My never-ending quest to make sure that the girls get to do things they both think are fun has led us all over the place. We've gone from walks in a park to the zoo to amusement parks and back again. For the most part, it's not hard to amuse them both because it's less about where we go than it is who is there.
Case in point: I gave Alexis a ride to school last week. It was the first time all year she didn't ride the bus, and HOOBOY was Mila happy to have company in the car. She was flat-out overjoyed that her partner in crime was there to make her giggle and laugh. Sadly, it's a rare occasion that I have both girls in the car in the morning, so now Mila is spending her ride to daycare mourning her sister. "Where's Alexis? Mila needs Alexis."
So, it's not a surprise that taking the girls together and going somewhere fun leads to shenanigans. The Pitt game this past weekend, for example, was a nonstop barrel of laughs.
The fun started before kickoff with a bag of cotton candy. One insisted it was necessary and then the other jumped on the bandwagon and the next thing you know, BAM. I'm a sucker.
And WOW was Mila sticky. Was? Actually, I should say is because I'm not sure that I've gotten the layer of sugary cloud off of her. Still. Or ever will.
From cotton candy they went to happily sitting side-by-side. They both did a decent job of watching the game, as long as you take ages into consideration. It's a sliding scale, n'at. They cheered and clapped and before you knew it, the game was over.
"Let's go," I said.
"But there is going to be fireworks," Alexis argued.
I really wanted to get home. It was late and I was tired and I'm old and blah, blah, blah.
"Alexis needs fireworks," Mila chimed in.
And with that they joined forces. Mila confirmed everything Alexis said and Alexis basically said she would do anything to get to stay where she was. Then the fireworks started and they both started cheering and just sit down, adults. You aren't going anywhere.
They sat together happily watching fireworks for a good 10 minutes. Or maybe it was 10 days. That's possible because I was tired and I'm old and it was late and blah, blah, blah. IT WAS FOREVER. But it didn't matter because together Mila and Alexis are a force to be reckoned with and, frankly, I'm not strong enough to deal with them if they combine forces.
The next few years should be delightful. Oye.