• Sometimes says about her coworker, “He’s so chewy,” for “He’s so cute.” Which I love.
• Is fully responsible for her own washing in the tub. She insists.
• Yesterday, The Manager overhauled K.Lo’s wardrobe, bringing out a few boxes of uniforms for winter. It might have been Christmas for all of K.Lo’s exclamations: “Oh! Thank you, Mommy! Thank you so much! I love them. This is so pretty. I like this one. It’s gorgeous.”
• Has started using “because” a lot in sentences, but doesn’t quite have the hang of it yet, as in, “I need my juice, because… I need my juice.” Exactly.
• Inspired by another local company, K.Lo is partaking in an updated Incentive Program for use of the Employee Rest Room: 1 M&M per pee. Or a jelly-band (jelly-bean), if she so chooses.
• Sends Bender outside for annoying behavior, such as tripping up The Manager with her constant habit of being und erfoot. You go, K.Lo.
• Serves as The Manager’s second-in-command sometimes in the cafeteria for N.Lo. When I recently placed a small bowl of grapes in front of N.Lo, K.Lo very pointedly moved the bowl to the side, out of his reach, and pulled out a few grapes for him, placing them on the table. Because clearly this arrangement would be easier for him to maneuver. And it’s true!
• Has finally noticed the child-latch on the snack cabinet is broken, but so far, hasn’t abused the privilege. She helps herself, but waits for permission, and doesn’t (as I imagined) pilfer chocolate from dawn till dusk. Impressive.
• Insisted that a box of 2-liter Coke bottles were actually “Wine, for Daddy.”
• After having her nails painted recently, said, “I look like a lady.” Yes, you do!

N.Lo

• After deliberately throwing food items from his tray, will sometimes say, “Uh-oh!”
• Has quite a throwing arm. It’s best to remain apprised of what object is in his hand before agreeing to play his tossing game.
• Likes to climb all over The Manager during exercise. Adds resistance?
• Has expressed some interest in drinking from an actual, non-sippy cup. Since I can’t get him to drink from anything but a bottle, I thought I’d give a shot. He’s taken a few sips of water and thought the whole process was just grand. Until he took too much.
• Loves McDonald’s French fries. (Yum!)
• Seems to be cutting a top incisor? But only has three top teeth, with no sign of the fourth.

K.Lo

• Is currently enthralled with the Lion King training video, obtained from the Regional Manager’s office.
• Is having fewer and fewer accidents relating to the Employee Rest Room.
• Sometimes even lets me brush her hair.
• Is a much more pleasant companion on company excursions than, say, several months ago.
• Has submitted her application for company Task Manager. On our company excursion last week, she had N.Lo and I packed, in the car, and on the road by 8:15 AM. No lie. “Let’s get the purses [bags]! I need to watch Nemo in the car! Manager put her shoes on, K.Lo put her shoes on. Okay. Bye dogs! See you soon!” I would not advise dragging one’s feet, with K.Lo in charge.
• Had a cold over the weekend, but possibly just a runny nose due to cutting another dreaded molar.
• Picked out a pair of pink shoes for next summer ($4 on clearance!) that are at least a size too big… but she wears them anyway.

K.Lo:

• Learning to “pump” on the swing. Must come naturally? Kind of cool to witness.
• Plays a mean game of Disney Memory. The goal of the game when K.Lo plays, it should be noted, is to find Cinderella. That’s it. All the other characters have little value.
• Training with The Manager to fully understand the inner workings of the tricycle.
• Fending off her coworker, which she does in the most polite, quiet of fashions, simply moving coveted item away from the coworker with little fanfare or fuss. Some of the time. Other times, she is extremely insulted at her coworker’s brazenness.
• Skirting photo opportunities.

N.Lo:

• Stealing his coworker’s food.
• Stealing his coworker’s office supplies.
• Bouncing!
• Beating the coffee table with a drumstick.
• Pulling up on book shelves and the crib railing.
• Cutting some more teeth, not quite clear which ones or how many.
• Looking more and more like a little boy.