While waiting in the (super) long line for the Flying Dumbos yesterday, there were three little kids behind us (7, 4 and 3) with I think their aunt. They were out of control and I was mildly irritated but then the little girl (age 4) asked me “what’s HER name?” in this unbelievably adorable English accent and pointed at Mallory. This was followed up with “how old is she? how many teeth does she have? how many teeth do I have? how many teeth do you have? what’s your name? (to which the 7 yr old boy responded “hey, that’s my mum’s name!”), can she talk? what can she say? hey, she just said “mama”!!, you don’t need your sunglasses under here…” It was so entertaining. Then I asked the kids if they thought I talked funny and they said no but I had to tell them that I thought they talked funny. It was so funny.
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Mallory is getting braver in the pools here. Witness this fountain – Tuesday she wouldn’t go near it, the spraying water scared her. Today she kept wanting to climb up there and then jump off to Rick. 
She still doesn’t want to sleep – every nap and bedtime has involved either Rick or me holding her until she falls asleep. I keep telling her that bed & naptime is back to normal when we get home. We’ll see how that goes.
I am still blanking on some stories from yesterday and Princess Pumpkinhead is awake from her nap so we are off to the pool(s) again.
she looks like she is having the BEST time in that fountain! i am so jealous – i want to take jack somewhere FUN!!!!