Kids Doing Kid Stuff

Yesterday evening, Thorsten offered to pretend to have broken his arm (which meant he could lie down on our bed and close his eyes . . . a trick he says he learned from his father-in-law . . . ) and then to let the girls have a go at "fixing" him.  Lilia promptly made a doctor hat for Johanna.

Then, of course, she had to try on the hat herself as well. (Notice anything new about Lil, by the way?)

After Thorsten's arm was fixed (with a cloth bag and lots of pretend shots), a tickle fight ensued.

Johanna hasn't been quite as interested in her dollies lately, but still likes to snuggle with Baby Annabell in the evenings.

Yes, yes, Lilia lost another tooth.  It was a real drama.  She wiggled it until it was sticking out at a 90-degree angle, then came in to my room screaming and bleeding.  I had to grab the dangling tooth with a tissue and twist it out.  (Thorsten was no help . . . he is completely and utterly grossed out by everything having to do with loose teeth). 



Lilia says that the stick on the lollipop fits really well in her tooth gap.

 

Johanna and Frida giving each other some love.  They get along pretty well, except when Frida bites and scratches, or when she throws her shoes at Johanna, or orders Johanna to go home.

Lilia got invited to a dress-up birthday party, and decided to go as a fairy.

Cute, huh?

Other than that, we have winter again (is supposed to get down to -10 Celsius tonight, and we have a blanket of a few inches of new snow).  Nevertheless, I am suffering from allergies as I have never suffered before.  I went so far as to go see an allergist . . . unfortunately, she says there's not too much to be done at the moment other than take the usual meds, but after the allergies let up again she can do some testing and, depending on the results, do a course of desensitizing shots before this rolls around again next year.  My bet: hazel pollen.  Believe it or not, it can be flying around out there along with the snow . . .