Keeping Busy

After walking Addy to school on Tuesday, I was so cold that I crawled in bed under the covers and then fell asleep. Poor Sydnee, she just laid next to me and watched Dora. The next morning after walking Addy to school, I decided to get busy with a project so I wouldn't waste my time napping. I decided to paint my two front doors blue. I bought the paint over a year ago before we even moved in. I got busy and after a few hours, I now have two beautiful blue doors. I think they look great with my yellow house. The only bad thing is that my neighbor liked it so much, that she painted her front door and shutters the same color. So much for being unique. The next task is to paint the shutters. I will post a picture of my cute house, when the shutters are back up.

The Bedtime Game

Every night at our house, we go through our same bedtime routine. Jammies, brush teeth, lotion, say prayers. Then we go through our second routine, does anyone need to go potty? Does anyone need a drink? After a trip to the potty and drinks. Ben and I sigh....they're finally in bed. Then the third routine begins. The bedtime game. The girls see how many times they can come out of their room. We have tried everything from threats to hall passes to try and eliminate this game. Last nights rendition was one of the most entertaining we have had in a while. Here are some of the reasons for the girls getting out of bed.

• I'm thirsty
• I'm really, really thirsty
• I have to go potty
• My tummy hurts
• My tummy hurts real bad
• My cold hurts (runny nose)

And here are my favorites from last night

• Daddy, can I have some bacon salt?
• My feet are too hot, I can't sleep

My little angels. It's hard not to laugh sometimes, but then they win the game and we don't.

Sweet Sydnee

My mom watched the girls a few days ago so I could have lunch with a friend. Sydnee went to grandma's wearing not one, but two ballerina outfits. When my mom took Sydnee to the bathroom and helped her get her dress-ups down, Sydnee told my mom,"this is who I am today. Today I am a ballerina, yesterday I was a cowgirl." You just have to love kids and their wisdom. Wouldn't it be great to decide who you're going to be today? Today, I am a mom in black sweats and tinkerbell socks. But tomorrow, I might be a princess or a ballerina.

Elegy for a Potato Bug

Addy was so proud of herself, she caught a potato bug and put it in a jar with dirt and leaves. She named it Annie Mariah. Addy took great care of her pet potato bug. She made sure she had leaves to eat and lots of play time. The next afternoon, Addy came running to me and crying. She said she was trying to be careful with Annie and open her up, but she broke. After some hugs and kisses and stifled laughter, Addy told me that she put Annie in the fountain. I guess burial at sea is the way to go for a potato bug. Poor Annie Mariah. May she rest in peace.

Crazy Hair

Addy's Spike

Sydnee trying to have crazy hair too

I think I have calmed down enough that I can tell the story of Addy's crazy hair. Last Friday, Addy had asked me to put little braids in her hair. While she ate her breakfast I made two tiny braids, one on each side of her part. Sunday morning just before general conference started, I tried to get her to take them out so her hair would be frizzy. She would not give in and let me take them out. Ben started teasing her about cutting the braid out and putting it in her baby book. The teasing continued and instead of Addy saying "no" she said "ok." So what does Ben do? He gets the scissors and cuts the braid off. My jaw hit the floor and my temper flared. I couldn't believe that he would do that. Now Addy has a spike coming out of her head, or maybe it's a horn. To say the least I was furious. Ben just kept saying, "but she wanted me to." My argument was that she's only five. How often do we give her what she wants? Well, it got ugly from there and We watched conference in different rooms. Thankfully I have been able to hide her spike fairly well. Ben and I are speaking to each other once again. The moral of the story is, don't give in to a dad's teasing or a five year old's begging.

I Love Fall

Every year I drag the family up the canyon to drive the Alpine loop and look at the fall leaves. This year we stopped at Cascade springs and walked around. The leaves were absolutely gorgeous. The girls had a great time walking around picking up leaves and acorns and looking for fish. We reminded the girls that everything was created by Heavenly Father. I am so glad that Heavenly Father created this beautiful world and the different seasons for us to enjoy.
After our trip to Cascade springs, we drove up over the mountain into Heber. It was starting to rain and there was a rainbow in the distance. Once again what a beautiful world.
The day was completed with dinner at Granny's. Sadly, Granny's just isn't as good as it used to be. We still had a great time.