged penguin and dragged it forward a lot. Mimi joined and the girls kissed the penguin's hat and pulled at it. I was a little concerned, but just then Ella lifted the penguin and put it back in place. Then the girls moved it again, this time pulled on the cable and all the lights blinked. I informed the girls the penguin can't take more pulling, only petting on the head. The girls softly pet him, then Ella went to swallow the lights on the tree and Mimi went to hug snowman. Mimi came back and moved penguin again, I explained to her again. Ella moved the penguin again, I explained to her again. The girls went and moved the penguin together, the penguin belly light got pulled to its feet. I pulled them away and fixed the penguin, and informed the girls it was time to go home. I walked forward while Ella called behind me, sounding cerned. She followed me closely, calling me all the way home. We got home, ba ba noticed Mimi was behind and went to get her. I undressed Ella and gave her a good smack, she cried. Ba ba came back with Mimi, I gave her a good smack, she cried a long fake wail, squeezed out one tear, then stared at me. Ba ba asked me to explain, I informed him of the events. Ba ba asked which hand broke the penguin. Mimi flattened out both hands, said "这两个", baba had to hit both hands. Baba reported he found Mimi walking back while hitting herself on the head repeatedly. Baba inquired why, Mimi said "自己打。"
I went to pee, I came out with Ella crying to ba ba about wanting to go out. I informed her to sit on the stairs and put on shoes if she wanted to go out. She sat and I put socks and shoes on her. We asked if she'd like to play in the back yard, she said "我要去前院。" I opened the door and asked her to play by the porch so we could watch her by the door. She stood at the door and wouldn't go out. I urged her again, she said "我不要了我要把鞋脱下来。" And sat back on the stairs. I took off her shoes. Sometime later she came for me to 打架 and 和好。 I apologized about hitting her, she gave me a big hug, we kissed each other.
Ella started water play after washing hands. Mimi came in the bathroom here and there to play. While Mimi was in a good mood I apologized for hitting her. I asked her if I could kiss her forehead, she gave me blake tu, said "你也亲亲他吧。" I kissed blake tu, then kissed her forehead, she bounced away.
The girls had water play that turned wild at the end. They were all wet. Mimi seemed to not mind. Ella cerned and repeated to me and ba ba "我湿透了我只能光光。" "我需要把衣服脱下来。" We repeated that she could change herself or we'll change her at diaper time. After one back and forth with me, she turned to ba ba and said "爸爸你力气大。 " Then stared at ba ba expectantly. Ba ba offered to take off her pants only. Ella said "不我的裤子不湿我的衣服湿了。" We read stories and Ella seemed to have forgotten about the wet cloth.
We decided to try the pajama jumpers, ba ba showed them to the girls and happily asked who wanted to wear the cute monkey one, Mimi said "姐姐。" Ella looked and ignored. While the girls were distracted by 米粒儿老师 I put on the pajamas. Once the video ended, the girls rebelled. Mimi pulled and then slowly unzipped, but could only do to belly, while saying "这是姐姐的。" Ella pulled on the socks and said "我不要软软的。" We gave them normal clothes.
After first round of successfully leaving the girls in their room, Ella cried after a few minutes. I went upstairs to check on her. She gave me her soft bunny, said "带下楼。我的兔。" I promised to bring it downstairs. She half laid down, I tucked her in. Mimi was belly down on the bed on top of the comforter, head towards me. I was wrapped in snowman blanket, Mimi said "这爸爸的。" I promised I'll give it back to ba ba. Mimi said "这爸爸的。他伤心的。" I promised again and bit them goodnight.
I chatted with Elena and I mentioned we'll hide the pies from the girls tomorrow until after main course. She remembered Ella cried so hard because we didn't cut the cake fast enough last time, after she endured the birthday songs and the blowing of cancels. Ella was so sad and cried many tears while whimpering "蛋糕oooo."
I put on peppa and only showed to Ella, Mimi quickly calmed down and asked cutely to watch peppa. After an episode, I let the girls repeat after me that we're going to daycare to share cakes. And we'll eat with happy face. Mimi said the whole sentence nicely, and said "Hi Haleemah this is my happy face" in English cutely, with her cheek poking squity eyes no smile. Ella said broken words, then asked excitedly "我要看佩奇。"
We got to the daycare parking lot and Mimi started crying. Ella was fine. I offered her a cake to bring into the daycare to share, she gave me her bunny, then took the cake and held with both hands, ran all the way down the wooden walkway, all the way into the daycare door, gave Ms Haleemah the cake. Ms Hallemah asked for a hug, Ella gave her a hearty hug, then turned and hugged my leg, said "Ms Haleemah @#$了我的蛋糕。" She looked up with such a happy face. I asked if she'd like some 蛋糕 of her own. She happily skipped to the breakfast table. She looked up and tipped her toes, and picked a bread at the very edge. I got her a piece, she happily sat down and ate.
