"Sorry mama"

Gabriella is our little mischief maker.  She likes to get into things and doesn't think much about the consequences.  After all, she is only three so I'll give her that to her credit.  =)  The other day she coerced daddy into getting down both her and Hunter's piggy banks.  Bank that they've had since their baby showers (i.e. before they were born.)  

Gabriella was playing "This is the way the lady rides, the lady rides, the lady rides..." with her piggy bank bouncing up and down on her knees sitting on the bottom step of the stairs.  She knows this song very well because I sing it all the time with Kolea- it's her favorite game...  Anyhow, that piggy bank was not so balanced and fell off Gabriella's knees and crashed onto the hardwood.  Surprisingly she wasn't very upset about it but she could tell that I wasn't too happy and said "sorry mama." It was kind of cute- cute until an hour later when she was playing with Hunter's piggy bank in the very same spot and did the very same thing!  WHAT??  So here is the picture of Hunter's broken bank (he was pretty mad when she apologized) and the money bag on the stairs was sitting there from Ella's broken bank.

So what's the moral of the story?  Put away breakable things!  And don't be too surprised when 3 yr olds do the inevitable.  I am grateful that I didn't freak out- as I have a tendency to do.  My parents through their lives (and constant reminders) have taught me a valuable lesson: most everything can be replaced.  It may not be very convenient but it's just material.  If you can't take it with you [when you die], it's not worth getting worked up over.  

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And then there is our sweet Kolea who is now seven months old!  She is sitting so well and plays with her toys.  She is such a content child and loves it when Hunter and Gabriella play with her.  She doesn't like it when they maul her so much- but the hugs and kisses are great.  =)

The following pics are a progression of Kolea's discovery...

Oooohhh what have we here?  A bright green disk!

Hmmm, what does it do?  I think I like this...

Mmmmmm!  I do like this!  

Onto the next toy!