Science Place

One rainy Sunday, we headed off to the Children's Museum at the Museum of Science and Nature. The girls had tons of fun, even though the best rooms were closed because they apparently flood every time it rains (BOO!). Anyway, here are some pictures of the little ones.

Kayden "cheese"ing for the camera.

Keeley in full fire fighter gear.

Trying on hats in the insect room.

Looking at the spiders.

Off to uncover dinosaur bones.

On a mission in the vegetable "fields"

I need a hot air balloon in my house. This is the longest Kayden has ever stayed still. She was mesmerized!

All in all, a fun day. However, I have to note that I was paranoid for a week that the kids would get lice from all the dress up gear. Becoming a mom has made me substantially less a germaphobe than I ever was before, but trying on all those hats and then traipsing through that sand just about did me in!!

Strong willed

Kayden has a mind of her own. Unfortunately, she has a very loud and persistent temperament to go along with it. When she is older, these skills will likely come in handy. Right now, they really frustrate her mommy. Here's a run down of her day to illustrate some these traits:

* At breakfast, she grew angered with me because I wouldn't let her squeeze the ketchup. She proceeded to throw her plate so hard off the table that it broke - and scattered waffles, syrup, and ketchup all over the floor.

* At school, she cried violently when I dropped her off. When I picked her up I was informed that she didn't cry for an hour and a half like she did last week so they consider that progress. They also told me that she refused to use a marker correctly so they finally just gave up and let her "color" with the wrong end. She also cried when they took her out of the bye,bye buggy for movement class. She started pointing at the buggy so they put her back in and she watched the entire class from there.

* Once home, she tried to climb the window (and was then subsequently punished) not once but twice. What possessed her to even think about climbing a window in the first place?!?

* She tried to talk me into giving her another vitamin tonight. She said "vitamin" and pointed to her mouth. I said "No, only one vitamin" She held up one finger and said "two".

It is a good thing she has such an irresistibly cute face to go along with all these shenanigans!

Spanish

Keeley is learning Spanish in school which is very exciting for me. Technically, I could have taught her the stuff she's learned so far(I did teach it after all), but I didn't so it is nice to know someone is!

She loves to tell me her body parts (mano and pie being her favorite). Sunday, when Mom went to get Keeley, Keeley said "¿Cómo estás? How are you?" How cute is that?

Quote of the Day

Mom came to spend the night with the girls last night so that Kelly and I could go out for my birthday. Knowing that I was going to get to sleep in past 5:56 made it a little easier to enjoy my evening out with my friends!

When Mom took the girls to let the dogs out of our room this morning, they discovered that they dogs had had all kinds of accidents during the night. Keeley immediately said "Close the door, Oma. Daddy will clean it."

I love it!

More Pictures

The girls LOVE playing in the rain...


Keeley had a school picnic. We played in the splash park until it started raining.

Kayden's hair gets really curly when it rains. Because it is still growing in, she gets a bit of a mohawk look!


Kayden is just fearless...

Keeley's "first" hair cut

Well, I finally decided to get Keeley's hair cut. I have cut it on my own several times, but all I really know how to do is trim it. Keeley refuses to allow it to be brushed, or washed well, or put up in any sort of restraining item. Kelly and I finally got tired of seeing her push it out of her eyes a million times and fighting with her so much on the grooming process.

While brushing her hair the other night, I told her that if we were going to leave it long, she would have to start putting it in clips and pony tails. I asked if she wanted to have it long like Chloe or short like Gavin (two of her friends at school). She, very enthusiastically, responded "Like Gavin!!!"

Seeing as he is a boy, I was not thrilled with this response. However, over the next couple of days, I saw the wisdom of having it cut much shorter. So, today I decided to take her to Sweet and Sassy and get a cut. She did very well considering her timid temperament and this being her first time. I think her hair cut is adorable and she loves it. I am very sad, however, that she looks so much older.
After the cut, she and sister enjoyed the stage.

First Day of School

Kayden's first day of Mother's Day out was today. She was super excited to go to school just like her big sister and loved that she has a back pack and lunch box.
After posing for her picture, she took off.Once at school, she did the same thing. Look at my tiny little one walking across the field!

She paused for a bit to check on the playground.



We were early so we read for a little bit. Here she is eyeing the people coming in. You can tell that her enthusiasm is waning a little.


But just for a second. Look at that face! So lovable.


Taking off down the hall for her room.
Good times to be had on the bye-bye buggy.


Now, the moment I actually dropped her off and she realized I was leaving is when the drama started. After 5 minutes, I had another teacher check on her and was informed that she was still crying but that Ms. Karen (we love Ms. Karen!) had her. I asked if she was sad or angry and was told angry, very angry.

I called before I picked Keeley up and they said that she had a very rough start but had been doing well for over an hour. She was playing with kids and they were getting ready for lunch so I decided to leave her through the nap time.

After Keeley was picked up, she kept looking at Kayden's seat and saying "I miss my sister". How sweet is that?

Keeley woke up right before we had to go get Kayden so we packed up and hurried to the school. As I approached the door, I didn't hear crying and couldn't see Kayden. Ms. Karen said "She's sleeping, Mom". Apparently, should put up a pretty good (and loud) fight until 10:30 and then decided it wasn't worth it so she got happy. She ate a good lunch, did the craft, played peek-a-boo with a friend from her crib at nap time, and then finally fell asleep reading. She slept for 45 minutes after Keeley and I got there to pick her up!

All in all, I would say success!

Picture Post

Modeling her new school shoes and saying "cheese"



A little mess from the little hurricane.

They both love to read now! So cute.

Meet the Teacher

Kayden starts school next week and today was meet the teacher. When we first got in the room, I tried to put her down so the photographer could take her picture. This was met with eye slowly filling with tears and a quivering bottom lip. Not a good start.

I bent down for the picture so she wasn't so scared and then we went and sat over on the side of the room. For a good 10 minutes, she sat next to me with her little hand on my thigh. She did eventually venture off a little to play - but she remained within arms reach at all times. Hopefully school will go a little better...

Mind of Her Own

The other day after her nap, Keeley and I were in her room reading. She picked up a book and turned it over. On the back of the book are several pictures of other books the author has written. She pointed to a particular book and this is the conversation that followed:

Keeley: "Want to read that"
Me: "Okay. I don't know where it is."
Keeley: "Need to find it."
Me: "You want to go look for it?"
Keeley: "No, you find it. (pause) I'll open door for you."

I'm loving the verbal explosion that has happened since she started school, even if it does make her a little more bossy. It just cracks me up to hear her thoughts.