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today was our first day of swim lessons!  we're hoping to get good so we can swim lots this summer without dragging 50 arm floaties around everywhere.

mother's day

we had such a great day.  the girls woke me up bright and early with breakfast in bed.  i absolutely love seeing the excitement on their faces when they surprise me.  an english muffin with eggs & bacon, the biggest fruit salad this side of the rio grande, and water. 

they also showered me with gifts.  a robe that i have been wanting, a giftcard for a pedicure which i've been needing, a picture frame, and a notebook.  they know me and love me anyway. 

i also LOVE that my kids let me take a picture with them without fussing.  i'm so very thankful for this picture and will treasure it for years to come.  we had such a great day!  we spent the afternoon at my grandparents house eating and playing.  eating and playing.  eating and playing.  the girls always love their time in the country.

my other favorite part of mother's day is spending time with my own mom.  what a treasure she is to me.  she's been a great example, my sounding board, and my toughest critic.  but she's also my best friend.  she too knows me well and still loves me for me.  and i love even more how much she loves my children. 

my sister is another gift.  she has been the greatest aunt my children could ever have.  mykah even said on the way home today "she's the greatest sister you have."  and i agree. 

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karsyn waits all year for this.  poppy watches the blackberry bushes like a hawk and lets karsyn know when they are ready.  i do love that my kids are able to semi-grow up on a farm.  they've been able to gather chicken eggs, feed cows, and pick blackberries every year since they've been little bitty.  i'm pretty sure one of her favorite memories of her childhood will be picking blackberries with poppy and that melts my heart. 

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i love that my mom found this is granny & poppy's front yard mother's day weekend.  she was quick to show the girls that it was 3 hearts ... karsyn, mykah, & jaxton ... and placed it behind my ear. 

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we are trying to get out more now that jaxton is holder and, hopefully, healthier.  we tend to stick to our schedule and stay home a whole lot.  mama is a little tired of being home though, so we ventured out a few times this week.  today ... bee creek park.  we had a really good time, even with a local first grade group running everywhere.  and my boy LOVES to swing!  i definitely see us doing this more often.

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i love that my girls love flowers.  they pick flowers in every yard in our neighborhood everyday, it seems.  you know, those little yellow ones that keep popping up all over?  but this week, HEB flowers have been in our jars. 

teacher appreciation

i admit.  i'm a slacker.  i'm definitely not the kindergarten-mom i thought i'd be.  but i'm not posting about that right now.  maybe this summer (or in 16 days, as karsyn reminded me this morning) when kindergarten is over, i'll have a reflection post about the year that's gone.  and try not to cry.

so this week is teacher appreciation week.  the slacker part came because i totally missed out on the chance to help with with lunches for the teachers all week long.  a dear friend had a list and was in charge of getting lunches together and i kept forgetting to sign up.  then the list was all full. 

i did decide to do something little for karsyn's teacher every day this week though.  something simple for my simple little brain.  karsyn and i talked about it and she decided that she wanted to bring mrs. mosley some flowers every day.  my simple little mind forgot to take a picture monday, but yesterday i snapped this picture ...

so monday, she went to school with a sweet mason jar because mason jars make everyone happy.  and we bought some bright spring flowers to fill it with.  then tuesday, she took these flowers.  and this morning she had a bunch of purple flowers to add.  her jar is pretty full, but karsyn is loving that each morning mrs. mosley says "MORE FLOWERS?!?!"  and gives her the biggest hug ever. 

friday we will bring her something extra.  she's been so great for karsyn.  she absolutely loves mrs. mosley and we have been so blessed by her and have had the best kindergarten year!

of course .. mykah has to get in on the action too ..

and, yes, mykah is in her jammies.  every morning, without fail, she begs me to let her stay in her jammies to take karsyn to school.  as long as we aren't getting out, i don't fight her.  that's not the mountain i want to die on, if you know what i mean.  she's definitely a "pick your battles" child. 

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this week is johnson elementary's 40th birthday.  to help celebrate, today was decade dress-up day.  early communication doesn't seem to be on the radar here, so we found out yesterday that karsyn was supposed to dress up today in her favorite decade.  it ended up being ... dress up in whatever we can find day.  whatever.  the side pony tail made it.  and little sister had to dress up in something too.  too bad these are clothes we wear daily.  and half of our things are packed, so the tom's were the only shoes to make the cut.  the hair though?  perfect 80's.  the rest doesn't matter.

