Quote Of The Day {QOTD}

H, “I want this banana pancake with just peanut butter and syrup, but no chocolate chips…it’s just too much sugar.”

Ongoing Lessons…

Hayden, “Those are mine.”

Lauren, “MINE".”

Hayden, “Those are mine!”

Lauren, “MINE!!!”

Hayden as she walks away,”They can’t all be yours, they’re GOD’s!”

The lesson to love each other more than things is ongoing…for all of us!

Hayden the Lyricist

Hayden sang us an original princess song the other night after dinner. 

It went something like this.

“A princess is kind. She doesn’t hit. She doesn’t push. She has the shiniest dress...”

I don’t think she has ever actually seen any princess movie besides Tangled.  I like that she equates good character with the princesses…and good taste in clothes.

Overheard while taking shelter…

An afternoon of thunderstorms and tornado sirens means pillows and such in the hallway and way too much food and TV. The following things were overheard during the fun…mostly because I said them all… 

“no, we are not taking off our pants!”

“why are you wearing my high heels?”

“try to keep the crumbs in your hands.”

“try to eat all the crumbs off the carpet.”

“don’t worry about the crumbs. we will vacuum after the storms”

“didn’t I ask you to take my shoes back to my closet?”

“put your pants back on!”

“the three little bears isn’t supposed to scare you…”

“when is daddy coming home?”

Seems like all the crazy weather has passed us by.  Thanks for all the concerned texts, FB messages and phone calls. 

Happy 2nd Birthday, Lauren!

Lord, thank you for Lauren.  She is such a special gift.  She brings so much joy to our lives each day!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

To all our friends and family, WE LOVE YOU!

Soccer Saturday

Lauren and Daddy watched some soccer this morning while H. and I ran an errand.  I think they bonded over several Arsenal goals.

GOOOAAAALLLLLL!

First Day of Preschool

Hayden is attending our local rec center for preschool on Friday mornings.  We are easing into this school thing slowly…

Lauren sure does miss her while she is gone.

And while I do get a break, I am very happy to pick her up at noon! Can’t believe my oldest baby is growing up so quickly!

Hopefully Practice Makes Adequate

I make no claims to being crafty, but there is a part of me that wants to make some keepsake things for the girls.  My mom made an Easter dress or two for me (sorry I hated that pinafore Mom.  I totally think it is precious now as I look back on it…) so that is at the top of my list.  Easter dresses.  Probably should do it now while they don’t care what they wear.  Can’t imagine my limited sewing skills could manage anything that would please a 14 year old…

So I wanted to start something small as practice. Thankfully a sweet friend had a baby, not just for me and my sewing needs…it was already scheduled.

I didn’t sew the neck or armholes together, so things are looking good so far.

Now bravely on to bigger projects…

Flashlight Chase

Hayden got a flashlight from a sweet friend of ours the other night.  She and Bryan went out one night and played a rousing game of flashlight chase in the backyard.

No one was injured.  Squealing was at a maximum. Fun was had by all!