Kid Love

I'm having major kid love lately. More so than I normally do. These two babies of mine, well they stole my heart and I just can't get enough of them. Even with the fits and messes, they are the best around. E and I play games while Sissy is at school, we run errands and snuggle too. He told me he was going to marry me. We finished our 2nd session of swim lessons, he scored high on confidence but negative in the "listens to directions" category. Mostly because as soon as the teacher looks away he scoots of the step into the water where he can just barely keep above water and bobs up and down, and climbs back up and does it again (all the while I sit watching thru the window stressing out.) He is testing his independence and control, which is a battle but he loves so deeply and is thoughtful and caring. The boy is amazing. Then there is his Sissy, she is so strong and sure of the person she is. Takes my breath away watching her. There is no question about it, she is a performer- dancing, singing, small talk, play. Oh and her heart, it is pretty huge like her Brother's. She has a love for life and an excitement for all things.

pic by Gabby, E was showing off his Batman shirt. We are all about Superheroes all the time.

sweet and beautiful

chalk+ scooters+ sunshine+ sibling= great day!

their Dad is pretty special too. playing ball is making a comeback. paper towel tube works well for a stand in T, that way Dad's hand doesn't get hit quite as many times (but still gets a few hits)

the girl who wanted hair as long as Rapunzel decided she wanted to try a change. just over 8 inches cut off and ready to be donated to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths. her new cut looks great, even with bedhead (who are we kidding, she makes dirt look good.)

1,2,3 cousins on a ride... only a few weeks before the 4th makes her appearance.

did I mention she is strong with who she is? this was today's outfit. this fancy hat she wore to school two days in a row, and it wasn't even questioned it was no big deal.

So silly and strong, yet so tender. he cried tonight because (in addition to being tired) he thought he was being laughed at. This boy never really ever wore a bib, but daily he wears one of Cousin C's- turned around backwards as a cape (yes, he does have actual capes). This one turned him into Green Lantern Star Boy (green lantern shirt+ stars on the bib). We have Turkey man and Butterfly boy bibs too.

Our big excitement of the day, the purchase of an easy bake oven. I always dreamed of having one, alas it never came true... until we bought this one with all it's pieces at an estate shop (my new place to go). Gabby has been wanting one for about a year.. this was the perfect fit. $3.50 and it was ours. We made red velvet cake. I'll stick to regular baking, but cooking with a lightbulb is a pretty fun thing for the kids to do after school- every once in a while.

Oh and this whole march photo challenge was a bust. maybe another month I could try it again, but this month it just isn't going to happen.

Before/After

a few supplies, ribbon, cardboard, scissors.
Plus a box of diapers
after a little work it all ended up looking like this:

my sweet husband volunteered me to make a few diaper cakes for a lady at work. She supplied the diapers, I bought a little ribbon for the Red White and Blue theme and he will bring them to work tomorrow. Let's hope she likes them. I did get a bag of nice things for doing it, a robe (which I have been wanting since my other ones are still packed away in FL) a new makeup bag and a nice candle. I am glad Clay is proud of a few of the little craft things I do!

funny

"Dog Superman" as he is going by today, because he has a Dog t-shirt on with his Superman Cape (he got last night that long belonged to his Daddy.) He thought it was really FUNNY to sneak off just before picking sister up from school, and write all over his face. His response when I asked WHY? "I wanted to surprise sissy!" then he said Rawr he was a tiger when we got her.

Corner

A corner of the home, in the kitchen. It is a busy corner, the bread drawer, cups, bowls, towels, dishwasher, electric tea kettle, and often where you prepare food, oh and the butter dish is there. This would be G stopping in the corner to nibble on the cabbage I was chopping for dinner. This is the corner E climbs up the drawers to be on the counter.

Green

Green is my favorite color. This Green straw from my starbucks cup is one of my favorite things. I drink so much more water with a straw, and I take it everywhere with me. As you can tell it has seen better days- but it is greatly loved.

sunglasses

You need SUNGLASSES to look at these bright nails I have (and G has too.) I got my new Birch Box in the mail, and this way sparkly polish was in it- and went straight on. Apparently all the kids at preschool thought it was pretty cool too. I keep getting surprised when I look down at it, so wild.

