Things to Remember {on this Wednesday}

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-Librarians that turn us into unicorns during story time
-Daddy joining us for lunch
-A tasty leftover lunch given to me by my mother in law 
-Liza's joy over finding a Fancy Nancy DVD at the library
-The way Audrey dances and jumps
-Audrey saying "DaddYYY and MommYYY" over and over to get our attention(to watch her dance)
-The girls reaction to a warm cookie AND chocolate ice cream AND sprinkles after lunch
-Waking up to a pretend birthday in bed celebration that ended in a big Amazon box present containing two kittens (later named Sugar Plum and Felicity)
-Caris reading aloud in her bed during rest time
-The self control I've practiced while looking at but not ingesting the warm chocolate chips cookies (yet) 

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