"You're losin' your mind" seems to be what frequents Ella's mouth when she talks to me. Yes, I admit there were a few incidents where I was asking the kids where Sophie was while I was holding her in fear that I might have lost her. Not to mention how I am now asking the kids where I put my stuff and presenting an award for whoever finds it first (my scarf and another yoga DVD). I definitely could be losin' have lost my mind. It only gets worse with my singing and dancing while on the treadmill. Nevertheless, if I am going to run towards a wall, I’m gonna be dancing doing it! It is even more hilarious when I catch the kids doing the same nutty stuff as I do. It makes me proud. =)
So let’s see what we have going on with the kin folk:
Brock is Mr. Smartypants who loves Spongebob Squarepants but should not be confused with pants with schwarts in them (nuttypants). Seriously, he is loving school and makin’ his parents proud! We had his parent/teacher conference with Mrs. Meints, and all of his teachers want to gobble him up. He is a super-duper reader and mathematician. Way to go, Brock! He has been such a helper around the house and can really tackle any project/chore that I throw at him.
Ella LOVES attention. She likes to be the center of attention around people she knows. She is, however, very shy around people she doesn’t know. Her and Mason talk constantly about getting married, and she will have strawberry juice at the party. Ella and Mason informed me today that they are boyfriend/girlfriend because they are the same size, and Paxton and Sophie are boyfriend/girlfriend because they are the same size, as well. Mason also told Ella that he will love her forever. She said, “If you love me, I will marry you.”
Sophie, Sophie, Sophie. Where to start with her? Probably never wanting her to grow up would be a start. Looking at pictures of Ella when she was Sophie’s age got me pretty sad, but what are you going to do? They grow. They always grow. =(
Sophie is definitely my veggie eater. At this age, the other kids wouldn’t touch their veggies, but Sophie LOVES veggies. Yay, Sophie! We are still in the midst of potty training. Her latest accomplishment would be that whenever she poops, she takes her own diaper off and empties the contents into the toilet. Needless to say, that is how a very thick pair of her undies ended up flushed down the toilet and caused a two-day clog. I have to watch her so carefully because immediately after she poos, she is plotting a poo-diaper removal mission, and if I don’t catch her, poo ends up on the floor, smeared all over the toilet, or all over her hands. *sigh*
Here are some lovely pictures from my phone: =)
Ella's Potty Dance
Devastated because she got chicken pot pie on her undies.
Where are your clothes???
Pretzel Heart
Valentine's Day Breakfast
Daddy and the girls' snowman:
