adventures in babysitting

it's been one hell of a crazy week. i can't remember the last time i got up so early.. tomorrow will be my marathon!

so.. i've been working with an agency called "parents in a pinch" to kind of get me out of the house illustration wise, and also to make a little of extra money. i've worked with 3 families so far, and they've all been a whirlwind.

family #1: anjelli (3.5) and josh (1): my first job with PiaP. 2 great kids. anjelli has got to be the smartest little girl i've ever met. at just 3.5 she put together an 84 piece puzzle of the united states. not only did she do an AMAZING job, she also read the states as she was putting it together. we also had a blast making paper bag puzzles. her little brother josh, poor guy, was just getting over some sort of stomach bug.. he was almost inconsolable. but he was the type of miserable where he would try to be his plain cheery self through his misery.. i felt so bad for the little guy.

family #2: eytan(1), dror(3), and lev(6): a really cool and interesting family. also kinda neat to meet kids with untraditional names :) i almost never see lev. but i've worked with the family 3 times this week and i must say, these kids are awesome. i spend most of my time with eytan. he is an interesting little fellow and probably the strudiest baby i've ever met. he's a real bruiser. and one of the interesting things is that he pretty much only cries when he's annoyed. i've never met a baby that did that. his older brother, dror, is funny. he loves to do puzzles and read books. i must have read him almost 15 books the first afternoon i met him. i hope this is a family i get to work with more.

family #3: cecelia (9 months): cute as a button. she's just days away from figuring out the whole crawling thing. she loves to grab my fingers and pull herself up to a stand. she has big soulful brown eyes, chubby cherub cheeks, and long long eyelashes. spending 2 afternoons with her was a breeze.

i am also excited about this weekend.. not only is my sister amber coming (YESSSSS!) but stephen is going to get my my birthday present early... either and iphone or a blackberry. being the electronics freak i am, i can't decide which one to get... it's making me crazy!!!

short blog tonight... i need to get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning to get to brookline!!!