Yes, it is absolutely freezing here. The hat you see in this picture stayed on for, oh, about as long as it took me to shoot Rachel in it. (she is a total ham in front of the camera!). Then she snatched it off and tossed it to the floor. Not that I minded -- it's too small for her anyway!
I had to reprimand her tonight for throwing her Legos to the floor, since she was standing up when she did so and one of them hit me. "Rachel," I said sternly. She looked away. "Rachel!" I said. "You hurt Mommy." Then I turned her around. "Rachel, look at me. You hurt Mommy. You can't throw blocks when you're near people."
She burst into tears. I took her in my lap and cuddled her, all the while saying, "You can't throw blocks when people are around, sweetie."
Drew later asked if I thought she cried because I had scolded her or because she was truly sorry she clonked me. The former, I replied.
Hey, all you moms out there: Did I handle that OK?
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