Tuesday Kris and Annika attended a new ECFE class. They used to go to class on Mondays but Kris didn't really like going to class on a Monday. He prefers Tuesday, plus he knows and likes two of the moms in the Tuesday class and they had a lot of open slots in the class whereas the Monday class was full. So, Tuesday they trot off to class. Just as I was expecting them home I started browning some hamburger so we could have tacos for lunch. The phone rings and it's Kris telling me he and Annika are going out to lunch with his two mommy friends, Rachel and Michelle. Apparently it's a weekly tradition between the two of them and they invited Kris and Annika to join them. I laughed at the thought of Kris going on a lunch date with other moms and then said "I guess we're having tacos for dinner then!"

The rest of the week was pretty uneventful. Wednesday was story time at the library. I think Annika is starting to feel a bit too comfortable at story time. The first few weeks she sat nicely and listened. Wednesday she wanted to be up roaming around and waiting in her favorite corner for the other kids to come chase her. This week is the last week of this series and then story time doesn't start again until June.

Thursday Annika and I left Daddy and James at home so we could run some errands. First we stopped at the post office for stamps. The man working the counter commented on how well behaved Annika was and gave her a sticker. That is a quick way to my girl's heart. Then we headed to the bank. The bank has a coin counting machine and we had a bunch of pennies to get rid of. We ended up with over $28 in pennies! Once again, Annika was such a good girl that the teller gave her a sticker too. I think the teller didn't want the postman to show her up! Then we headed to the grocery store for a couple items before heading back home.

Yesterday Kris and I cleaned the house because today we hosted a play date. Robyn with Jessie and Asher, Lisa with Emma and Michelle with Brianna came over to play. Annika loved having them here. And she was pretty good about sharing her toys, something she's not used to having to do. Towards the end she was getting tired and didn't want to share anymore. I told her to come sit by me on the couch and we'd play with Baby Stella together. Baby Stella is one of her Cabbage Patch Kids. What she wanted was her Baby Diego and Baby Dora dolls that Emma was playing with. So she came over to me, sat on the couch and held Baby Stella and then cried a little bit in my arms. She got over it quickly though and continued playing. And when everybody was gone she wanted them all back. She kept asking where they were and I told her that they all went home to see their daddies. And she replied with "And their puppies and kitties too." She's such a sweetheart.

But if she would only go to sleep! She didn't even have that long of a nap this afternoon but she's been in her room tonight for over an hour and is still not asleep. Argh! If she would sleep in in the morning it wouldn't be so bad but she will be up with the sun guaranteed. I think some room darkening drapes are in order for her room!