Is It Me?

Or are we seeing double?

Something WE don't see every day

We have had a TON of rain this month. Record breaking amount of rain, for a record breaking number of days in a row. We are starting to feel like we live in the pacific northwest.

Mushrooms in the lawn are not unheard of around here, in fact they are pretty common. However, usually mushrooms in lawns are due to human error, over watering, leaky sprinkler, etc. And the mushrooms are small and clumpy, and annoying.

I have to say, these suckers are true blue, homes for Fairies, Toad Stools. I know other parts of the country get these all of the time, they have to, Martha Stewart makes a Yule Log cake, with Toad Stools out of meringue. They have to be a common sight, but not here in our dry desert state! I told B that Fairies live under Toad Stools, and so now it is forbidden to remove them!

Best Buddies

Too cute!

B is going to marry Issac, because he is her best buddy! And it's ok to kiss Issac because he is going to marry her when she is young, not when she is grown up.

This logic came after we told her she didn't need to kiss Issac so much, they like to kiss in his hot tub! We told her you only kiss when you get big and are ready to get married (we're trying to trick the kids into believing this for as long as possible). It might have back fired on us!

The Dance Recital

The girls had their year end dance recital a few weeks back. They both have worked really hard this year. They were so excited to perform. B danced to "In the Jungle" or "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" what ever it is called, and to "The Little White Duck." B was one of, if not the youngest in her class, and she did an awesome job! She kept up with all of the girls older than her. She loved going to dance each week, and can't wait to go back again next year.

M danced to "Give Me Dat Ding," and "Do Wa Diddy." Her dances were very challenging, and she practiced non stop. Her favorite activity all year has been doing her shuffle ball changes, or what ever tap step she needed to practice, around the island, or up the stairs, or in the grocery store. For awhile there, I thought M had forgotten how to walk normal steps, but the hard work paid off and she did a fantastic job.

Be careful

...of what you wish for.  

I have always wished that my kids were attached to something, a blanket, or a stuffed animal etc.  I just think it is so cute when kids find comfort in an item.  We had a little girl in our nursery class many moons ago who had a pair of pajamas she carried with her everywhere, so sweet.  Needless to say, none of my kids have had anything they couldn't live with out....until now.  

I'm not sure this is what I had in mind either. 

She's not so bad yet, I think she could go without a spoon in her hand, but for the last three days she hasn't been without a spoon.  She did wake up with it in her hand this morning, and now at nap time it is still in her hand.  Funny, funny, baby!  I guess if you think about it, it is pretty appropriate for my child to be obsessed with an eating utensil.

The Life of a 3 Year Old

Yesterday, we were trying to finish planting the yard, so the baby and B were playing on the lawn.  The baby was drinking a bottle, and B ate lunch out on the blanket.  I looked up and the baby had white stuff dripping down her face.  I watched for a second and B was shaking the bottle all over the baby's head and giving her a head massage.  As I got closer, it smelled like ranch dressing.  She not only bathed the baby in formula, but ranch dressing that had been sitting out for a while.  To top it all off, we were planting alyssum.  B found some petals and sprinkled those all over the baby's head.  Her head and face was hard and crusty and STINKY, but pretty with cute petals glued to it.  

I asked B what she was doing, and as innocent as ever said, "Mom, I'm celebrating her birthday!"  At least there was logic behind it (some how).

B is for Bubbles

The kids love to get in the jetted tub to see how big they can make the bubbles.  The other night was a pretty decent night for bubble making.  Thankfully, they have figured out how to stop the bubbles before they spill over the edge, so a nice clean mess, just the way I like it!