Wordless Wednesday: Whose Castle will you be Dining at Today?

Note: I scheduled this post before we left, so these aren’t my photos…

Practicing for Disney

Our local Chick-Fil-A is AWESOME! They are always doing fun family events; remember Valentine’s Day and Easter?

 

On Saturday, they had Princess and Prince night. Kids dressed up received a free kids meal. We had lots of fun with the free food, crafts and some of our favorite princesses. There was suppose to be a horse and carriage but something happened to it. It showed up an hour and half late, after we already had left.

 

Reese was a little hesitant about the characters but Brady loved it. Hopefully Reese will warm up to them when we are at Disney this week. They both however, wanted to be as far away as possible from the cow.

Brady wanted her hair to look like Cinderella…how did I do?

Well, it was SUPER crowded and we didn’t want to wait for the horse and carriage. So we went to the mall next door and tried out their new yogurt bar. This was our first time doing anything like it. Lots of fun and the girls really enjoyed themselves.

 

Of course, this left us hand washing their gowns when we got home. The girls helped me and they really enjoyed doing the chore.

 

What a great little ‘taste’ of all the fun we are going to have this week!!!!!

Pink Picasso

There is a group of about 8 moms that meet on Wednesdays for a playgroup. Then about once a month we go out for a mommy date. This past time we went to a painting place. You pick out a painting ahead of time and then the instructor leads you through it. LOTS OF FUN…and laughter.

Sitting ready for the fun to begin.

At this particular place, there is a rough pencil outline to help us create the initial shapes.

From there we got to feel in our own colors.

Here is our group and the final outcome.

I hung it above Brady’s bed since it matches her comforter perfectly. I would have taken a picture of it hanging up, but that would mean I would have to make her bed

Our very own Sleeping Beauty (or not)

Reese has a tough time falling asleep at night. She doesn’t usually cry, but will play and play for hours on end. She comes out and brings us toys that don’t belong in her room, read books out loud, etc. So recently most nights she falls asleep right in the middle of her floor while playing.

 

(Yes, we let her have the light on, she doesn’t like the dark)

 

Wordless Wednesday: Venturing past Taylor Swift but staying Country

Team Up!

When I was pregnant with Reese, Karl and I starting discussing how our family had 2 adults, 2 dogs, and 2 kids. As a joke we were trying to decide how we could make teams. Each team would be one adult, kid and dog. We kept going back and forth (jokingly) on how to divide these teams up. Ultimately, we broke it down by the oldest and youngest. Karl, Dewy and Brady are the oldest of each and so my team is me, Reese and Pace, and we are the youngest.

 

Well we still joke with each other about our teams’ strengths and weaknesses. The funny thing is how the teams each have similar personalities…

 

Team Karl, Dewy and Brady all…

• wake up early and bright eyed
• eat on a schedule
• LOVE to follow the rules
• are ‘teacher pets’ and what I mean by this is whether a person or dog, they are lovable to those in charge because they do as asked
• are very very very fast runners

Team Christy, Pace and Reese all..

• DON’T do mornings, we could all sleep in until at least 9 if that other team didn’t make so much noise
• are stubborn, we do things because it is what we want to do
• only follow rules if they logically fit into our lives
• have spirit, that doesn’t always fit well into large conforming settings
• are very very very slow

But luckily opposites attract and this family unit is pretty happy all together!

 

Side note: Today at preschool Reese was crying at drop off and dealing with separation anxiety. They asked me to sit in the car for 10 minutes while they tried to calm her down. Gaylene came out to tell me she had indeed stopped crying and working with Brady. Then she said, “As you may know, they have VERY different personalities.” She went on to tell me how Brady loves to conform to the rules and doesn’t have to be asked twice to do anything. Yesterday, on Reese’s first day of school they said she already showed her ‘spark’ of a spirit. Reese had something in her hands that was to be put on the top shelf. They pointed to where it should be placed, then she immediately but in on the lower shelf. They repeated where it should be and Reese told them “no, it belongs on the lower shelf.” Then Reese put it on the lower shelf and walked away! I think this story confirms that they are placed on the correct ‘teams’.

