Waterpark

Daddy took a couple of vacation days on Thursday and Friday last week! Thursday, me and Alex had an all-day date - the Museum of Modern Art in the morning and Harry Potter 7 in the afternoon! (Wish we could do that every week!). Then, Friday, we drove down to Wildwood, NJ, and went to the Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis waterparks, there! They were AMAZING. I had given up on "summer vacation" being something that only happens as a kid - but it really felt like a vacation there. Can't beat water, sun, and splashy thrills in inner tubes! :)








On Monday, we went to Rowan's 4th birthday party. He has been one of Aidan's best friends through all of daycare. But, now he is moving to Virginia this Saturday, and we will miss him!



AIDAN HIGHLIGHT:
AIDAN: Mama, Tyler [from school] told me that HIS MOM is the boss at his house! I told him that *I* was the boss of *ME*." [Looks at me questioningly]
ME: Yeah, buddy. That's the goal: We want you to be the boss of you. Sometimes we help you get there, but that's where we want to end up!
AIDAN: I told him that, but he *didn't believe me*!!




KIANA HIGHLIGHT:
She's cutting through an 8th tooth! She's decided that she is NOT interested in having ANYTHING taken away from her that she wants, and she will FIGHT you for it if you try! She has become possessive of me and signs "milk" when she is feeling insecure.




OTHER NOTES:
- Last week I found out that I am being given a national award for my dissertation, which was very exciting! I decided to, at the last minute, try to attend the American Political Science Association (APSA) conference in Seattle next week so that I could receive the award, attend a job-searching workshop, and do some networking. However, then Aidan came down sick, our main babysitter Laurie tore a muscle in her knee, our backup babysitter came down with a cold, and I've been home with two kids - one dying to do nothing but lie on a couch all day and the other one dying to do nothing but play outside all day. Fortunately, Daddy went to work late a couple of days so me and Kiana could get out. But it's made for a rather black week for me, and a miserable one for Aidan! When it rains, it pours, I guess. I'm at least looking forward to seeing Frances next week!!!