Recently we have bought the girls pillows to use instead of their pillow pets. Of course they would rather use the pillow pets as they are so much more fun than a boring white pillow. We bought them pretty flower pillowcases, one pink and one purple.
Each night we have gone into the girls' room to find the pillow case full of stuffed animals and their blankets, and the pillowcase full of goodies is lying right next to them. What do you suppose they are using for blankets? Their pillows! Silly girls :)
August 28, 2011
August 21, 2011
Backyard adventures
Last night we decided it was time to set up the tent and let the kids have a back yard camp out. Allie and Kara were so excited to be sleeping in the tent for the first time. All 3 enjoyed jumping on the air mattress outside... You would have thought that would wear them out and they would sleep.
We told the girls we were going to look at stars tonight so Allie runs into the house and exclaims, "I need the turtle so we can look at stars outside!" Silly girl, we are looking at the real stars, but we did bring the twilight turtle outside so we could see stars once inside the tent.
Once it was dark enough outside we turned off all the lights so we could see the stars. Kara at first was not impressed when the lights went out. She snuggled her face into Daddy and said she was afraid of the dark. Allie kept telling us "I'm not afraid of the dark!" Eventually Kara calmed down and we all got to enjoy looking at the stars.
Eventually the kids went into the tent and an attempt was made at sleeping. The girls enjoyed having the stars shine in the tent from the twilight turtle. About an hour later we were back at looking at the "real" stars again. Eventually everyone fell asleep. Kara however, was not that comfortable outside. She twisted, turned and whined all night. Finally about 2am Kara and I were in the house together. The others slept restfully outside and Kara calmed down once in the house. The kids are waiting to do it again. Even Kara :)
We told the girls we were going to look at stars tonight so Allie runs into the house and exclaims, "I need the turtle so we can look at stars outside!" Silly girl, we are looking at the real stars, but we did bring the twilight turtle outside so we could see stars once inside the tent.
Once it was dark enough outside we turned off all the lights so we could see the stars. Kara at first was not impressed when the lights went out. She snuggled her face into Daddy and said she was afraid of the dark. Allie kept telling us "I'm not afraid of the dark!" Eventually Kara calmed down and we all got to enjoy looking at the stars.
Eventually the kids went into the tent and an attempt was made at sleeping. The girls enjoyed having the stars shine in the tent from the twilight turtle. About an hour later we were back at looking at the "real" stars again. Eventually everyone fell asleep. Kara however, was not that comfortable outside. She twisted, turned and whined all night. Finally about 2am Kara and I were in the house together. The others slept restfully outside and Kara calmed down once in the house. The kids are waiting to do it again. Even Kara :)
August 11, 2011
Little Fishes
The kids are in swimming lessons right now and they are loving it! Trev has always been a little hesitant in the water, but now that he is 6 something happened, and he is confident and loving it! He is even trying to float on his own. I even got to see him actually swim yesterday! AMAZING!! His confidence in the water is soaring and he is finally relaxed enough to do as the instructor says. Maybe it is because he is a little older now, or the fact that we are not hovering over him this summer as we did last. It is hard to believe it has been a year since his last heart surgery, and 6 months since his last surgery.
Kara and Allie are doing AWESOME!! They are truly little fishes in the water. They are almost 3 but the instructor says they are going to pass this class! Technically you are suppose to be 3 to start. But what is a few weeks... They are blowing bubbles and ducking their face in the water. There favorite part is when they go to the shallow end and lay on their tummies and walk with their hands in the water. It is so much fun to watch them in the water. The girls are very competitive with each other so I think that helps in learning how to swim. One will not let the other do something without the other doing it too.
Kara and Allie are doing AWESOME!! They are truly little fishes in the water. They are almost 3 but the instructor says they are going to pass this class! Technically you are suppose to be 3 to start. But what is a few weeks... They are blowing bubbles and ducking their face in the water. There favorite part is when they go to the shallow end and lay on their tummies and walk with their hands in the water. It is so much fun to watch them in the water. The girls are very competitive with each other so I think that helps in learning how to swim. One will not let the other do something without the other doing it too.
Imagination
It looks like we have two new kitties in the house. Allie and Kara have decided they will be cats. This has been ongoing for some time now. It is so cute to watch them use their imagination. When you ask them questions they will meow at you :) They also love to crawl around on the floor. Big brother has shown them how fun it is to put their plate on the floor and eat off of it like a real kitty! Then Mommy and Daddy step in and put the plate back on the table. That makes for unhappy kitties... The girls will say one meow for "yes" and two for "no". They are very sweet, adorable kitties :)
The girls are already having fun with this twin thing. A few weeks back they informed me that they changed their names! They are not even 3 yet... When you call for Kara she will say "No, I'm Allison" Let the fun times begin :)
The girls are already having fun with this twin thing. A few weeks back they informed me that they changed their names! They are not even 3 yet... When you call for Kara she will say "No, I'm Allison" Let the fun times begin :)
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