First Day of Preschool 2011

I know a lot of you are waiting on pins and needles to find out about the first day of preschool so I am posting right when I got home, for you all.

 

Today was the first day of preschool for Brady (second year) and Reese (first timer). They are in the same class since Montessori groups by 3 years. They are in 3-6 West classroom. Brady was more excited about it than Reese. However, I think Brady was most excited about having her sister in her class. There is a lot of siblings in the class together and Brady is just glad to get to experience that now, especially since Reese is truly her best friend (she just doesn’t say it yet).

 

Here are my cutie pies in front of the class.

I think I did a pretty good job at disguising the inch long bangs on Reese. Then she INSSITED on wearing a red bow with her pink outfit. There is only so much I can do, and my parents repeatedly tell me it doesn’t matter.

Reese’s individual picture since it was her first day of school ever.

Right after that short picture taking session, I started to pick up the school supplies, my purse and camera, etc. I look up to see this… SO SWEET

The teacher was holding the door open as all the kids were walking in . Reese just kinda stood there and looked in. She never looked back at me, but just was frozen. This, I believe, is because for the past year she has not been allowed through that door by herself. The teacher said" “Reese you can go in:. Then she walked right in, again not looking back at all.

 

I walked away, KIDLESS and feeling rather lonely. I decided then and there I am going to keep having babies until I am 55. Also, I knew that my place is being a stay at home mom. I can’t imagine having to go to work and leaving these cuties 40 hours a week.

 

Like last year I will give you the info they told me about the day.

 

Reese told me:

• She played two games.
• She also said there was an Emma in her class. (I find this funny since Brady said the exact same thing last year and also, Emma wasn’t there today)

Brady told me:

• She did some things with Reese and she did some things with the 5 year olds.
• The Gaylene got confused and forgot there are two Reese’s in the class.
• She also named all her friends that were there today.

Not as talkative about school as I would have liked but I am getting used to that.

 

I love these smart and beautiful little girls and I am very proud of them!

Rites of Passage

Moms, do you ever have those experiences with your kids that you think while it happens that it is a rite of passage to being a parent?

 

For example, I remember the first time Brady looked me out of the house and I didn’t have keys. I felt like I was actually becoming a mom. Or when Reese peed, pooped and spit up on the floor all at once. Well today I had another one of those experiences. One of those experiences I have been waiting to happen. Knowing it would happen sometime in my parenting, but waiting for that time…

 

Brady decided to use her real scissors on her hair and Reese’s hair… (well I don’t know if Reese did cutting, they aren’t talking about it)

 

Reese is now sporting bangs that are one inch long thanks to her sister. Brady somehow gave herself bangs that are a good length (she used to not have any). Also Brady has some random chunks missing throughout her hair. Brady’s hair disguises her new do, Reese however has no hope on hiding this new look.

I brought them to Fantastic Sam’s. They washed their hair for a haircut for the first time.

 

Oh boy, the joys of motherhood! What are some other things you consider a ‘rite of passage’?

Baby Tay

So we recently canceled our home phone service. Today I took the corded phone down and gave it to the girls to use as a toy. This is the first thing I saw… (THESE ARE CAPTURED MOMENTS NOT POSED!!!!)

 

Then when I went to brush my teeth, do my makeup and hair, etc. Brady did this…

 

Well, she was very proud of herself for coming up with this. She then started singing  the words to Taylor Swift’s “Our Song”

 

Watch the video: http://youtu.be/Jb2stN7kH28 and you will laugh!

Summer is Over…Let the Fun Begin!

The girls started ballet classes today and start preschool next week. Both of these are new to Reese, and it is the second year for Brady. Here are pictures from their first day of ballet. We changed studios… Bare with me because there are a lot of pictures I like.

 

This one below might be my favorite

 

She jumped out of the frame!

 

Reese loves her ballet ‘purse’

This is the dance studio’s owner daughter. The owner is both the girls’ teacher.

They give the kids candy after class! YIKES!

This is Brady sitting next to one of her best friend’s and next door neighbor.