Monday, October 31, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Jeremy is playing hooky from Scouts and is at the FC Dallas playoff game. Joey didn't take a nap today and put herself to bed at 6:50. Shelby was worn out from school and went right to sleep. It's 7:28 pm and it's ME time (aka blog then clean the house).
Shelby has been cracking me up lately. She is such a sponge and absorbs everything she hears. We are at the stage where you can no longer say things in front of her and not worry about it because she either won't know what you are talking about or she'll forget in five seconds. No...this girl is smart- puts the pieces together. And she has the memory of an elephant. She will talk about random moments in time- things I had forgotten about, that happened a long time ago.
The funniest things she has been talking about lately though are the things she learns at school. I love to hear her singing the songs that they are learning. Tonight at dinner she got up from her chair, stuck her booty in my face and said, "This muscle is the gluteus maximus." Then she pointed to her stomach and said, "Your tummy muscles are your abs. We learned it in Fit and Fun."
I am also very proud of her learning. She can write her name and knows all her letters and numbers. They started Hooked on Phonics at school about 2 weeks ago and I feel like it has already made a difference. I know they are only sounding out basic things like "at", "cat", "sat", but I think she has an increased awareness of the words and a desire to read. Before she would just have us read a book to her and she would look at the pictures. Today she wanted us to say a few words then have her repeat them. We read the entire book that way. It took forever but I didn't mind. I hope she loves to read. I have been buying a bunch of books with each book order at school. It is so much better than buying toys. Actually, I think I want to get a little bookshelf for Shelby's room to put all the non-Joey books (paperbacks). Maybe when Shelby learns how to read she will want to spend hours on her bed just reading and reading. Wouldn't that be nice?!
I was am also very proud of Joey. She is learning more and more words every day, and almost knows how to count to ten. I start off saying "one", then she says "two", I say "three, four", then she says "five", etc. It's really cute. So she might not count each number, but she knows there is an order and remembers which sound comes next.
Anyway, just wanted to jot down some things about the girls that I wanted to remember.
Shelby has been cracking me up lately. She is such a sponge and absorbs everything she hears. We are at the stage where you can no longer say things in front of her and not worry about it because she either won't know what you are talking about or she'll forget in five seconds. No...this girl is smart- puts the pieces together. And she has the memory of an elephant. She will talk about random moments in time- things I had forgotten about, that happened a long time ago.
The funniest things she has been talking about lately though are the things she learns at school. I love to hear her singing the songs that they are learning. Tonight at dinner she got up from her chair, stuck her booty in my face and said, "This muscle is the gluteus maximus." Then she pointed to her stomach and said, "Your tummy muscles are your abs. We learned it in Fit and Fun."
I am also very proud of her learning. She can write her name and knows all her letters and numbers. They started Hooked on Phonics at school about 2 weeks ago and I feel like it has already made a difference. I know they are only sounding out basic things like "at", "cat", "sat", but I think she has an increased awareness of the words and a desire to read. Before she would just have us read a book to her and she would look at the pictures. Today she wanted us to say a few words then have her repeat them. We read the entire book that way. It took forever but I didn't mind. I hope she loves to read. I have been buying a bunch of books with each book order at school. It is so much better than buying toys. Actually, I think I want to get a little bookshelf for Shelby's room to put all the non-Joey books (paperbacks). Maybe when Shelby learns how to read she will want to spend hours on her bed just reading and reading. Wouldn't that be nice?!
I was am also very proud of Joey. She is learning more and more words every day, and almost knows how to count to ten. I start off saying "one", then she says "two", I say "three, four", then she says "five", etc. It's really cute. So she might not count each number, but she knows there is an order and remembers which sound comes next.
Anyway, just wanted to jot down some things about the girls that I wanted to remember.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Trunk or Treat 2011
We had so much fun at Trunk or Treat this year! Usually it is a battle to try and get Jeremy to dress up for Halloween. And we usually never decorate our trunk- just stand there with a basket of candy. However, this year I decided it was going to be different. I guess since Shelby would not let me pick her costume so that I could coordinate a costume for Joey, I decided that at least Jeremy and I would dress up and have a theme for our trunk. And somehow, he was ok with it. We ended up dressing as zombie waiters, and had a whole table of "foods" that people could touch. We ended up winning Best Decorated Trunk! I was so proud. Hahaha!
Anyway, we had a great time. I have decided that I really like having it outside at one of the member's house. I know there were some complaints about it, but I feel like having it here keeps everyone relatively together, so you talk more to other people. Whereas at the church, I feel like it gives people more of a chance to spread out and segregate, go inside, etc.
So Shelby was Ariel. We used some of that washable spray paint stuff to dye her hair red. It looked really good! Joey was the most adorable little kitty cat ever. When you ask her what a kitty cat says, she will give the cutest little, "Meow". I was disappointed that she got shy and wouldn't do it for anyone there (Figures, right?).
Our neighbors came with us so Katie took Hadley and Shelby around while I took Joey. Joey just did not get it. We went to ONE car, and she took the candy she got and wanted to hold it in her hands. When I tried to show her that if she put it in her bucket she could get even more candy, she got mad at me. So I just put her in the back of the car and she sat there content, holding her candy for the rest of the night. Goofy girl.
Anyway, we had a great time. I have decided that I really like having it outside at one of the member's house. I know there were some complaints about it, but I feel like having it here keeps everyone relatively together, so you talk more to other people. Whereas at the church, I feel like it gives people more of a chance to spread out and segregate, go inside, etc.
