Snow Day!

We experienced some snow here at our house! Since it doesn't snow here, we decided to create some ourselves! I have been busy shredding old files (four garbage bags full! and my shredder is so ghetto that it would overheat so I would have to wait and come back to it later...NICE) and Sadie was my big helper helping me shred them! She was a little timid about it at first because I was telling her to be careful of her cute little fingers. But the she loved it! Then, it got a little old because there was SO much to shred. So her attention switched from the shreddER to the shreddINGS! But she was very obedient when I told her not to play with it. Then, I was reading in my Family Fun magazine (Thank you Mom!) that this lady brings in their kiddie pool and fills it with paper shreddings and lets her kids play in it for a fun cold weather activity. Well, it isn't really cold outside (Sadie's in shorts and a t-shirt) and we don't have a normal sized kiddie pool, but I thought it would be fun! I figured, how much of the shreddings would actually STAY in the pool anyway!?! So I committed to my craziness and dumped one of the bags out on the carpet in the office (I was going to need to vacuum anyways because there were already a few shreddings from all our hard work and cleaning out a few shredder jams! High quality I know).

The girls were doing their thing so I told them to come into the office because it snowed in there! They were a little hesitant at first, I think because they were like, "Really Mom? We can make a huge mess?" It was funny. I had planned to shut the door to kind of keep it in one area but Lucy was a little unsure of the situation and wanted out if we shut the door. Even still she didn't really venture in to the mess that much. She is very cautious! Sadie on the other hand, had a blast. But still, not surprising to Sadie, it didn't last too long. :) We had a few "snowball" fights and made snow angels and buried a few "treasures" and then they were off to playing in the car (which they love right now - but Mommy doesn't because they stuck something in the navigation CD slot one time and now it won't work!) Anyway, here is our snow fun!

Sadie had just TOTALLY gotten me with a huge "snowball" so she was proud!

Look at that mess...and to think it was intentional!?! It was totally worth it! You know, sometimes I just need to let go of my "Mommy Brain" and just have fun! I was talking to a friend about how easy it is to say, "Oh I'm tired/busy" when your kids ask you to play, but those times that you get out and REALLY play are so memorable and their smiles and giggles are much more energizing than anything I can think of! So, here's to more childlike moments for ALL of us!

Potty Training!

Not the one you are thinking of...but obviously it is not too far away. Lucy took her little "Lulu the Lamb" to go potty the other day!

She helped her wipe.

Flushed the toilet.

And of course, gave her big hugs for doing such a great job!

Effects of the media!

Okay, I will explain...I have a funny story. (This will only make sense to those of you that listen to top 20-ish music. So you know that song Low by I think it is Flo Rida (nice, I know) there is that part that says, "she has apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur...") anyway...

The other day we were going to Target and as I was getting Sadie out of the car she says to me, "Mommy, I want some apple bottom jeans." I tried not to laugh and was just like, "really?" I had to call Chris because he always sings that song, especially when I wear my Uggs ("boots with the fur") . He loved it and thought it was hilarious! She is so funny! I don't think she will be getting those not just anytime soon, but ever!

Changing an every day event...

Sadie had a bright idea the other night. She thought it would be fun to take a cold bath. I didn't think she was serious and I didn't think Lucy would go for it, but they both wanted to, so we let them. Let me tell you, it was freezing! Their poor little toes were so cold! Lucy stood up the whole time, while Sadie was adventurous and would lay down quickly! It was an extra exciting bath time! They had so much fun! Sadie thought it was funny to fill a cup of the cold water and dump it on Lucy! Lucy didn't seem too much unless Sadie dumped it on her head! Then it was not fun and it scared her a little bit!Here Sadie is laughing because she just dumped cold water on Lucy's back! Hence, Lucy's reaction!

Here is what Lucy thinks about that!

And Sadie's reaction:

Ohhh, poor Lucy! She doesn't even see it coming!

After bath the girls have to be wrapped in their towels and then they run down the hall and into Sadie's room. They ditch the towels and jump on Sadie's bed to try to get away from Mommy and Daddy getting them in their jammies! This picture makes me laugh because this night they shut the door, so I sneaked the door open and got this look of surprise! Fun!

This was actually taken before the bath so she is still in her clothes and not jammies. But we always read books together after they get in their jammies. They both LOVE sitting on Mommy and Daddy's laps and reading books together! Sadie has loved to "read" books to us lately. With preschool, she LOVES playing the teacher role. Too cute! We all love bath time and then story time after. It is such a fun time that we all get to be together! And then, Mommy and Daddy get some quiet time, so that is always nice!

At this moment...

My sister did this and I thought it was hilarious. So I had to do it too! It is amazing how much we can cram into our purses. This is actually my purse on a good day. It was even feeling extra floppy because it isn't completely packed with toys and goodies. But still, I have a ton of junk in there!