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my boy wears a necklace.  i NEVER in my wildest dreams did i ever think my son would be wearing a necklace.  ever.  we like to call them his "man beads" though.  makes it semi-okay. 

okay, so it's not just a necklace.  not for looks.  it doesn't color coordinate with his sunday best.  it's an amber teething necklace.  i have several friends who swear by them.  the lady at the store said they cut down on drooling and help with pain from teething.  yes, i'm aware that she is paid to say that and that i'm gullible, but i went to that store specifically for these beads already aware of their capabilities.  aren't they cute? 

daddy was a little skeptical at first too.  i think they are absolutely adorable.  heck, he could be wearing a pink tutu and i'd think he was cute.  with sisters, that could very well happen in his lifetime too. 

i'm not sold 100% on them.  i can't decide if they work or not.  he drools a river still.  but yesterday he didn't have them on because i'm afraid to let him sleep in them and he was screaming.  nothing calmed him down.  no bottle.  no diaper.  not walking around.  not playing.  and that's unusual for him.  the last few times he's been that way it's been because of an ear infection.  we immediately put his man beads on and he stopped screaming.  not even kidding.

so we'll see.  i put them on him daily now.  even if they don't work, they're cute.  he looks like a little beach baby. 

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this boy is a mess.  he's wild.  he's active.  but he also likes to snuggle.  and i love that.

getting creative

i have to get creative with play time for this boy.  he moves so much.  not crawling yet, just extremely active.  always has been.  and get gets bored very quickly.  he does pretty well in his exersaucer.  he plays in it for a little while several times a day now.  my new trick though, is a baby swimming pool.
he loves it.  he's surrounded by toys and they can't get away from him.  but it didn't take him long to figure out how to get out of it ...

little stinker.

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i love sundays.  absolutely love them.  this morning, my parents left, which isn't why i loved today.  they were here all weekend helping us move stuff into storage.  i never like to see them leave! 

sundays have meant family for us for forever.  i grew up with family time on sundays.  i still look forward to it more than any day of the week.  today, we went to church, ate lunch, came home.  of course, sunday afternoons are for napping too.  family and napping.  sometimes not in that order.  jaxton is always ready for his sunday afternoon nap because he doesn't nap at church.  he's way too busy for that. 

naptime comes and goes too quickly sometimes.  i usually don't sleep because then i won't want to go to bed at night.  the girls had rest time in their beds with the ipad.  best buy ever.

after naptime, mykah had soccer.  this was a makeup practice from a rained out one earlier in april.  we ate dinner, played soccer in the front yard, watched a little tv, read some books.  we simply spent time together as a family.  i love that.  i love family days at home.  the day ended with snuggle time on the couch in our jammies. 

this is my new favorite picture.  how have i been blessed with such a precious family?  i certainly love them more than life.

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this texas weather is for the birds.  i still can't believe that we're wearing jackets in may.  who knew?!  we have enjoyed it though.  i'm pretty sure may is typically 100 degrees.  so 60's, even low 80's is NICE.  we've spent lots of time enjoying it too.  lots of swinging, soccer, volleyball, and walks.  taking it all in before it's way too hot to even be out there.

i cheated today and picked 3 pictures to share.  i couldn't help it.

i have been making myself try my hardest to slow down lately and enjoy these times.  look at those faces?!?!  tomorrow they'll look different.  they'll be a day older.  it sounds silly.  but time truly does go by so fast and i don't want to miss anything.  how can karsyn even be ending her kindergarten year already?  and she has grown more than i ever imagined.  mykah will start preschool and desperately needs that time.  she's too smart for her own good.  and jaxton?  look at that squinty nose!  he's beyond cute and if i could put him in a bottle and keep him little, i would do it in a heartbeat.  he's stolen my heart.  big time.  they all have.  so i will enjoy these times. 

part of that time outside today was packing up more stuff into the POD.  who knew we had so much stuff?!?!  we're excited about this new season.

she may need dentures soon

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 no words.  no words. 

tough love, part 2

lesson learned.  by me.  i didn't expect that! 

when i decided that i'd let the girls go for 24 hours without a mommy or a daddy, i thought i was being tough.  i thought it'd be extremely hard on them after a little while b/c i made them do everything on their own.  they made the decisions.

