Snow Day

A few days ago (maybe weeks ago, I have no concept of time) old man weather brought some snow and ice. Despite the cold we needed a little time out of the house. So we took to marching in the ice. I taught the girls how to march months ago and we practice often and it has been a great little 'tool' to get the kids home after a day of play. This time we used marching feet so that we didn't slip and slide all over the place, and we stuck to the grass...much easier to march in. Alex loved stomping and marching all around, Kaylee wasn't as big of a fan at first but she warmed up to the outing. we paraded about with only minor slides and bumps and by the time we went inside it was getting a little dark- it was a successful outing full of bumps, skids, chilly fresh air, airplanes, cracked ice, cold fingers and smiles.

Dip It Low

So it never occurred to me to feed my children chicken nuggets until about 2 weeks ago. Only because I stumbled upon a coupon and Harris Teeter was having a double coupon deal up to $1.99. So I went and gave the nuggets a try...and no surprise here they were a hit! The girls love them and I think they like them even more because they are a "dipable" food (I just made up a word, but it fits); They like any food that they can dip into something. With that in mind if I am able to give them dip with a meal I do, for instance- pancakes get a strawberry jam dip, veggies could get a dressing dip, grilled cheese could get a soup dip, and chicken nuggets get a honey mustard dip. And for our new smiley faced mashed potatoes (thanks, GG)...I didn't know what to use as a dip for those. I ran out of honey mustard so I gave them sweet and sour sauce, Greg was disgusted by this but the girls drank it up...literally. Kaylee hadn't finished one chicken nugget before her sweet and sour sauce was over half empty! She likes to dip her food then suck off the dip and do it again and again and again. Alex on the other hand is happy to dip and bite :)These pictures are of the girls enjoying their sweet and sour sauce...Have you had a little dip today? It seems to make my kids a little happier.

Kick Back

Apparently Kaylee likes to just kick back some times with her favorite toys, the iphone and Sheepy.

A Statement Piece

For Kaylee it happens to be a purple glove (today).

Late School Night

Good thing tonight is a late night for Greg! And the house was partially cleaned 5 minutes earlier...

Another Thumb Sucker

5 Under 2

Yep. 5 kids under the age of 2 at Wegmans for shopping and lunch with just the moms. There is a first time for everything and this outing would be considered a success! I wish we had better pictures but the pizza arrived and we were all hungry :) as great as this trip turned out I think we will have to do it again-What do you say, Lisa? :)

Making House Calls

The girls love playing with their stethoscope. Usually putting it in their ears and then letting the end drag on the ground....I can't imagine that feels good on the ears but they don't seem to mind. On this particular day Kaylee wanted to use it as though she were a real doctor and Alex helped her by pulling up her own shirt; it was cool to see them role playing. Alex didn't get to play doctor, but I don't think she really minded.

Post Extraction Doctor Visit

The girls and I had a very successful day at the doctors office all by ourselves. Now when we got to the office there was a collective groan from the other patients...who wants to hang out with ruckus kids before any sort of dental work?! The girls showed all those groaners something. We waited for 20 minutes before being seen by the doctor and during that time te girls sat quietly in the office chairs and then got up to look out the window. They got up and down front the chairs a few times, danced to the lobby music, and ate a snack, but they never raised their voice, hit, cried or ran around- I was one proud momma! We have started to conquer the world one outing at a time!

What Is The Story Morning Glory

Daddy read to the girls the other morning before their nap time. And kaylee needed to accessorize, check out her socks.

Breakfast Time

It may be just the desire to wear a bib at any point during the day as of it were a fancy necklace or it could be the fascination with the British and their hats, either way it makes my kids happy. Just breakfast in typical form...followed by Kaylee hand placing each extra clump of oatmeal from her bowl carefully and precisely where she wants it on her bib. Great.

A Lasting Impression

Someone, probably Alex made her way to her favorite room at my parents house, the sun room, and decided to leave her mark. And I just received a text from my dad asking when the maid was coming :) too bad I know that he LOVES that there are hand prints on the door and that when he sees them I'm pretty sure he'll chuckle just a little.

Proud Artwork

Even 21 month olds can be proud of their artwork. Today they drew on Post-it notes and hung them proudly on the refrigerator. This is the first time their work has been displayed on the fridge- usually it hangs on the wall. But I think I like this idea of Post-it note artwork.

Just Another Day

Usually people use the phrase "Just another day" as a bad or mundane thing, not in this house. Today the girls found an hour of fun and imagination using their dogs and their new little kid size table and chairs. After that their dogs went for a shopping cart ride, all were dressed in their finest :) just another day here in our house and it is only 9:30.

Wisdom Is Gone

Last Thursday I had my last 2 wisdom teeth pulled and thankfully Greg was able to take Friday off to care for the girls. The day of the removal GG watched the girls and Greg drove me to the dr. office. "put me under, doc." I don't deal with mouth pain and my mouth is small (shocker, I know). So under I went, even though it takes longer for in office recovery and it is more expensive it just had to be done. I don't think the doctor liked the idea as much, but he went along with it anyway and did a great job.
My one impacted tooth hurt and was swollen for about 5 day but all in all the recovery was easy. I am just now able to sleep on my impacted side and also comfortably chew pretty much any food. I took coming back to real food slowly since I'm a bit of a whimp.

2:08 Update

Nap time went well I guess you could say. Lily was mad about nap time from 2:11-2:16 until I gave in and put her pacifier back in. And 3 tugs of the pacifier later she was asleep until 3:30. The girls on the other ha decided that nap time wasn't for them. They chatted and played in their crib the entire time. Fine by me, it still gives all 3 of us some down time. I was laughing listening to the squeals of delight coming from their room- If I can post the audio file of their nap I will do that.
If you know my girls you know they like their naps and somehow the girls made it to 9:00pm with only a morning nap!

Just Want To Be Near You

Loving Alex just wanted to be near Liliana and touch her hand. If Lily's hand moved Alex would make she didn't loose touch of it for long. It is so sweet seeing my girls love their little sister. Xoxo

It Is 2:08

And this the first day I have officially put all 3 down for a 2:00 nap.

A & K always have a 2:00 nap and Liliana fell into the same cycle most days, but today is the first day I'm putting her in her crib for this nap. Wish us luck- the first 5 minutes have been good :)

A Baby Has A Few Faces

She happens to have cute face...and it is just a wee bit round :)

Let Us Find Daddy

The wanted to play outside the other day...at 8 am. Lucky for me it was a warm 37* degrees. After an hour+ outside it was time to "find daddy". The hunt was on...and we found him.