Life as a two year old: Sunny Side Up.
Though a two year old is notoriously “terrible,” I have found that I actually like a lot about the age. Two year olds are imaginative, funny, active, and cute. (They also whine and fuss and are quite irrational and unreasonable, but that’s for another post.) These days, Simona’s play is very creative, which leads to some interesting moments around the house. . .
Over the past few weeks, her latest game has been to get out ALL the pots, pans, and lids, some utensils, and her play food to “cook.” I have found myself diligently checking the microwave, oven, toaster oven, and random pots sitting on the stove to make sure they don’t have any plastic food in them before I turn them on. It creates a bit more work, but she enjoys it, and I enjoy our “picnics” with delicious “food” that I did not have to prepare.
So of course I thought nothing of it last week when she told me she was going to cook some eggs for breakfast. I thought I’d have about 10 minutes to get a quick shower while she played with the pots, and when she came upstairs to tell me that she had spilled a bit, I still naively thought we were “playing.” Until I made it downstairs and saw this:
Fortunately for all of us, I was in a good enough mood to laugh rather than scold, and she was in a good enough mood to play (something other than cooking) while I cleaned. I was actually quite impressed with the three eggs she got into the pot with minimal shell pieces:
Out of 15 eggs in the fridge, we salvaged about 8, ate 3, and cleaned the rest up off the floor. And the egg sandwiches we had for lunch were delicious.
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Other updates: January photos are now up. I’m working on February photos. Simona is currently on her first vacation without Mama or Papa, as she is spending four days visiting Oma and Opa in Georgia. (This explains why I have time to update the website.) She is having a blast, but I miss her and am looking forward to her return on Wednesday!
