Another Prime Moment at the Rookers

As many people know, I am very close with my cousin, Janis. We grew up in close neighborhoods and then proceeded to go to the same junior high and high schools growing up. Upon getting married within the same year, we also managed to have daughters within the same month of each other. Therefore, our girls play together all the time. This has made for some very fun memories. Kaitlyn and Keely managed to keep things pretty easy for us and really have a routine set up for what they play and how they play together. Janis and I were therefore able to just sit and relax during playdates.

Then came Emily and Ellie. They have added a whole new flavor to playdates. They love each other and play very well together, but also manage to stir up a lot together, VERY QUIETLY. A couple of years ago, we went upstairs to Emily saying, " Ellie did it!" This is what we saw:

There have been several other moments I will not mention as they do not compliment our parenting skills. I will simply say that the above moment has happened more than once:)

Last week during a playdate we heard Emily crying upstairs. She was mumbling, "...Train... stuck..." All the while she was crying. As I was heading up the stairs I thought to myself, she must be really tired, to be so upset that one of the trains is stuck. This sort of problem can be easily solved. Then I saw her:

To add to this stuck train, it was one of the battery operated ones, so every time she touched it, it would get even more stuck. We finally got it turned off and I managed to remove it. I was glad I got a picture.