She Is Growing Up Fast

And not just physically. She says new words each day, tries her hardest to keep up with her sissies, and just doesn't look like a baby anymore. I caught her watching TV with Reese yesterday...


And her laugh is completely contagious. Impossible not to giggle when she roars with happiness. However, she's always going to be my baby...no matter how fast she grows up.


Oh, totally off topic. I caught the girls all hugging tonight after a loud rendition of Ring Around the Rosie.


Love my girls.
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She Now Wants To Be...

An author when she grows up. She's working on her writing and letters!



I'm impressed!
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Watch Out World

Reese is on the loose! Trey took her to get her own bicycle because she has been wanting to ride since Hailey got hers. She absolutely cannot wait to ride each day. She asks when she wakes up in the morning and it was the first thing she said after her nap yesterday. It's so fun to watch her use all that Reese energy in a positive way!



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My Daily Life

I never know what surprises each day will hold. Here's a few examples I found tonight...

1. Looking for your Tinkerbell lunch box?


Well, don't forget to check the obvious spot...the cord attached to the blinds!

2. Wondering where the baby monitor is that's always by your bedside so you can listen for the baby at night?



The good news is that the cord to the monitor has absolutely not tried to escape since it is knotted around the upside down stool. The bad news? Mr. Monitor is trying to run from these crazy girls because it has yet to be spotted.

Maybe the monitor is hiding with my earring. That earring (which I love) was last spotted by Hailey on Sunday morning.....in Reese's mouth. Apparently she was tired of chewing on donuts and went for my jewelry. And then she did something with the earring. If you ask her, she will just look at you, shrug her shoulders and say, "I wost it." End of story.

Help. :) (Shhhh...don't tell my kids this, but actually these are the things that Trey and I laugh about together at the end of long days. We secretly love the madness.)
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And I Quote...

Reese's teacher's note on her third day of preschool, "We are working on using "happy words!" Loved saying no today."

My reaction to the teacher, {big sigh} "Well, we will definitely talk to her about this and continue working on this at home. However, does it sound bad that I was surprised that it took this long to get this note?"
The thing is....she's so stubborn, but she's also very funny and sweet. As we left yesterday and she saw some of her classmates, she yelled and waved, "See you later guys!" And, if you ask her about using her happy words in preschool, she will look at you and immediately change the subject (because she knows she wasn't being nice). So when I asked her yesterday about not using happy words, she looked me dead in the eye and said, "Hey Mom! Ummm....LOOK! I fink there's a moobie on!"

So when Trey got home last night and we all sat down to dinner, she was just being....well, irritable. Before he even got a chance to talk to her about it, he told her that if she wasn't going to be nice at all at the dinner table, then maybe she shouldn't eat and should go to bed. What did Reese do? She got up, went and got her blankie, marched upstairs with no dinner (at 5:30), went into Hailey's bed and went to sleep immediately. We did not hear from her until this morning!

I'm thinking she may have been a bit tired at school yesterday....

I have a feeling that there's going to be a few more of those notes with her over the years. We will find a way to take that energetic spirit and turn it into a well behaved energetic spirit. It just might take 18 years or so :).

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What To Do?

For the first time since Hailey was the only child in this house (seems like a lifetime ago that it was just me and her during the day!!!), I am on my own! Yes, today marks an important day. On Thursdays all three kids are either at school or preschool and I have FIVE full hours to myself! So, what am I doing to fill my time? Well, I've got dentist, doctor and hair appointments scheduled (exciting huh?). However today I got done early with my doctor appointment so I headed home to have lunch in peace and quiet. And with my last hour and a half, I've decided to snuggle with the cute boy who is still at the house. It's fabulous!



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Hailey Already Knows...

what she wants to be when she grows up! She came up to me the other day and said, "Mama, I know what I want to be when I grow up. A chef. (pause) But Mama, I do NOT want to cook healthy food. I only want to make desserts because that's what I really want to eat everyday."

She comes by it honestly. A girl after my own heart.

Recovering...

He looks a bit pathetic here (although he just got done yanking my arm off on the leash as we walked to get Hailey off the bus), BUT, not feeling so sore that he couldn't climb his way onto the couch while we were gone, prop his head up with a pillow, and snuggle with Hailey's blankie. And I wasn't about to kick him off, he's too cute!






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