little did i know that i'd spend the day crying.  i needed them to need me i guess.  it was almost like i was living life without them.  it was HORRIBLE.  but i stuck it out.  it sounds extreme for me to think that.  i still think i was being ridiculous.  but it proved to me that i have been called to be their mommy.  i am mommy.  all i know is mommy.  i learned that i really like making mykah her chocolate milk each morning.  reading books before bed.  making them their meals and preparing fun snacks after school.  that's me.  and i think i was lost without doing those things.

when the time came, david and i decided that we'd talk with them for a little while, then be mommy and daddy again.  we also decided to remind ourselves that they are 6 and 4.  they didn't really know how to react.  and it killed me to think about them not having us.  or us not having them.

in the end, it was good and it was bad.  i'm not sure i'd do it again.  but they have acted much better since then.  i assured them that we'd never really leave on purpose.  that we'd always be there as long as Jesus allowed us to be their parents.  that we love them.  that we do love being their mommy and daddy, but we restated that they were also created to listen to their parents as well.  we prayed a whole lot.  we hugged even more. 

tough love it was.  for all of us.  and probably a much needed lesson.

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she can be so sweet.  sweeter than candy.  look at that smile.  and she brought me that very flower.  but she can turn on a dime.  you absolutely never know what will come out of her mouth at any given moment.  there's no exaggeration to that at all. 

i remember praying well before we had kids that our children would be entertaining.  that they'd be funny and keep us laughing.  we got that tenfold with this one.  i love every minute of it.

tough love, part 1

let me set this up for you ... 2 children ... ages 6 and 4 ... who continually choose to not listen to their mama.  who continually choose to fuss and fight with each other.  who do not respond at all to spankings, rewards, encouragement, discouragement, swirlies in the toilet (kidding), or hanging on the wall with duct tape (also kidding). 

all kidding aside, my children are having a hard time listening.  and it's really wearing on me.  so it was time for some tough love.  last time, i about had it.  every day, karsyn comes home from school and the arguing begins.  we talk about it daily.  constantly.  probably too much.  we talk about kindness.  we talk about how Jesus didn't make them to be ugly and to fight.  He made them to love each other, to do kind things for other people, to respect others, and so on and so on.  and it seems to not sink in.  ever. 

they have chosen to not listen to the words we constantly speak.  they have chosen to not pick up their stuff all over the house.  they have chosen to fight with each other despite my efforts to also prevent that.  so i decided to go drastic last night and not be their mommy.  for the whole evening they didn't have a mommy or a daddy.  here's how that played out ...

*i simply stated ... "you keep choosing to not listen to mommy or daddy, so you don't have a mommy or a daddy now.  you can make your own dinner if you want.  you can take a bath if you want.  you can go to bed when you want." 
*they immediately ate some leftover spaghetti. 
*mykah started chanting "i don't have a mama, i don't have a mama"
*i wanted to lock her in a closet.  i didn't, for the record.
*they actually went and got in the bathtub on their own.  i did make sure they weren't scolding their bodies with hot water.
*karsyn started crying.  she never would speak, she just cried.  this really got to us.  david kept saying "this is so sad" ... yeah, i thought it was sad too, but the lesson couldn't stop there just because she was crying. 
*about 7:00, mykah had been MIA for a little while.  well, i knew she was in her room, but we hadn't heard her or made visual contact in a little bit.  when i went to check on her, she was sound asleep in her bed.  CHECK.
*david and i were packing more stuff in our POD.  moving day is quickly approaching.  karsyn followed us around and tried to help us as much as she could.  she sang and danced as if all was right again.  she'd say things like "raise your hand if you have a daughter!"  or she'd sing songs about having a mommy & a daddy.  we minded our own business and kept packing.
*karsyn noticed that she was getting mosquito bites.  i calmly said "if you had a mommy, she'd probably tell you to get inside."  she stayed outside to play more.
*8:00 came and david and i decided to call it quits for the night.  i have to have my downtime.  karsyn just hung out.
*we finally decided to pretend to go to bed so she would too.  she tried to climb in bed with us and we told her she couldn't because she wasn't our child.  after two times, she finally went to her bed and closed the door.  she fell asleep fast and by 8:30 we were back up and continuing on with our evening.