So here is the list:

1. 2 rocks (Sadie's collection)

2. Sadie's dollar and 4 "big monies" (quarters)

3. 4 dress up bracelets

4. 5 hair clips/1 bow/1 hair thing (mine)

5. a lid to gerber puffy stars (I haven't gotten these in so long but Lucy wanted them last week when we went to Target)

6. A stupid clickie toy from the Lucky Charms cereal

7. Lucy's furr real piggy's bottle

8. an alligator kazoo

9. 2 cabbage patch figurines from our weekly trip to Burger King after dance. This was last weeks toy.

10. Stinky diaper bags ducky holder - empty, ran out of bags

11. Hand sanitizer

12. infant Tylenol

13. Advil

14. bag of fishies

15. 2 bags of Diego gummies

16. My sunglasses

17. Sadie's Dora Sunglasses

18. My IPod

19. Chris' IPod

20. Emergency key ring attachment with glass break and seat belt cutter, pliers, alarm etc.

21. 5 lip glosses

22. gum

23. 4 single serving juice mixes

24. 1 tootsie roll, 1 smarties

25. wallet

26. cough drops (still recovering)

27. diapers/wipes

28. 2 pens/1 sharpee (from doing stuff for our secret Valentine)/1 aqua doodle pen

29. camera

30. Scentsy Catalog from Lyndsee on Wednesday

31. receipts

32. thank you cards from Lucy's birthday party that have been in my purse for weeks!

33. gift cards for McDonald's (from the girl's stockings) and subway (Christmas white elephant gift - thanks Colleen) Totally forgot about these, they were zipped in my medicine pocket.

Well, there you go! I challenge everyone to do this and see what is in their purse...and share! It's fun to see what ends up in every one's purses! Have a fun day!

ABC Tag

My sister tagged me with this, so here we go!

A- Attached or single: Attached FOREVER
B- Best friend: Christian
C- Cake or Pie: Pie
D- Day of Choice: Saturday, I LOVE spending the day together as a family and doing something fun with the girls. Then at night it is our date night, so Chris and I get to be a lone and enjoy being together!
E- Essential Item: Wipes! If I am out of wipes while out and about it is a disaster!
F- Favorite Color: Red
G- Gummie Worms or Bears: Bears. But they have to be the Harbou brand!
H- Hometown: Ventura, CA
I- Indulgence{s}: Anything sweet! I have a sweet tooth. Also, blogging! :)
J- January or July: July because it is WARM
K- Kids: Two beautiful girls!
L- Life is incomplete without: My cute little family
M- Marriage Date: May 19th, 2000
N- Number of siblings: 3 Beautiful Sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: I like both but I love an ORANGE especially if someone else peels it for me!
P- Phobias or Fears: I hate the dark. Chris always has to turn the lights out and walk behind me...sometimes he pushes my buttons and tries to scare me, but then he regrets it because I seriously get scared!
Q- Question to Ask God: How did he make me so wonderful! :)
R- Reason to smile: I have a wonderful family and we are all safe and healthy!
S- Season: I love summer! It is just too fun! Always fun memories!
T- Tag Three: EVERYONE!
V-Vegetarian or Oppressor of animal: I eat MEAT
W- Worst habit: Being impatient
X- X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound! Too much fun! I also hate having to hold still for X-rays, it stresses me out!
Y- Your favorite food: chocolate malted crunch (ice cream), cereal, lasagna, anything from Aloha restaraunt!
Z- Zimbabwe or New Zealand: New Zealand

My Wish

Sadie has been working hard for about a month now to earn stickers every day on her sticker chart. When the chart was all full she would get her precious reward! I am so proud to say that last night she finally put on her last sticker!We are all so proud of her for working so hard to be a happy and obedient little girl! She has done awesome!

Today we took her to...get her ears pierced!

Chris and I always said that we will get their ears pierced when they want them done, and start asking about them. Sadie started asking about getting them pierced and we talked to her about the whole procedure. Still she was adamant about getting them pierced. So we brought in the sticker chart. As we got closer and closer to the last sticker we talked about it some more. She got a little nervous and we told her that she didn't have to get them done, that we would not make her and that it was her choice. But she quickly would say, she wanted them pierced! So today came and she was such a brave girl. She briskly walked into the mall and was so independent, not needing to hold hands or anything. She sat right up in the chair and was talking to the ladies about Lucy and herself. She looked at all the earring choices, we let her pick which ones she wanted. She instantly wanted the biggest diamonds they had! (Smart girl!) But we told her the little ones would look prettiest, so she was happy with that choice. After marking her ears and making sure they looked just right,

they brought over another girl to help, so they could do it at the same time! One shot and she was done! She was so brave! Her initial reaction was shock and she was a little unsure. Then she started crying and wanted me to hug her! They got her a sticker and a sucker (and of course one for Lucy) and gave her a mirror to see her pretty new earrings! She kept whimpering for a little bit, but by they time she got her bag of cleaning supplies she was fine.
They look so cute! We are so proud of Sadie for working so hard to get her ears pierced! She is such a big girl!

She had to make a wish when she found this in the parking lot! What a perfect day! One wish comes true and then she gets to make another! We'll keep you posted on that wish!