So Shelby was Ariel. We used some of that washable spray paint stuff to dye her hair red. It looked really good! Joey was the most adorable little kitty cat ever. When you ask her what a kitty cat says, she will give the cutest little, "Meow". I was disappointed that she got shy and wouldn't do it for anyone there (Figures, right?).
Our neighbors came with us so Katie took Hadley and Shelby around while I took Joey. Joey just did not get it. We went to ONE car, and she took the candy she got and wanted to hold it in her hands. When I tried to show her that if she put it in her bucket she could get even more candy, she got mad at me. So I just put her in the back of the car and she sat there content, holding her candy for the rest of the night. Goofy girl.
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| We told Hadley to give us her best witch face. |
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| I have no idea why this came out so bright, or why my wall looks white, but it sure makes the hair stand out! |
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| Zombie Waiter #1 |
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| Purrrrr-fect |
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| It is hard trying to get two little ones to look at the camera and smile! |
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| Zombie Waiter #2 |
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| Modeling my flesh wound |
Gettin' Down on Friday
...or surfing Pinterest, killing time while Jeremy is away at a Scout camp out. Sigh. Actually, I have a ton of work to do and the house needs to be cleaned up, but I feel like we've been so busy lately that I deserved a couple hours of nothing but moving my finger over the mouse pad.
So, what have we been up to? Last Saturday we took a trip out to Sharkarosa. We bought some tickets off Groupon (or maybe it was Living Social?) a couple months ago and finally had a chance to use them. It was great! We were probably only there for an hour to an hour and a half- which was perfect because really, any longer and the girls would have gotten bored. We saw zebras, zorses, zedonks, donkeys, camels, horses, a while boar, deer, kangaroos, lemurs, monkeys, and a few more animals. The highlight of the trip definitely was the little train that takes you out to the animals and then they come right up to it and eat food out of the buckets. Joey thought it was the greatest thing in the world.
Sunday was Joey's first official day of nursery. I was kind of nervous about how she would do. We have church from 1 pm - 4 pm now, so that completely messes up nap time and I knew she would be tired. I was able to sneak away from Sr. nursery a couple times and looked in on her. Once I saw one of the leaders holding her and it looked like she was crying, but I asked them afterward and they said she did well. I can't believe she is 18 months old!
The rest of the week has been filled with Halloween crafts, hanging out with friends, Rangers games, Scouts, work, and getting ready for the ward trunk or treat. I actually thought of an idea that Jeremy is semi-excited about- which makes me 100 times more excited. Hopefully it will all look good tomorrow and not janky. We'll see.
So, what have we been up to? Last Saturday we took a trip out to Sharkarosa. We bought some tickets off Groupon (or maybe it was Living Social?) a couple months ago and finally had a chance to use them. It was great! We were probably only there for an hour to an hour and a half- which was perfect because really, any longer and the girls would have gotten bored. We saw zebras, zorses, zedonks, donkeys, camels, horses, a while boar, deer, kangaroos, lemurs, monkeys, and a few more animals. The highlight of the trip definitely was the little train that takes you out to the animals and then they come right up to it and eat food out of the buckets. Joey thought it was the greatest thing in the world.
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| Not sure what happened to his poor antler. |
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| This is Thirsty. He had blue eyes. |
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| Squinty-eyed Mom, squinty-eyed daughter. |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Let's Talk Teeth
Shelby and Joey are similar in a lot of ways, yet so very different in many others. One of the things that set these two apart: teething. With Shelby, I swear I never knew she was getting a tooth. When her first tooth popped through I just happened to notice it one day when she was laughing. She never had any problems or symptoms associated with teething. Joey...well, she's another story. When she is teething she is fussy, doesn't want to eat, runs a fever, and does not sleep well. So of course Joey was teething hard over the weekend when we were scheduled to get family pictures done.
She ran a fever of 103 all day Friday, wouldn't sleep unless either Jeremy or I were sleeping next to her, and did not want to eat anything all day Saturday. She and Shelby did take naps before the pictures, though, and when they woke we thought, "Ok, they're good...they'll be fine". I think Joey cried from the second we stepped out of the car until we got back home.
Poor Julie. Thankfully she is an amazing photographer, and aside from the fact that I look like a man and I hate my hair and my arms, the pictures turned out great. If anyone in the DFW area needs a photographer...Julie is the girl to call.
Go here for a sneak peak of the pics.
She ran a fever of 103 all day Friday, wouldn't sleep unless either Jeremy or I were sleeping next to her, and did not want to eat anything all day Saturday. She and Shelby did take naps before the pictures, though, and when they woke we thought, "Ok, they're good...they'll be fine". I think Joey cried from the second we stepped out of the car until we got back home.
Poor Julie. Thankfully she is an amazing photographer, and aside from the fact that I look like a man and I hate my hair and my arms, the pictures turned out great. If anyone in the DFW area needs a photographer...Julie is the girl to call.
Go here for a sneak peak of the pics.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
1st Primary Program
Today Shelby had her first Primary program. She had been practicing her line for a couple of weeks and had it down pat. Her exact line was, "I take care of my body by eating lots of fruits and vegetables. My favorite fruits are strawberries, pineapple, and honeydew", although she kept insisting it was called "honey dip". She did a great job when she got up to the microphone. We've been pretty lucky in that we've never really had to deal with any shyness issues with her as far as getting up and speaking in front of people goes. (Good thing since she tells us she's going to be a rock star when she grows up.) She was being a little silly on the stand and talked or stared off into space during some of the songs, but I think that is to be expected of Sunbeams. Next year I will be much better about practicing the songs all year with her. Anyway, overall the Primary presidency did a great job and the program was great. And best of all- my dad was here and got to see Shelby do her part!
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