Wyatt shrieks and other randomness from the moment

Wyatt's newest way to annoy his older sister is to stand in front of her and scream at the top of his lungs.

She, of course, starts yelling at him to stop - telling him it's hurting her ears - and he laughs at her and screams louder.

Seriously - he follows her around the house this afternoon and goes up to her and starts screaming with a wicked grin on his face.

At the moment they are planning a trip - Maddie has her backpack all packed up and Wyatt is at the front door knocking on the window part of it. He keeps saying, "bye bye!"

There he goes again - screaming at his sister.

"Wyatt, what is that crying about?" Maddie asks him.

"Oh, you want to dance." she says as he starts stomping and dancing.

And then the screaming starts again. She tries to explain to him that she really doesn't like the screaming.

"Ball starts with J," she tells her brother.

I quickly correct her and tell her that Ball starts with B - bbbb bbbbuh B.

And I'm looking at my little girl in her favorite Kate Mack pink tulle dress from her grandmomma - with cheap little fairy wings I had to clip together in the front. She has one white sock on her foot - because that's her style. She's also sporting a crown and various other elements of jewelry.

All her own dressing.

Ball, ball, ball - Wyatt says over and over - looking for the new little Spiderman ball his Mimi and Aunt Nat Nat brought him this morning.

Ah- a moment in motherhood - to relax for a minute - the rolls are rising nicely and the lasagna I made with some garden grown veggies and a leftover ribeye steak - is baking in the oven.

My kids are playing so nicely together and every few minutes Maddie comes to ask me to add something to her backpack. So far I've put play keys, a microphone, a toothbrush and a headband - all important items to take when you're going on a trip no doubt.

Wyatt - with his ball in hand is running out from under the curtains - they make such a great hiding spot.

Maddie is asking me to write a story about her favorite animal - a giraffe named Bailey. And she's also proclaiming to Wyatt that there are no balls in her city - they are not allowed.

And the shrieking begins again - quickly followed by that insane giggling only two sibling toddlers can create.