Venting...

Ok so I don't usually vent on my blog I save that for my facebook friends, but today I just had to write about our library trip. So I took Kinley today to meet Kathy and Austin at the public library. Now I know you are supposed to be somewhat quiet in a library but aren't you also supposed to teach your child about the love of learning and reading?

So we went to the library around 10:30 am. When most people are in school or working. We went to the children's section so we wouldn't bother anybody other than kids. Kinley and Austin were so excited. They could hardly contain themselves with all of the books and animals. So when they were telling us what the dinosaur and lion on the posters were saying (roar, in case you didn't know) the mean, old, stick up her you know what librarian, came over and told the kids to be quiet. I was furious. Seriously, they weren't that loud. They were being two and for goodness sake we were in the KIDS section! UGH!!!!! Needless to say we won't be going back anytime soon. Well other than to return the books we checked out. I can just imagine what the librarian would say to us if our books were late!

A Child of Technology!

Keith and I were talking the other day and I am sure it was much like a conversation that our parents had at one time when we were young as well. We were discussing how Kinley will never know a world in which everything wasn't at your fingertips whenever you wanted it. She will never know a phone that doesn't have an off button, nor will she ever know the days of paying for each minute you used the internet. She will always live in a world of technology that is at your fingertips at all times.

As a former teacher and mother one of the most difficult lessons to teach children is that of delayed gratification. This lesson is getting harder and harder to teach. I myself don't like the idea of not having my email whenever I want it and I have to have my phone with me at all times or I feel lost.

So lately Kinley has been asking for "Elmo on Demand". A.K.A. Sesame Street on demand. Sesame Street is the only tv show that Kinley watches. So if we miss it in the morning sometimes in the afternoon I will find it "on demand" for her to watch. Admittedly this is great for when I am doing laundry, blogging or cooking dinner. However, I have to believe that technology has reached the mind of the 2 year old when Kinley has a request like this morning.

I asked her to go upstairs so we could get dressed and she said "no Mommy, I want Austy on demand!" Austy (A.K.A. Austin) is Kinley's best friend and she wanted to see him then. Maybe in a few years technology will be there for her to have "Austy on demand!"

Lake Time with the Girls!

So this week Kinley and I have been spending time with our friends Prissy and Baby Hall. They were very sweet to invite us to spend some girl time at the lake with them at her beautiful house at Lake Martin in Alabama. Although Kinley isn't as fond of just sitting in the lake and vegging for hours as I am we are still having a great time. Here are a few pics. We are heading back to Atlanta tomorrow to meet up with Keith and then heading to Lake Hartwell with another group of friends for a weekend of more lake time. We will update more after the weekend!

Kinley playing on the porch!

Aunt P and Hall in the lake!

Mommy and Kinley in for a swim!

Kinley and Hall at dinner!

Hall loves the lake!

Story time with Daddy

As most of you who read this know, that Keith and I are not only the parents to Kinley, but we have a 24 year old child who has been living with us for the last year and 1/2. She will be moving out Labor Day weekend into her own place. However, I have to wonder how often she will visit for little things like food, laundry and story time! These are a couple pictures of both of the kids and Keith last night before bed.