Mimi came in ba ba's arms, crying and wouldn't let go of our bag of pastries. She picked a waffle, then sat down and worked on it diligently. Ella finished half of her first piece, then went to the table and took a piece of bagle. She asked me to "把他切开。" I torn it into little pieces. Ella ate one little piece, then went back to the table to scout. She reached for the croissant, said "我要牛油包。" I stopped her and asked her to finish her plate first. She then went to the other side of the table and found cupcakes, demanded happily. I gave her a cupcake thinking she would finish it.
Ella went back to the table, I stayed and cut up the 老婆饼s we brought. Ella came back after I finished cutting, and asked for "牛油包". I looked at her plate, she took several bites along the surface of the cupcake only. I asked her to finish, but her eyes had drifted to the new plate I put out, and asked for "这个", pointing at the 老婆饼s. I gave her a piece of 老婆饼, and went back to the table with her. She picked at the skin, then asked for 牛油包 again. I asked her to finish her plate. She said "我要吃皮肤。我喜欢皮肤的。" She 皮肤 this and 皮肤 that for a while, while I tried to coax her into taking bites. Mimi asked for the cupcake and I gave it to her, she finished it in a few bites.
We arrived late and other children had all finished eating quickly. Ms Haleemah got all the children in the other room to dance. Ella dragged me there and was the 3rd kid there to start dancing without music. She swayed left to right. I kneeled down, she said "妈妈皇后和我一起跳舞。" I said yes. She said "你站起来跳舞。" I stood up.
The children all came into the room and Ms Haleemah put on music. For the first song about body parts, Ella held my hand and swung, Mimi hid around ba ba and gently twirled a little. I kneeled down half way and Ella immediately complained about 妈妈皇后站起来跳舞。 The 2nd song was baby shark, the girls abandoned us and joined all the wild children and danced. The 3rd song was a dance and freeze song. Mimi danced nicely by herself, raised her hands to freeze, then swung around to look at everyone during the freeze. Ella held me, did a nice freeze with a cute smile. I bent down to see her cute face, she said "不要偷看我。" And pushed my head up.
After the songs the adults bid kids goodbye and started leaving. Ella quickly went to the door and said "我要出去。" repeatedly. Lots of kids started crying, the girls squeezed through the crowd and followed us outside. We waited till everyone left, then left the crying girls with Ms Haleemah.
When we went to pick up, Ella was happily chomping the cake she gave to ms haleemah in the morning. The cake was green, from green ink on her hand. Her lips were green too. Mimi had a green strip on her forehead, that I assumed she accidentally drew on herself. I was a little surprised because mimi was usually very clean, no marker on clothes. Ella was usually filthy, one short was splashed with green that didn't wash out. I took ella to wash hands. She came back, pointed at mimi, said "我画了mimi。" We all went to the door and mimi stayed in the chair. She was sitting on the side of the chair, very pushed in by the table. She grunted and pushed on the table, tilting her chair and almost fell over. Ba ba helped her out. Mimi said "ms haleemah 把我放进去。"
Ba ba helped Mimi into the car seat. Mimi said loudly "我的兔子不够软。我的海豹够软。" Ba ba gave her the hai bao. The kevin snowman had sticked on the hai bao. Mimi said "不要不要。我怕他会咬我。" Ba ba pelled off kevin.
The girls asked to go to microsoft so we went. We had snacks in the cafe and then went roaming. Mimi kept asking to see "baby shark. Shark吃叔叔。" we found a poster by the kitchen. Mimi had some fun with it, then said this was not the one, she wanted the one by the elevator. So we went to the elevator, she was happy when she found the poster.
We went to a conference room to draw. Ella wanted to use the dry erase pens but can't open them. Ba ba went to the car to get water pens. Mimi wanted the bug from a recycle bin, we went to get it. When we came back ella had opened a marker and showed it triampuntly. Ba ba came back with water pens and we confiscated the markers. Ella got sad and didn't want to draw. We went to the kitchen and she wanted to drink milk from the purple bottle. Then demanded I heat it. She approached the cup then gave it back, said "我闻到了热的味道。" she then asked for water and drank nicely.
