One thing about my life right now is that I can count on getting at least one good laugh each day just by hanging out with my little girls. If you ever feel down and just need a good laugh- come hang out with us for a few hours and you are bound to get at least one good laugh! Mckayla is at an age where she is becoming more and more aware of things and starting to think about things more critically- but still thinks like a 4 year old, so things that come out of her mouth at times can be very amusing. She is very literal- so if James says "I've got to run" when he has finished lunch and is headed back to work...Mckayla will tell him to drive, NOT run there. We, at times, call her "Captain Literal." Izzy, on the other hand, is learning more and more words and trying to say more things. One thing that constantly gets James and I laughing is her new way of saying "please". She used to say "peee" while doing the sign for it. But now she is attempting more but it comes out as "peeeeeboppppp" complete with spitting at the end! James discovered she is saying it like that because she is trying to say the "s" sound but for her right now it comes out as sounding like she is spitting! She is also being real funny right now- she has a thing for Mckayla's baby doll (which is very similar to a couple of Izzy's ones) and will try to grab it whenever she gets the chance. She knows she is not supposed to take it but it just seems that because she knows she is not supposed to - it just makes her want it even more. If you have kids, you know how that is. The more a child knows they are not supposed to do something, the more they are tempted to!
This morning we had our MOPs (mom's group at church) meeting. The girls enjoy themselves in their classes and I enjoy chatting with the other mom's. Today we had a speaker on Body Image. The speaker was the daughter of a mentor mom in our group. Mentor mom's are mother who do not have little one's in the 0-5 age range anymore but they have experience in mothering children of that age and want to share their knowledge and wisdom with newer moms. Well it was the daughter of a mentor mom who had been the mentor mom at my table two different years. She was a great speaker and we all seemed to really enjoy it and had some good discussions at our tables afterwards.
Anyway now its rest/nap time and Izzy is down and Mckayla is resting in her room. So now its time for some "Me time" for this mommy! I am going to go paint a little shelf for Izzy's room and then perhaps do some more in Isabelle's baby book that did not yet get completed.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Summer is ending!
Summer has come to an end, but unfortunately the summer heat has not. Mckayla has begun her 4 year old preschool at the same school she was at last year. She really enjoys it and seems to really learn so much. She also loves to be with kids her own age. She is excited because one of her closest friends from last year is in her class again this year.
Mckayla continues to be a very active, very busy and quite talkative young girl. Her newest thing is playing a lot with her baby doll. She has to wake her baby up and give her breakfast in the morning, feed her and put her down for naps, pretend to give her a bath, read her stories and put her to bed. And baby's grandma and auntie (Mommy and Izzy) are asked to babysit when Mckayla goes to school!! Then when we pick Mckayla up she will ask if her baby took a nap or if baby had a bottle. Sometimes I think my girls are not that much like their mommy, but then I see glimpses of it- when I was little my doll Sue came everywhere with me and I pretended just like Mckayla does! So cute!!
Izzy is growing and learning with leaps and bounds. She is continuing to talk more and more and learning new words all the time. She loves to follow her big sister around and try to play whatever her sister can convince her to participate in. She can be a little stinker at times too though. Izzy likes to have two of everything- one for each hand. She had a small baby doll- similar to one of Mckayla's. Actually Izzy had two little dolls, but they did not match. So she would chase Mckayla around for her doll that matches with one of Izzy's. Well eventually we found another old doll in the toy box that matched Izzy's so she is somewhat happy with that. However, she knows Mckayla does not like it when she grabs her's, so she still attempts to take it when she gets a chance. Actually now, Izzy will spot it laying on the couch and yell "Mine!" and run and grab it. Wonder where she heard that. I also wonder if Mckayla will realize at some point that lots of what Izzy does to her, Mckayla herself has taught her through her own words and actions!!
The mom's group that I am a part of has started up again. It meets two Tuesdays a month at the Gilbert campus of our church. We used to attend the Gilbert campus but recently changed to the Tempe one, as its closer to home. I am a table leader, which means that I organize playdates and mom's nights out for the ladies at my table as well as help facilitate discussions and make people feel welcome. I enjoy being a part of the group- even though parts of being a leader can be frustrating at times.
In August we went on a lovely vacation to San Diego with my dad, step-mom Molly and rest of the family. My dad and Molly rented a condo and we stayed there a week and the rest of the family (my step-sister Patty, step sister Melissa and her husband Jason and little boy Parker, and my sister Heather) came and went as their schedules allowed. We enjoyed going to the zoo, sea world, the beach and some playing on the playground. It was a great trip and we look forward to going again next summer!!
Anyway thats a brief update on our lives right now- just keeping busy!
Below are some photos from our San Diego trip!
Mckayla continues to be a very active, very busy and quite talkative young girl. Her newest thing is playing a lot with her baby doll. She has to wake her baby up and give her breakfast in the morning, feed her and put her down for naps, pretend to give her a bath, read her stories and put her to bed. And baby's grandma and auntie (Mommy and Izzy) are asked to babysit when Mckayla goes to school!! Then when we pick Mckayla up she will ask if her baby took a nap or if baby had a bottle. Sometimes I think my girls are not that much like their mommy, but then I see glimpses of it- when I was little my doll Sue came everywhere with me and I pretended just like Mckayla does! So cute!!
Izzy is growing and learning with leaps and bounds. She is continuing to talk more and more and learning new words all the time. She loves to follow her big sister around and try to play whatever her sister can convince her to participate in. She can be a little stinker at times too though. Izzy likes to have two of everything- one for each hand. She had a small baby doll- similar to one of Mckayla's. Actually Izzy had two little dolls, but they did not match. So she would chase Mckayla around for her doll that matches with one of Izzy's. Well eventually we found another old doll in the toy box that matched Izzy's so she is somewhat happy with that. However, she knows Mckayla does not like it when she grabs her's, so she still attempts to take it when she gets a chance. Actually now, Izzy will spot it laying on the couch and yell "Mine!" and run and grab it. Wonder where she heard that. I also wonder if Mckayla will realize at some point that lots of what Izzy does to her, Mckayla herself has taught her through her own words and actions!!
The mom's group that I am a part of has started up again. It meets two Tuesdays a month at the Gilbert campus of our church. We used to attend the Gilbert campus but recently changed to the Tempe one, as its closer to home. I am a table leader, which means that I organize playdates and mom's nights out for the ladies at my table as well as help facilitate discussions and make people feel welcome. I enjoy being a part of the group- even though parts of being a leader can be frustrating at times.
In August we went on a lovely vacation to San Diego with my dad, step-mom Molly and rest of the family. My dad and Molly rented a condo and we stayed there a week and the rest of the family (my step-sister Patty, step sister Melissa and her husband Jason and little boy Parker, and my sister Heather) came and went as their schedules allowed. We enjoyed going to the zoo, sea world, the beach and some playing on the playground. It was a great trip and we look forward to going again next summer!!
Anyway thats a brief update on our lives right now- just keeping busy!
Below are some photos from our San Diego trip!
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