Getting Called out at the Block Party

I think one of the most fascinating aspects of having a two-year old is the funny things that she says (and how they really reflect on Paul and I). Take last weeked, for example. We had a block party Saturday night. We got a permit to close off the street and everyone brought grills out and made hamburgers and hotdogs. I asked Kate if she wanted a hamburger and she replied, "Hamburger Helper?," which elicited a laugh from the neighbors. Little do they know that Hamburger Helper is actually one of our fancier meals.....

And reflecting on my obsession with ice cream, we were coming home from going out to eat Sunday night, and as we're driving, Kate yells from the backseat "I want to eat THERE!" I told her,"Kate, we just ate!" and Paul said, "You do realize where she's pointing, right?" And sure enough, we were just passing the Dairy Queen :)

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Kate turned two on Monday, which is hard to believe! We had a small birthday party for her on Saturday with a few friends.

I've attached a few pictures, but still need to figure out how to post on here in a way that will let me caption each photo - I'm a bit computer-challenged, I guess....

Some Pictures from the 4th of July

More Beach Photos

Overall, Kate's favorite part of the Rehoboth beach trip was the rides on the boardwalk at Funland. As you can see, she sort of got her wish of getting to "fly an airplane." Cameron also enjoyed the rides!

A Weekend at the Beach

We spent this weekend with our friends, Karina and Jason and their son, Cameron, in Rehoboth Beach. We all had a really nice time and Kate even did better at the beach this year than last year, although she still refused to walk barefoot in the sand!

Is this the terrible twos or do we have a bigger problem here?

Kate had a spate of temper tantrums when she was around 18 months old, and then things started to get better when she started being able to say more words and communicate better. Apparently, that "starting to get better" was just the calm before the storm, because the temper tantrums are back in full force.

I understand some of them - like her knock down drag out tantrum in Bethesda last night when she was pissed that we wouldn't let her cross the street without holding onto one of our hands. I get that she wants to be independent and do things on her own.

But today's tantrum has me worried. We were watching a show on the Discovery Channel about airplanes (Paul loves these kind of shows - personally, I would rather be watching HGTV...) Kate kept pointing at the screen and saying "Oooh...airplane! Mama - airplane!!" To which I told her, "Yes, that's an airplane. Maybe someday when you get older, you'll be able to fly an airplane." Bad move on my part.

About a half an hour later, we were getting ready to get in the car. I told Kate to get her sandals on. "Going in airplane?" she asked. "No, we're getting in the car." I told her. "But I want to fly an airplane!" she screamed to which I quite rationally replied,"You can't fly an airplane. We don't even have an airplane." To which she started screaming and crying "I want to fly an airplane! I want to FLY AN AIRPLANE!!!!" I mean, come on, this is just ridiculous. It reminded me of the little girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Veruca Salt - the one who sings that song "I want it now."

I mean how do you even respond to a tantrum like that? I'm a little afraid of what's ahead....

A Visit from Grandma and Papa Marsiglia