i woke up this morning feeling defeated.  i was prepared to be a mommy again.  but the attitudes and the arguing had started before they even got out of bed.  i took care of jaxton as usual.  told karsyn to let me know when she was ready to go to school and i'd drive her there.  they attempted to make breakfast and was able to squeeze our a pancake in the microwave.  i'm sure they'll be starving before lunch!!  around 7:40, karsyn said she was ready for school.  that made her about 20 minutes earlier than when she usually arrives, so i'm curious to see how that went. 

i've cried a few times since then.  i don't like not being mommy.  i don't like not making them breakfast, not fixing their hair, not helping them brush their teeth.  that's another thing ... karsyn went to school without brushing her teeth.  hopefully she doesn't knock anyone out!  her morning breath is STINKY!  mykah has tried to win me over, but she claimed that, in that moment, she only wanted a mommy to hold her.  so the tough love continues ...

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wednesday, may 1

i'm thinking about changing up the style of my posts.  that's all.  you know how often i change my mind afterall. 

today, i got to start my day with this sweet thing ...

grace.  how precious is she?  and what a blessing.  a tremendous blessing.  and who knew she'd stay awake the entire hour and a half i was taking her pictures.  she even got fed twice!  those eyes were wide awake though.  and to think that she's already a month old?  where did the time go?  i do know that she is well loved.  she was prayed for and prayed over.  she's a little miracle.  and so very squeezable.  although i found out quickly that she doesn't like that.  i really can't wait to watch her grow!

after that, i stopped by a baby store here in town and picked out an amber necklace for jaxton to wear.  i'll call it "man beads" i think.  i'll have a picture and a post soon i'm sure.  i wasn't sure about them.  amber teething beads, i've heard them called.  but the friends who use them, swear by them.  and so did the girl in the store.  of course, she has to say that, so we'll see if she's right.  she said they slow down drooling and pain from teething.  i put them on immediately when i got home.  i must say, those man beads make my boy look so tough.  adorable.  seriously.

another dentist appointment.  picking up karsyn from school.  a target shopping trip to stock up on paper plates, red solo cups (i fill you up, let's have a party) .. you know you sang too. plastic forks & spoons.  basically, i'm tired of washing dishes.  since we're packing, i want to be able to pack up the entire kitchen.  so paper goods for 4 weeks it is. 

our evening has been full of tough love.  i'll post about this soon too.  looks like i gotta get busy.  soon.  very soon.  but right now, i must sleep.

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it was a happy day.  busy.  but happy.  and my afternoon was extra happy.  not only did i make myself a fruit punch spark in a mason jar, but i also received my AdvoCare paycheck AND happy mail from a sweet friend.  happy.  happy.  happy.

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i am constantly looking for new things for mykah to do during the day.  she gets pretty bored without sissy here to entertain her and i stay busy a lot with jaxton.  we do preschool stuff every day.  we write.  read books.  color.  color some more.  but sometimes i just need to find something new.  a fun activity.  today was a lazy day.  jaxton has been sick, so i needed something that would entertain her for a while.  SCORE!

i found this play yard in jaxton's closet and remembered something on pinterest where i saw them use it as a reading spot for toddlers.  or a fort.  so i did just that.  we flipped it over.  put blankets all over it.  and she played for hours.  days actually.  it's been in her room for several days and is still the favorite thing to do.  she begs me for the ipad at rest time so she can go lay in the fort.

this morning, however, little brother needed a distraction as well.

he wasn't as much of a fan as sister was.  he sat there for a few minutes, then he was pretty much ready to get out. 

all i can do is shake my head

this is what i'm working with, folks.  looney.  toons.
all i said was "stand by each other so i can get one picture of y'all in your swimsuits."

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happy sunday!

words to remember

i am going to start recording more of mykah's words.  that girl is hysterical.  and you wouldn't believe half of what she says.
tonight it was this ...

"karsyn is the princess of butterflies (she had butterfly pj's on) and i'm the queen of chaos."
truer words have never been spoken.

she always says "seriously?"

the other day, on the way to school, karsyn sneezed probably 5 times in a row and mykah said "stop being so dramatic, karsyn."

and one of my favorites last week was "hallelula it's cold out here." 

she is a VERY dramatic kid, but the stuff she says is beyond funny.  i absolutely love it.

oh, but she did start saying "elevator" correctly a few weekends ago.  we were at my great-great-great-great aunt's 97th birthday party and it was in a hotel that had a really cool glass elevator.  and mykah said "i want to ride the elevator."  i. was. sad.  she has called it an "alligator" for the longest time.  so i said "you mean the alligator?"  and she got the craziest look on her face and said "it's called an elevator."  i hate when they grow up!!!

