Sammi the big sister and ice cream cones

Samantha takes her roll as big sister very seriously.  Clara is now big enough and squirmy enough that I don’t carry her into places (nor do I bring in a stroller because I find it to be a pain), Samantha makes sure Clara doesn’t go anywhere near cars or run away from our destination.  Generally this is done by holding Clara’s hand, other times it’s done by holding her arms out and blocking Clara from going a certain way. 

We had some leftover ice-cream from our 4th of July festivities, so the girls got plenty of little ice cream cones in the evening.  One evening car washing joined the fray.  Samantha, of course, wanted to help.  She also didn’t think she could wash the car if she couldn’t see the bubbles.  So, unbeknownst to us, she went back and forth between refilling the bucket with the hose and pouring more car washing soap in the bucket attempting to get these bubbles.  The car did get washed… we just lost an entire gallon of soap for it.

 

The girls are hilarious to watch eat ice cream cones.  Samantha is very neat and pristine and Clara… well, Clara is not.  (Actually Clara is hilarious when it comes to treats.  She doesn’t have to have ever seen or tasted a dessert to know that 1. It is one and 2. That she needs some.  The girls has a sweet tooth.)

  

(And by the way, the whole “baby wearing the Fisher Price rings as bracelets” is just adorable.  And I think every baby does it.)