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August 29, 2010
For all the grumbling that Jeff does about having kids, he sure is a good sport. Not only did we all survive church together, but after he made a Play-doh pie with Pearl. Seriously, it looked like a real pie, well minus the purple crust. He used a pie tin and the inside was "banana." I had no idea of his mad Play-doh skills. Then he "watched" a movie with Pearl... she doesn't mind his snoring. After his "movie" I took Pearl and Cole on a walk. Jeff said I made him feel guilty for not coming and ended up surprising us at the park a few minutes after we left home. When we got home, he then spent a good hour playing with Pearl in the back yard blowing bubbles and kicking the bouncy ball around (well, he kicked it out from under Pearl who was trying to sit on it but she found it hilarious). All before giving both kids a bath and listening to me ramble on and on about something that was bothering me. I love this man!
August 28, 2010
We decided that rather than spend Saturday like last week, attempting to not kill each other, we would do something fun. It was between going to see airplanes or big trucks. The airplanes won and we headed up to the Hill Air Force Base Museum. Pearl zipped through both hangers of airplanes while I was shouting at her to wait for us and not touch anything. Apparently WWI and WWII era planes are for display only. I thought our fun adventure might not last very long with a bored toddler until we discovered the educational center where everything was hands-on and climbable. Pearl had a blast! So did Cole. No, really. I think he might have had more fun than the rest of us. He looked around at everything while I carried him in the pack and was happy as could be. Pearl suited up as "Buzz Light Year the Astronaut" and enjoyed every second playing in the flight simulators. I didn't notice until we got home what her helmet said... Top Gun. Seriously, how could I have missed that with a bunch of airplanes around! It's too bad she will probably never know this classic, that, or laugh at her old-fart parents for thinking it's such a cool movie by the time she's old enough to see it.
August 27, 2010
Art class has seemed to become a regular occurrence on Fridays. Only this week I couldn't avoid the "Mom, can we paint... PLEASE!!!?" any longer. Pearl was a good sport and did the normal art projects this morning - cutting yarn, gluing tiny pieces of paper on things, and coloring with markers - but eventually I gave in and we headed to the store to find some paints. We came home with new paints, stickers, markers, and a storage container (which Pearl has dubbed her "art box") to put everything in. And once I found a couple of rocks for Pearl to paint as yard decorations, she was in heaven! I'm just hoping she remembers our "art box rule" and I don't find paint or markers all over her room like last weekend when we found red juice all over her floor from her, unbeknownst to us, tea party.
August 26, 2010
This is apparently what a "super hero princess" looks like. A mix between what reminded me of Mary if we were acting out the Nativity and a 50's housewife with the dress and pearl necklace. Oh and let's not forget the sweet friendship bracelet either. I have no clue where she came up with this idea but it made me laugh!
August 25, 2010
A friend in our neighborhood asked if she could take pictures of Cole for her photography portfolio so of course I agreed. Cole looked like a rock star! Seriously, that kid is to die for!!! But since this blog is technically supposed to be pictures that I take, I decided to not cheat and post something that I took.
You'll just have to go here to see the real "Eye Candy" pictures!
August 24, 2010
I should never have checked out this book about the three kittens who lost their mittens. In the story the kittens say, "Oh Mother Dear" a lot. So much that it is now a common phrase in our household... such as was the case tonight. I could hear Jeff and Pearl squealing with delight over something and when the "Oh Mother Dear" followed by we need a towel (I knew this was probably accurate since Cole was also in the tub) was said, I reluctantly obeyed orders. I should have just stayed far, far away from the bathroom. Because once I opened the door I was at the mercy of a giggling three-year-old and her Dad, both equipped with squirt guns. In a matter of seconds it looked (and felt) like I had peed my pants. My only chance of getting out of the situation was to hide behind the camera. It didn't work... but at least Pearl, Jeff, and Cole had a good laugh.
August 23, 2010
The slight nip in the air signaling the eventual end of summer :( didn't deter us from enjoying one last sno cone from the best sno cone place on earth. Pearl was pumped when she figured out where we were going on our little walk. And I was even more pumped to capture this cute little face on camera, blue tongue and all!
August 29, 2010