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we're learning to dribble a basketball in the driveway ...

daddy / daughter dance

this is a HIGHLY anticipated night of the year.  they remember it.  they talk about it constantly.  they countdown to it.  the daddy daughter dance has been an annual even for us for a few years now.  i think we missed last year because we forgot.  yep, mom of the year.  anywho ...

i am a mom who likes everyone to be matchy matchy.  and my family LOVES it.  ahem.  this time, the style of dresses matched, which is what i wanted, but i had a hard time finding a tie for daddy.  all he had were blues and reds.  i didn't want his tie to stand out that much, so i found this pink tie. 

i admit, they were all adorable.  yes, i'm biased.  yes, i'm okay with that.  but lots of people agreed.

they left around 6:00 and went to eat at Texas Roadhouse.  then hit up the dance around 7.  the Ross Volunteers were there and greeted them with swords high.  how neat is that?!?  yep, just like royalty, they got to walk under raised swords.  the details that go into this evening always amaze me. 

they had ice cream & candy and danced the night away.  when they got home, they were wired, but quickly dropped.  i love that they have a sweet, special daddy who will do things like this with them.  AND wear a pink tie.  he rocked it. 

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our countdown to friday is here.  so is our countdown to the daddy/daughter dance.  AND our last soccer game.  it's a busy weekend folks.  enjoy.

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this boy loves food.  he also loves putting everything he can find into his mouth.

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my little guy isn't feeling well again.  it started off with a cough this time.  a visit to the doctor showed that he has an ear infection.  again.  he's miserable!!  he's snotty, fussy, coughing, crying.  it's so, so, so sad.  we're going to try just doing antibiotic ear drops this time instead of oral drops. 

other than not feeling well ... his little personality is starting to show more.  he seems so laid back at times, hence hanging out with the foot on his high chair tray.  i think he may be a soccer player when he's big because he does lots of things with his feet.  like when he's on the floor playing with his toys, he moves them around with his feet.  a ball.  with is feet.  drum.  with his feet.  and lately he sits in his high chair like this every time.  he also puts his feet up on his toy on his car seat.

silly boy.

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"i can only have 1 cup of chocolate milk a day?"  yep.  new rule. 

seems like i come up with "new rules" daily.  and the girls LOVE it when mama says "no rules!"  but our life without rules all the time would be CHAOS.  for example, mykah would drink chocolate milk all day.  non stop.  chugging it.  she really would.  therefore, there's a rule that she can only have 1 cup of it every day. 

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my two favorite guys.  the little one loves his daddy.

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7 months old

how are we here?!?!  just this past week he has grown tremendously.  he definitely seems more of a big boy than a baby now.  here's what this little guy is doing at 7 months old ...

*sleeps 12 hours at night.  yes, that's awesome.
*drinks 6 oz of formula every 3 hours
*likes to snack of puffs every now and then
*eats baby food for breakfast and dinner.
*favorites are bananas and sweet potatoes.  but he eats it all.  applesauce, pears, apples & blueberries, garden veggies, peas, squash
*sits up pretty good now.  he only lasts for a little bit though then topples over.
*doesn't care to be on his tummy
*we are now done with the bumbo.  he can just about get out of it.
*loves taking a bath
*puts EVERYTHING in his mouth
*grabs and swats at everything
*LOVES his sisters
*really likes being outside
*sits up like a big boy in the stroller
*actually wears caps and sunglasses without taking them off
*likes playing peek-a-boo and patty cake
*i just put away the last of his 3-6 month clothes.  he's offically in all 6 month and can wear a few 9 month things.
*still in size 3 diapers
*pees a whole lot, so he wears size 4 diapers at night.  what a boy.
*sleeps all over the place.  starts on his tummy, but immediately rolls to his side and ends up on his back.  and has to have a blanket over his right hand.
*he's a happy happy baby for the most part.  only gets mad when he has a dirty diaper, is tired, or hungry

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i know you all think i'm clean and organized.  all over.  here's proof that i'm beyond clean and organized.  this little red tub sits on my kitchen counter and we throw everything you can imagine in there.  coconut oil.  markers.  neosporin.  camera cords.  a gummy snake.  thank you cards.  who knows what else.  keeping it real.

