Board games....

Julie enjoys all of us playing Candy Land, Memory, and Hi Ho Cherry-O. Jesse recently purchased Trouble at a yard sale...and Julie seems to understands this one. I am sorry hat we didn't let you play Monopoly with us, but I just hope that you one day understand that it wasn't fair to hold Jesse back from playing
those games that he's ready for!

Do you believe in magic?

The kids have discovered Nick Jr and watch the silly shows on there often. One show must have been about magic... Jesse and Julie were both performing the world's greatest disappearing tricks! I caught them on video since they were so good!! And they made me laugh!

Another Minnieland Q & U wedding...

Julie was so excited about being able to participate and she knew her lines for the letter "G" the first day she brought them home, and did an outstanding job at publicly saying the lines during the ceremony! Mom and Dad are very proud of how well she spoke, especially when some of her classmates were in tears.

Julie is enjoying having big brother around as a playmate. I have noticed that when he's not home, she has a hard time figuring out what she should do. When they are together, she's right there with him dressing up like super heroes, being the "bad" guy, and collecting bugs for their collection. Even though she does all these things with him, she still enjoys tagging along behind mommy from time to time. She helps fold laundry, is always asking to use the Swiffer on the kitchen floor, vacuuming when I vacuum, helps with watering the flowers in the backyard and is always asking to help cook. We have made a pizza together and Jello.

Sharpie no no's

Julie used a red sharpie when I told her not to use it.

She told me that she had used a crayon to complete the hand writing worksheet. BS! I picked up the worksheet and because she had used the sharpie, it had leaked through the paper onto the table. She stared down at it for a while…and she said that she was sorry. I could tell that she really meant what she said…

ok, this was out of the blue...

I had been excercising upstairs while the kids were downstairs watching tv with daddy. The kids were totally interested in joining me once I came down for excercises on the stability ball. I finished my set, then shared the ball with them. As I was doing a floor exercise, Julie blurts out, "Mommy, I want a baby in your tummy". And Jesse immediately says, "Yeah, we'll take good care of it!"

Yes kiddos, that is sweet, but this momma is done having babies (at least that is my plan)!!

That's such a big bed!

Yes, my baby is in her big girl bed! We found a beautiful comforter that matches the theme that we have going on in her room. "Flowers". Such a pretty comforter, shams and bedskirt. The first sheets that were put on the bed were fairies. However, this week, we put brother's Lightning McQueen sheets on...and she likes those too!