A beautiful day

The pancakes got made today, but they will not be as good as they usually are. We needed to get the kids up and out this morning because Miss Lior was having a major temper tantrum and needed a change of scenery. Why was she having a temper tantrum? We must have looked at her the wrong way or did not let her do something herself or the wind was blowing just right because she pitched a major fit. I chose to ignore it and get her dressed, in the outfit she requested, through the screaming. Jordan was very upset by all the screaming and went over to kiss her every chance she got. Lior dealt with it but I was afraid that Jordan was going to get pushed to the floor.
We took the kids to the playground with the "bumpy slide" and they had a wonderful time. Sydney and Lior went down the slide holding hands and Jordan had fun running away from her daddy. We brought the girls new bikes and they rode around for a little while and were thrilled at their new found freedom. Even Jordan tried to ride one of the tricycles but was content letting us push her from place to place.

We made it home from the playground with everyone awake, a small miracle! We walked in the door and told the kids it was nap time. This was fine with everyone except Lior who demanded to sleep on the couch. When we told her that sleeping on the couch was no longer an option she was not a happy camper. I tried to lay down with her but she wanted her daddy, thank goodness because I just wanted to sleep. It took Matt around twenty minutes of extreme patience to get her to go to sleep. We are all very happy she did because her disposition was so much better after the nap. She was the Lior we all know and love as opposed to the monster who invaded our home in the morning.
It was a great day filled with lots of laughter and very few tears. We celebrated Lior's nap in the "crunchy bedroom" (that is what she named the room) and a day of great listening with ice cream after dinner.
The girls decided that Sydney, Lior and Jordan were good listeners, Mommy was a great listener, and even the dogs were good listeners but Matt lacked the skills necessary to be a good listener.