the "problem child"

Someone please tell me what to do with Leni.

She hits Gemma. 

She bites Gemma. 

She pushes Gemma. 

"No" has absolutely no meaning to her. 

Slap her on the hand and she looks at you with a smirk!

If she doesn't get her way, she lays on the floor, face down, and starts screaming and crying. 

I swear I don't ever remember Gemma being this way. Sure, Gemma doesn't like being told "no" either, but she never reacts to this extent. I am at a loss as to how to deal with Leni. She is just so different from her sister, it's a completely new territory for me. 

but you should her Leni say "I dunnoooo". It's the cutest thing ever.

Gemma's third birthday!

What chaos. I don't even know why I thought it was a good idea to throw a birthday party for 10 kids, their parents, and their siblings within 1 week of moving into my new house. I had no seating (sold our couches unexpectedly just before moving) and so we just had rugs and a mattress on the floor to sit on. No toys downstairs, just a couple dozen balloons, which, I have learned, is enough to keep kids crazy happy for 2 hours.

Initially I had an entire Dora theme in mind since Gemma is going through a huge Dora phase right now. I didn't even know she knew what a Pinata was, but she made it a point to tell me she wanted a "horsey one". Unfortunately with all the craziness of the move, the only "Dora" remained the books I forgot to hand out as part of the "goodie bags". 

The thing that really mattered anyway was that Gemma had a tremendous time screaming and running and just going crazy with her very good friends that she cherishes so much. She can't see enough of them and I wish I didn't work so she really could see them more. 

Happy birthday my darling, goodness how time flies...