CAR

This CARs suitcase is getting lots of use. Instead of the airplane it used to take, it took the cross country car trip with us- filled with the toys E got to pack. Now days it is hauled around, climbed on, filled and dumped empty many times. It is full of trains and tracks right now.

Clouds

Clouds, they make us run outside when they are empty and they chase us home from the park when they are starting to empty.

a Sign

A SIGN the weather is getting a little nicer, you can go outside and draw with chalk... but you have to wear your snow boots because it really isn't that warm. Also the picture is a sign of the weather lately, as in it has been rainy and sunny- and we have seen a few rainbows.

Fork

Trying to get up to date on this daily photo challenge, it's a challenge! Yesterday I made a terrarium, well two. I asked Gabby to find me little toys to put in each of them. The big one for us has a cat- a big plastic one that goes to Legos I think. The other got this Triceratops. I am using this as my image for fork. Come on, it has 3 "prongs" right?!?!?! Oh and the plants in this terrarium probably should be switched out and replaced with the succulents I have in the other (all materials found at my moms house and garden, even the activated charcoal so it doesn't stink!)

Someone I talked to

This old phone came with my sister's house. Kids love it. Gabby used it and by herself dialed Grandma. Elliot wanted a turn, so Gabby dialed Aunt Mary's number and he called her. I got on the phone and chatted quickly with Aunt Mary to make sure she knew it was us and not a prank call!

LOUD

love the noise of this!

Window

I just looked thru some of the pictures of our the cross country trip we drove. Fondly remembering the fun it was (hard to believe, but yes it was!) and the love I have for my little family. These popped out at me for Window, all taken from the passenger seat where I spent MOST of the drive.

- so is it cheating if I use old pictures? I am just skipping bedside, because I am pretty bummed about not having my own these days. So ready to have our own place with all our stuff.

Something I wore

Handmade beaded jewelry, limited edition (available until we run out of beads). Yellow and white necklace, pink and blue bracelet made especially for me by Gabby. Green bracelet courtesy of Elliot.

RED

There has been lots of this red seen around the house, and all over town.

5pm

The snow from last night was all melting, you could hear the drips and feel them too! I really like water droplets it seems, it's not the 1st time I've taken pictures of them.
5pm on Tuesdays is just about the most hectic time of the week (G finishing swim lessons, cousin C at the house, dinner getting done for our weekly family dinner- meatloaf, mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus tonight and 4 adults all getting off work and trying to get home). So I settled for 5pm Eastern time, which is 2pm Pacific time.

smile

Photobooth not only captured our smiles, but provided many smiles and giggles. There are some awful and silly looks, but this new family photo is full of smiles!

Neighborhood

The park, many fun adventures have been had here- and even more await us. Pretty great to have not just one, but 2 parks across the street!

Fruit

grapefruit. eaten by the bag lately, 10lb bag. we are into it so much that the adult beverage served tonight to celebrate Nana being done with her report cards was a greyhound.

UP

E doing a stand UP routine, with the microphone I built using our new fun tinker toys. He dressed himself, 2 spider man shirts layered with his favorite "ball" pants, and plaid Toms.
I did have other pictures I took today, mainly ones of the huge crane lifting up roof trestles (I think thats what they are called). E and I went to the harbor to check out the crane we noticed working on the way to bring G to school. We also watched a few boats being put into the water (why the boat have wheels mom?) and went to the touch tank, saw an octopus however I could tell E wasn't feeling well when he was scared to touch any of the starfish or hermit crabs (he did touch an anemone). Yes, we are back to dealing with germs and not feeling well. E woke up crying during the night that his ear hurt, we are only 2 weeks since he finished his antibiotics, last week was the awful throat infection and now this! I am trying to see what I can do that can get us healthy, vitamins and holistic or homeopathic remedies. So much information out there and it is overwhelming. I just want my family healthy and happy! I told E "I'm sorry you are sick again." His reply, "you didn't make me sick mom." G seems to be on the mend, not much snot or coughing. Oh, back to the camera deal, I used Clay's camera that happened to be in my purse. Well we can't find the cord to UPload his pictures so I used my camera to show the picture of UP.

Camera

I

I haven't picked up my camera in too long. I think it is the dreary gray skies and rain, not nearly as fun to capture as the beach and the sun. let's see if this can get me back in the swing of taking pictures, and giving me something to post.