"Over the River and Through the Woods"

When Emma and Ethan spend the night with their Mimi and Pappy, they get to experience a cowbaby sort of life where the cows really do say, "MOO" and roam all day in the pastures that stretch as far as their baby eyes can see. There are no fences, not much pavement, and the neighbors are far enough away for privacy and good neighborly friendships. Hank (the cow dog) and the cats run free. The chickens say, "cluck-cluck" and scratch the ground in the coup. Emma and Ethan get to help with the chicken feed and collect the eggs. They toddle around freely in the yard and discover Mimi's herb garden, berry patches and flower beds.

Mimi and Pappy let the babies rule the house. I know they love roaming in a baby gate-free world with less no-no's and more yes-yeses. There are tons of baby toys and Emma and Ethan have their own room with a crib and a tv where Sesame Street is on-demand. Mimi says they usually wake up once in the night. She sleeps nearby so she can reassure them in their home away from home. They wake up long before Bob, the rooster, crows. (Now, may Bob rest in remorseful peace since he has paid the ultimate price for terrorizing the feathered ladies in the coup)

The twinks hang out in their pajamas, have breakfast and try to wake up Pappy.

On one visit, Mimi served them some of the fresh eggs they collected. She said they happily gobbled them up. A few minutes later, just as we got there to pick them up, we noticed that around Emma's eye was red and she was all squirmy. We kept watching her as the redness started to spread rapidly all over her face and neck. She started fussing and scratching her tongue with her teeth and her fingernails. We quickly called a doctor and gave her Benadryl. It gave us quite a scare! Luckily, the medicine worked and she started looking and feeling much better a few minutes later. No more eggs for that little girl. We hear that egg allergies are sometimes outgrown. We shall see...


The latest slumber party was over Mommy's 30th birthday weekend, and they also got to spend some quality time with their cool out-of-town aunt, Jody, Mimi's sister. It was almost like two Mimi's.

 Of course. 
 Doesn't everyone have a twin? :)