Sisters

I just love how much my girls love each other. Tonight M sat down to play with her leapster and B sat right next to her with her head on her shoulder, just watching.

B loves M so much and always wants to be doing what M is doing. M is patient for the most part, and so compassionate. She gets so sad when B is upset and does anything to make her happy. I love that they have each other to be best friends with. It makes me think of my best friends and how I miss both of my sisters who are far away!

M's Birthday, Sort Of!

It isn't actually M's Birthday, but since she has a summer birthday her teacher let her celebrate her birthday today! (I never celebrated my birthday in school since I was a summer baby so I am so glad her teacher let us do this!)

M loved the fact that it was her special day. All day today she has tried using it to her advantage. For example:

B took a toy that M wanted

M: B, can I please have that?

B: NO

M: But it's my Birthday B. (imagine sad puppy dog eyes here)

B: It's not your Birthday, it's mine!

In B's defence her Birthday is Sunday, so we have been talking it up quite a bit lately!


In addition to it being her pretend Birthday her school held a flag day celebration today. We have been hearing all kinds of patriotic songs around here as M practiced for the big event!

M's music teacher asked all the kids to wear red white or blue today. M wanted a flag dress. We searched high and low and couldn't find a flag dress. I wanted her to wear the outfit B was wearing but she didn't think that related to the flag at all. We settled on this outfit because the colors were right and there was a tiny flag on the tag, which satisfied M. (Of course, after I bought the outfit I did find a cute dress...o well!)
When we weren't having luck finding a dress I told her she might have to wear her outfit she already had. She became very emotional (ie. upset) and said that her music teacher would be mad if she didn't have a flag outfit. I love how literally kids take things!


Back to the Birthday! M wanted chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. She has complained all year that everyone brings in white or yellow cupcakes and she never eats them because she doesn't like them. So , I made chocolate cupcakes and put a cute little flower on top for the girls and some sort of green design for the boys. M wanted to stick Hannah Montanna rings in the top of the cupcakes but I thought that would ruin the look. (Hannah Montanna is a whole other post for me! She has never once seen the show and yet she still talks about her all the time!) We settled on just passing out the rings, and no the boys didn't get rings!

She had such a fun "Birthday" today. She loved sharing with all her friends. She even went and tracked down five of her other teachers (p.e., music, library, art, etc) to give them a treat. She is so thoughtful and loves to share. I asked her if she even ate her cupcake and she said she had a couple bites! I think it was just fun for her to wear her Birthday crown today and have a special day with her friends. We love her so much, Birthday or not!!

By the way, I got bangs!!

Swept to the Side

Full Bang

I haven't had bangs since high school! Kind of a fun change for awhile!

Second Tooth = Trama

BEFORE: Here is sweet M with one tooth missing and one extremely loose tooth. She has been complaining that it is hard to eat so we decided it was time to attempt to pull out the second tooth! (Isn't her dress cute?!)




































DURING: Here daddy is trying to pull M's tooth out. She kept biting down while he tried to take the tooth out. After about twenty minutes of crying and one extremely loose tooth, mommy gave it a pull and got it out!







AFTER: What, are those tear stained checks?? Why yes they are. M was totally traumatized by this tooth pulling. The first tooth popped out with one try. This tooth was much looser but took way longer to come out. I think mommy and daddy were pretty traumatized as well. From now on, we'll let mother nature or M take her own course and get the tooth out without help from us. Poor little M! Hopefully the tooth fairy will be good to her tonight!

Burned

Today we had a picnic at R's work and I went with B while M was at school. We had a fun time, although the weather was humid, it was at least cloudy to keep us somewhat cool. I didn't really think to put sun screen on since it was cloudy...duh!

There is something about getting sunburned that makes me feel really guilty. I mean, getting a bit of sun here and there is fine, but when I get really red, I feel a ton of GUILT. Come on, I know that sunburns can lead to cancer...and is having a great tan really worth it? NO!


