Brag Session

I wish I knew how to put videos on here because I have some AWESOME footage of my little ones. 

Like yesterday, Abby asked to get down from the table before Isaac did (she's been sick and has lost some of her appetite).  Anyway, I kept feeding Isaac and then turned around to put the bowl in the sink and wash it out.  I'm talking to Dave (sitting at the table) when I realize that Abby is TICKLING Isaac's feet.  She seriously was -- like, "HA!  You're trapped and can't move, so I'm gonna getcha!"  She makes the cutest "tickatickatickaticka" noise when she's tickling him - or one of us - or herself, as the case may be. 

Usually, though, her tickling moments come like like the one last night when we were getting ready to sing a song and say a prayer before bed.  Dave was holding Isaac and tickling him like crazy.  Abby was playing down the hall.  I looked at her and said, "Abby - come tickle Isaac!  Hurry!  Come get him!"  She got this look on her face like, "Okay, Mom!  I'm on it! I'm not gonna miss out on THIS one!" and then crawled towards us as fast as she could, reached up for me to lift her up on the sofa, and then reached over and joined Dave in tickling Isaac's tummy.  Soon we were all LAUGHING our heads off.  But I don't often see her just go and start tickling him of her own accord.  It's like the Chaffee Family version of the White Family water fights!  Fun TIMES -- So. FUN!

Then today, I got them both up from their afternoon nap and was holding them before putting them down to play. Abby got the biggest smile on her face and started to giggle as she reached in toward Isaac to give him kisses.  Isaac was nestled into my shoulder and didn't see what was going on.  I said, "Give kisses, Isaac."  He thought I meant to give ME a kiss and pulled his head back and giggled his shy giggle before leaning in to give me a huge kiss.  Then I said, "Give ABBY kisses, Isaac."  He looked at her, bowed his head, started to laugh that shy giggle again -- then Abby started to laugh, and then they had a little back and forth game of "give each other hugs and kisses" and kept laughing the ENTIRE time! And I just stood there holding them and laughing my head off as well.  Wish I could have had a camera on the wall to capture THAT moment.  It was truly priceless.

Number three -- during dinner, Isaac was getting impatient and started to squeal his high-pitched, glass-breaking squeal while waiting for me to give him food.  So when I went over to his chair, I said, "Isaac, we don't scream.  Say please."  He stared at me.  Then I took my hand and put it on my chest to show him and said again, "Say please."  He did it and got food.  Miss Abby took in the entire situation, of course.  I gave her some food and then went back to give Isaac some food just in time to see her laughing, reaching for Isaac's hand, moving it over to his chest, and saying, "Plees, plees." Isaac, of course, was laughing as well.  It was SOOOO cute! Yet another KODAK moment (or Nikon, in our case).