Dennis was tense the entire drive over to Sweet Tomatoes tonight. He said it was a bad idea to take the twins there, and it would never work.
I think he was reflecting back earlier today when we took the twins to the care center to see a few of our friends there.
They only have it in them to be "good" for so long.
Don't get me wrong, he adores the twins as much as I do. But like he reminds me, they are TWO and there are 2 of them. He thinks it's best to just love on 2 year olds at home, and not bring them out in public until they are civilized.
My argument was
1) At least I would not have to clean up after dinner and
2) It would put us that much closer to bedtime after it was over. (no offense intended, we just get tired)
On the drive there I put my hand on his arm and said, "Just remember, we can't always change the circumstance, but we can change our attitude." Good thing he has a sense of humor.
As we were going towards the door of the restaurant I told the twins, "Just pretend you are FOUR."
That seemed to work because look how well they behaved!
We had very little of this....
And I just freaked out once when I took them both to the bathroom.
It wasn't the cleanest thing I ever saw and I kept saying, "Don't touch anything!"
But we made it and they were so wonderful, we even went to see how my Dad was doing since his surgery yesterday. He amazes me! We're talking recovering from 2 incisions in his chest where they replaced his batteries....and this was just yesterday. He claims to have no pain!
We give the babies back to their parents tomorrow.
Good thing we will still be related because I know we will miss them.
And as soon as we have a good nap, and a good night sleep, we will miss them even more.
Just about every time I cough or sneeze, Téa says to me, "Are you okay?"
And I answer, "Yes, I'm fine. It's just a cough."
Téa: "Ohhhh, is it an owie?"
Me: "No, it doesn't hurt. Just a cough."
This is when Jonas joins in: "A cough? Do you need medicine?"
It plays out like a symphony. Nearly word for word every time. And Jonas always come in at the end.
Dennis laughs and says, "I've never heard anything like this."
I will miss all their sweet sympathy!