I know I like a good tan and anyone who knows me knows I LOVE tan feet! (through in tan lines and it makes it that much better!) I am just educated enough to know that being burnt is not good! Next time I'll do better. Besides, being bright red is somewhat embarrassing as everyone has to comment and how red you are for the next couple of days! O well, life goes one. (I hope I at least get some color from all this pain!!

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Kindergarten Concert

So, M's kindergarten concert was on May 13th, but I guess it's never too late to report on it!!

The kindergartners were split into two groups since there was too many of them to perform together. M was front and center since her and the other little girl next to her were the shortest kids out of both classes. (Was was excited to wear her Sunday shoes because they did make her a bit taller!)




The songs were really cute and M did a really good job when she had some solo parts!












M with a few of her friends in her class. It always makes me laugh a bit when I see her with these girls because she is so short compared to most of them. She sometimes gets upset because she gets called little and she thinks that means young. I try to tell her she is just not as tall as some kids and that is ok! I guess I always wanted to be tall when I was little so I guess I can understand!

B and M wore matching dresses which were really cute. M got flowers after her performance which she was really excited about!

This is M's kindergarten teacher, Mrs. D. M loves her and we think she is great. She is such a great teacher and I am so glad the first teacher we have dealt with in public schools has been so great!

My Girlas

Here are a few pictures of my crazy girls!! The other day our neighbor P watched them so I could go to our stake women's conference. He ended up taking them to McDonald's for lunch and had to buy them socks there so they could play on the playground. (they were wearing sandals...and since we are fashion conscious they didn't have socks on with their sandals!!)

B insisted on wearing them the whole day!! I think they look a little ghee-toe, but if you're two I guess you can pull off that look!

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Happy Memorial Day!

We had a great memorial day! R had to work but the girls and I made the most of it. The weather was great and M had friends to play with all day long!(At one point there were three friends over which was pretty fun for M!)

This afternoon M, B, and M from next door went out to run through the sprinklers. They all had fun!

M actually ran through the sprinklers but got cold pretty quickly!

B didn't brave taking a direct hit from the sprinklers but loved getting wet on the outskirts!

By the end both girls were cold and ended up jumping on the trampoline a bit to try and warm up!

We had a bar-b-que with our two sets of neighbors when R got home for work. I was also able to get the toy room completely organized today which was nice.

Happy girls, a clean house, good friends...I'd say we had a great Memorial day!!

Baby Teeth!

Tonight R was putting the girls to bed when I heard M (who was already tucked in) yelling for something. R went back in and I continued doing what I was doing. Within minutes I hear M screaming like she is really upset/hurt. I run up the stairs and realize she isn't even in bed...oh no, she is in major trouble. I run to our bathroom and see her sitting on the counter crying with R holding her tooth and blood dripping out of her mouth. (M had called daddy back to her room to show him how loose her tooth was. Daddy then decided to give it a couple turns and yank it out!)

After the initial shock M got really excited to have lost her first tooth! (She is one of the last kids left in her class to lose a tooth!) She wanted to call grandma and Aunt A and let them know she lost her first tooth! She also helped write a note to the tooth fairy asking her if she could keep her tooth!

We'll update on it the tooth fairy was kind to her in the morning!

(On a side note...I did get a bit teary eyed thinking about my baby growing up. I guess there is no way to stop it, oh well, I'll just have to embrace it!)

Gas...not that kind!

Okay, seven years ago when R and I made the trek out to the East from the BYU, we stopped at a small gas station in an even smaller town, somewhere in the mid west. I looked at the sign and couldn't believe how much gas was. Who, in their right mind would pay over two dollars a gallon for gas...even if it was ultra premium?! I was so shocked I forced R to go stand by the sign so we could document this craziness for our posterity. "Look grandchildren, some silly people used to pay this much for gas."

Needless to say, I have been humbled. When we first got our little corolla, we paid fifteen dollars for one tank of gas, which lasted us a month! I remember getting gas in SoCal (yes, I hate when people call it that!) for 95 cents a gallon in the summer of 99. Crazy how times change. I just paid $4.07 to fill up our mini van (wishing for corolla right now!). CRAZY! I'm not one who focuses too much on money. I figure the money fairies just keep filling up the bank so I just keep spending! Lately though, those money fairies have been slacking so I need to think a bit more about how often I go out, due to the crazy price of gas! Oh, to pay $2.11 again!