and when company comes, i do the unthinkable.  this whole bin goes into hiding in the oven.  yes, i'm a mess. 

where has it gone

time?  where has it gone?  i know i just updated on this girl, but then i took this picture.  she's beyond too big for me.  i remember distinctly the first time she sat up.  how i cried the first time she stayed with my parents without me.  the first time she took a step.  the pink tennis shoes she was wearing.  lots of little details.  and now i'm memorizing her freckles.  the gaps in her teeth.  the new teeth growing.  her knobby knees.  the way she tears her nails.  the silly little girl things that make her giggle.  her love for math.  and how she is just a month away from being done with kindergarten. 

and i can't stop thinking about how it's all going too fast.

hot shots soccer

this spring we really wanted to find something for mykah to do.  something active.  something busy.  she really wanted to play soccer, but wasn't old enough for any of our leagues here.  i really didn't want to do dance or gymnastics because i'm weird and felt guilty that karsyn wouldn't be able to do dance or gymnastics too (cost, time, etc).  we stumbled across hot shots soccer and decided to give it a try.

here's our little poser before we left for her first practice ...

i really think she's going to be an athlete.  it seemed to all come naturally to her and she did really well.  i was shocked!!

i think her favorite part is when they play this game where they all have a flag tucked in the back of their shorts and they run around trying to take everyone's flags while keeping theirs.  you can see it in her face ..

another favorite part ... the huddle ... counting to 3 and shouting "HOT SHOTS!"  this really isn't a good picture of her because all you can see is her hot pink socks and shoes, but the team shot is great!

there she is ... all smiles!

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bath time is growing on us.  he hasn't really ever been a fan, which is unusual.  the girls LOVED bath time and still do.  i think now that he can actually sit up by himself, he likes it more.  tonight his bath time lasted like 30 minutes.  he played and played.  mainly chewing on these foam letters.   and splashed and kicked his feet in the water.

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i can't get enough of this little face!  he's starting to eat a lot more and i've been experimenting with a few foods too.  today ... avocado.  i had some on my sandwich at lunch and he kept eying it.  he liked it okay.  his favorite non-baby food so far is mashed potatoes i believe.

kid2 update

mykah.  oh mykah.  what can i say about this girl.  she's a spitfire.  i've always said that about her.  but she's living it for sure now.  she keeps us on our toes.  and keeps our bellies rolling.  you NEVER know what she'll say or do.  NEVER.  she is hilarious. 

here's a few things about mykah these days :
*she still sucks her thumb and carries her "gankie".  maybe she won't go to kindergarten with them both, but i doubt it.
*she is attached to my hip.  both sides.  always.  and she gets very sad when i leave.
*she constantly talks about me getting old and dying and it makes her really sad.  i haven't quite figured out how to comfort that.  we talk about it constantly.
*she calls david "old man jones" ... hysterical, i tell ya. 
*her laugh is beyond infectious.
*her smile brightens my day. 
*she also had to have a cavity fixed.  and did great.  they just gave her laughing gas and she actually hit the nurse 3 times.  crazy kid.
*she likes to fight.  wrestle.  kick.  hit.  we have cut out all power rangers movies.
*she can be as sweet as sugar right after she punches you in the gut.
*she is still very lazy.  she'd prefer the stroller over riding her bike anyday.
*sweets. sweets. and more sweets.  i have to really control what she eats.  she'd pick chocolate & candy over fruit in no time.
*she's very demanding and will repeat questions until you answer them or until you give her what she wants.  therefore, she does get in trouble a lot.  :)
*she needs to be napping daily.  but she doesn't.  lately she's been putting herself down for naps here and there.  it doesn't happen too often though.
*she gets hurt all the time.  mainly because she doesn't pay attention.
*she loves talking to jaxton.  she's super sweet with him.  but i'm pretty sure he's not sure what to think of her. 
*she likes to make up her own songs & dances. 

i always said i wanted a kid that had a good sense of humor.  boy did we get that.  this girl is full of it.  full of life.  full of laughter.  and who knows what else she's got in there.  i LOVE that.  i love that she keeps us laughing.  i can't even make up half of what she says and i'm sure no one believes me when i tell them.  she's not shy.  she likes to make friends and talk to people when she's ready.  and she knows she's cute.  i do too.  it's so hard to discipline her because of her extreme cuteness.  :)