We left microsoft to go to the church hoping they could play indoors. We found some huge mushrooms in the church parking lot, and church building closed.
We came home and I took the girls to see Santa. They quickly made their way to Tony's and played mischievously and cutely with the decorations. Today Ella started pulling the snowman's cables. It was cute at first but she started pulling really hard after a while. I asked her to sit closer to the string and wiggle, she refused to move. After I asked her to move closer once more, she stood up and left.
I followed Ella to the front of the house, where she said "我要poo雪人。" She went to hug snowman and made poo sounds while kissing its nose. She then hugged penguin and dragged it forward a lot. Mimi joined and the girls kissed the penguin's hat and pulled at it. I was a little concerned, but just then Ella lifted the penguin and put it back in place. Then the girls moved it again, this time pulled on the cable and all the lights blinked. I informed the girls the penguin can't take more pulling, only petting on the head. The girls softly pet him, then Ella went to swallow the lights on the tree and Mimi went to hug snowman. Mimi came back and moved penguin again, I explained to her again. Ella moved the penguin again, I explained to her again. The girls went and moved the penguin together, the penguin belly light got pulled to its feet. I pulled them away and fixed the penguin, and informed the girls it was time to go home. I walked forward while Ella called behind me, sounding cerned. She followed me closely, calling me all the way home. We got home, ba ba noticed Mimi was behind and went to get her. I undressed Ella and gave her a good smack, she cried. Ba ba came back with Mimi, I gave her a good smack, she cried a long fake wail, squeezed out one tear, then stared at me. Ba ba asked me to explain, I informed him of the events. Ba ba asked which hand broke the penguin. Mimi flattened out both hands, said "这两个", baba had to hit both hands. Baba reported he found Mimi walking back while hitting herself on the head repeatedly. Baba inquired why, Mimi said "自己打。"
I went to pee, I came out with Ella crying to ba ba about wanting to go out. I informed her to sit on the stairs and put on shoes if she wanted to go out. She sat and I put socks and shoes on her. We asked if she'd like to play in the back yard, she said "我要去前院。" I opened the door and asked her to play by the porch so we could watch her by the door. She stood at the door and wouldn't go out. I urged her again, she said "我不要了我要把鞋脱下来。" And sat back on the stairs. I took off her shoes. Sometime later she came for me to 打架 and 和好。 I apologized about hitting her, she gave me a big hug, we kissed each other.
Ella started water play after washing hands. Mimi came in the bathroom here and there to play. While Mimi was in a good mood I apologized for hitting her. I asked her if I could kiss her forehead, she gave me blake tu, said "你也亲亲他吧。" I kissed blake tu, then kissed her forehead, she bounced away.
The girls had water play that turned wild at the end. They were all wet. Mimi seemed to not mind. Ella cerned and repeated to me and ba ba "我湿透了我只能光光。" "我需要把衣服脱下来。" We repeated that she could change herself or we'll change her at diaper time. After one back and forth with me, she turned to ba ba and said "爸爸你力气大。 " Then stared at ba ba expectantly. Ba ba offered to take off her pants only. Ella said "不我的裤子不湿我的衣服湿了。" We read stories and Ella seemed to have forgotten about the wet cloth.
We decided to try the pajama jumpers, ba ba showed them to the girls and happily asked who wanted to wear the cute monkey one, Mimi said "姐姐。" Ella looked and ignored. While the girls were distracted by 米粒儿老师 I put on the pajamas. Once the video ended, the girls rebelled. Mimi pulled and then slowly unzipped, but could only do to belly, while saying "这是姐姐的。" Ella pulled on the socks and said "我不要软软的。" We gave them normal clothes.
After first round of successfully leaving the girls in their room, Ella cried after a few minutes. I went upstairs to check on her. She gave me her soft bunny, said "带下楼。我的兔。" I promised to bring it downstairs. She half laid down, I tucked her in. Mimi was belly down on the bed on top of the comforter, head towards me. I was wrapped in snowman blanket, Mimi said "这爸爸的。" I promised I'll give it back to ba ba. Mimi said "这爸爸的。他伤心的。" I promised again and bit them goodnight.
I chatted with Elena and I mentioned we'll hide the pies from the girls tomorrow until after main course. She remembered Ella cried so hard because we didn't cut the cake fast enough last time, after she endured the birthday songs and the blowing of cancels. Ella was so sad and cried many tears while whimpering "蛋糕oooo."
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