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JUMP

We got a new trampoline about two weeks ago and needless to say, the girls love it! The whole neighborhood loves it as well! This is all I have time for now...I'm sure the pictures explain everything!!!

Happy Birthday R!

Thirty Two Reasons I love my Husband!

1 He always makes me laugh

2 He takes care of the girls and loves playing with them

3 He always helps me around the house before he sits down to watch t.v. or play games

4 He puts up with all my crazy moods!

5 He takes care of his church calling without complaint

6 He knows all kinds of old classic rock songs

7 He is athletic and I enjoy watching him play sports

8 He always encourages me in whatever I want to do

9 He provides for his family

10 He wants to go on a mission with me when we are older

11 He loves my cooking

12 He brags about me

13 He agreed to marry me on a Friday the Thirteenth

14 He does laundry, folds it, and puts it away

15 He always surprises me with thoughtful things when we have been away from each other

16 He has the best green eyes and long eye lashes!

17 He knows how to have fun and be funny without putting people down

18 He loves my family and thinks my sisters and I are somewhat crazy when we are together!

19 He lets me shop when I just need to feel better sometimes!

20 He will always wake up at night if I am cold and go get me a blanket

21 He still opens doors for me and tells me he loves me everyday

22 He reads scriptures with me everyday

23 He holds me at night when I have a bad dream

24 He asked me out when there were plenty of other girls for him to pick from!

25 He gives me back massages whenever I ask

26 He lets me take breaks from the kids and I usually come home to a cleaner house!

27 He always says sorry first

28 He takes the girls to the library and likes it!

29 He calls my dad sir!

30 He loves going on dates with me

31 He is organized and doesn't keep junk around the house

32 He loves me!

I won't tell you how old he is but there are at least thirty two reasons I love him! Happy Birthday R!

I Love You

Tonight the girls had a cute conversation as they went up the stairs.

B: Hey M

M: What?

B: I love you.

M: I love you too.

B: I know.

Isn't it nice to know you are loved?!

Itchy

So, this is little B this morning. I was just getting ready to leave and thought I would throw her hair in a pony tail quickly before we headed out the door. When I pulled her hair up I saw something that looked like a squished bug on her neck. I was about to wipe it off and then the dreaded word popped into my head...TICK!

I have never before seen a tick so I quickly called R to come look at the gross thing on B's neck. He quickly concluded it was a tick embedded in her neck. After consulting with the nurse at the B's
doctor's office we went ahead and tried pulling
the tick out with tweezers. I thought it would be straight forward...you know, squeeze tick, pull with gentle pressure, tick comes out. Oh no, not so simple. Said little tick grips on to Brie's neck for dear life if comes out in three or four pieces. Meanwhile, B is patiently sprawled across my lap while R performs "surgery" on her tick neck. We weren't able to get the head out so the doctor wanted us to bring her into the office.

To make a long story a little less long, the doctor got a bit more of the head out but not all of it. He prescribed antibiotics and had the tick sent to a lab to test for Lyme disease. B laid on the doctors exam table perfectly still while he tried to get the remains of the tick out. He was pretty amazed at how still she was, as was I!

This afternoon the doctor called and said the lab mixed up two different ticks and didn't know whose tick was whose. Ends up, B will have to have her blood drawn in six to eight weeks. Hopefully she will hold perfectly still for that too, although my instincts tell me that will not be the case!

B is such a little trooper and I am so glad R was here to do all the yucky stuff. I have always feared ticks and now, I have lived through that fear! (I guess technically it wasn't on me and I did do a bit of dry heaving, but I think I have been tested and will never have to see a tick again!) Minus a bit of itching, life has gotten back to normal after our fun filled morning! (To look on the positive side of things, I did get a trip to Target out of the whole thing...to get medicine of course!)

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Sunday Shoes