Miss Difficult!

Yes, it is another installment of Kallie-Wallie, Miss Difficult!!!

Lately, Miss Kallie has decided that she needs to set a few boundaries.

If we tell her to come inside for dinner and she really doesn't want to, she will tell us "Well, I am not gonna eat!".

If we tell her to stop playing to get ready for bed, she will tell us "I am NOT going to sleep!".

If we tell her to do anything that she doesn't want to do, she will tell us - with hands on hips and in a very defiant little voice - that she is absolutely NOT going to comply.

Yeah - Idon'tthinkso.

So yesterday was another fight at dinnertime. Part of the problem was that I made cookies with the girls that afternoon, so the ONE cookie she ate may have contributed to a loss of appetite. But we gave her one lousy bowl of Cheerios and a cup of fruit....and you would think we asked her to eat a side of beef with a bowl of broccoli for dessert. It was NOT happening (at least in her book).

We all finished our meals as she sat. We then left and the real test of wills began.

We started with this:

We then got her to actually sit up and we got this:

But when she realized I was going to be taking pictures of her eating, I started getting this:

And then this:

And, after only about an hour and a half, the ordeal was over (and I won, but don't tell her that).

Today we spent a gorgeous evening at Caroline's horsebacking riding. The girls ran almost nonstop, with only a break to visit a horse or two.

We decided that we would get ice cream on the way home as a treat. And we made our way home, full and tired.

Kallie got ready for bed, and then announced:

"I want a snack!"

"Kallie, what did we have after horseback riding."

Silence, and then:

"I want a snack!!"

"Kallie we had ice cream tonight - that was your snack."

"NOOOOOO, that was NOT a snack."

"Yeah? Then what was that?"

"That was...that was....that was.......THAT was a cold thing for my mouth!".

I am in trouble.