Is it Christmas Time again today?

Here are a few pics from Christmas Eve. Such a wonderful, fun night. Vance built fires in the fireplace. They smell & sound so good!!! We had a beautiful dinner -  Vance grilled HUGE steaks on our little George Foreman. The only way to grill with below 0 temps!! Warm house, great food, & our little fam, healthy & happy....  for the most part. Anna bannana had an ear infection, & all was happy.....

Until the meltdowns. 3 yr olds are really smart. The whole concept of momentum building for a month for 1 days events, just doesn't sit well with Sophia. She thinks the "Kissmus tee" is here to stay & the concept of it having to come down, brought her to tears today. She also asks "Is there presents today?... and cake?" Which I have to reply "no sweetheart" again, bringing her to tears. Ugh. I realized this yr too, that the joy seemed to be in the unwrapping . We did get a few "this is the best present ever" Said about the gifts: an 8 pk of lip balms & a 10 pk of "undiepants" :) Next yr I might just try & wrap any old thing & just see the reaction. hee hee

New year's eve is Wed & we are going to have a little present.... & cake!!!!!!! :)

Christmas card photo session #2

What can I say? 

I MUST be the worlds absolute worst photographer, to get such horrid shots of these cuties!!! The cards aren't sent out, but Christmas was great even without them... Anna did have an ear infection, which meant we did not sleep for days. Not fun. 

Opening gifts with the girls, very fun. 

Photo found

So I found this pic that I took with my  computer, last spring. Sophia is amazed that her pic is showing on the computer. They look so tiny! especially Anna! & look at their hair! I had had this idea to take a photo of anna each day for a week, right when she woke up. Her hair was always super crazy. But I didn't & now I wish I would've! Agh. That is why my momma friends said that I should start & keep up (right Jen!) this blog: so I would document the stories of the girls that I am always telling the Mommas.Already I have forgotten some of the highlights from the last few months. I will call Jen & Lynn & see if they remember :) & then I will document, document, document!!! The memories are to precious to loose!

Happy birthday!

Vance's b-day was tuesday & the girls were so excited about it.... & THE CAKE. All day it was "momma me want cake" "momma me ate blueberries & they are good for me, so now let's have cake!" I was able to distract them by taking their pictures (the previos post) &  having them do watercolors for daddy. & Finally it was Cake time!!!! Sophia sang Happy Birthday, deer dadda all by herself. & could not get enough frosting, but who can?

Christmas card photo session #1

Aren't they cute? Yes. But not if you are holding both on your lap, trying to keep them from touching the laptop & type. That is what I am doing & why this will have to be so short :) 

Cute :)

I have had so much fun watching the girls start to "play" together. Anna is always watching Sophia to see what she is doing & trying to imitate. Sophia went to the mailbox with Vance to get the paper. Anna climbed the stairs to Sophia's room the whole time yelling "iiiiaaaa" 

Funny Story:The girls were in the  backseat, the car seats next to each other. I hear Anna coughing & ask Sophia if she is ok. Sophia says very calmly" she's choking" I find the first place I can pull over, jump out & open Anna;s door. I fish out of Anna's throut a quarter size glob of green playdough. Yep, Sophia had been feeding it to her. Agh!!! :)

First Day of School!!!!!!!

This is Sophia getting ready for her first day of school!!!! She had seen me putting on deoderant & INSISTED on putting it all over her arms - "Me want to smell SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD for my teacher" hee hee

Today was Sophia's first day of school!!! Anna, & I, our Momma friends: Jen, & Lynn with their youngest kids, took Sophia & her friends Christian(Lynn's) & Julia (Jen's) to their first day of 3 yr old preschool. So really, it's pre-pre- school. But who's counting! When I snapped the picture, I SWEAR Sophia did not have her finger up her nose! We are standing by Sophia's locker :) On the way home Sophia was SO tired, she was trying to sleep in her car seat. I could hear Anna laughing & looked in the rear view mirror to see her chubby hand pull Sophia's hair. Sophia said "Anna, leave me alone, me trying to sleep".   The last picture is Anna & I "tailgating" at the park while Sophia was at school. The Mommas had all talked about tailgating- (we brought breakfast & coffee) on the first day of pre-school since Sophia & her friends were just wee little babes. How WONDERFUL to have friends to share these moments!!! :)

Outside & funny

We are all the happiest when we can be outside. It has been such a rainy cold spring that we were so happy to get out & these 2 are so cute together!!!! Anna loves the swing & Sophia is (for the most part) gentle when she is pushing... Funny story: Sophia & I were walking the long drive to the mailbox, noticing all the "anthills" on the side. In her 2 1/2 yr old voice  saying "anthill" sounded a lot like "a** holes". I was laughing SO hard at every "Momma, look at that big a**hole (anthill)", "there are so many a**holes (anthills)" hee hee

Songs to sing

Sophia has been asking "Momma sing me a song" Agh... I can NEVER remember words to songs, no matter how many times I have listened to them! So, I've been going thru the 'ol ipod to see what I can find...Songs that the words are meaningful, & not the typical "kids songs"  Here's my list so far- LOVE these! I wish I could attach sound files... & PLEASE if you have any suggestions, I'd love to add them to the list!

1. Smile- Charlie Chaplin (I like the Michael Buble, or Lyle Lovett versions)

2. Garden Song- Peter Paul & Mary

3. Sunshine on my Shoulder- John Denver

4. Over the Rainbow- I like Bob Schneiders version

5. Heavenly Day- Patti Griffin

6. Ordinary Miracle- Sarah McLachlan

7. Spoonful of Sugar- Harry Connick Jr

8. Three Little Birds- Bob Marley

9. What a wonderful World- Louis Armstrong

Cute chicks

Anna is eating food! She LOVES real food, but isn't too fond of baby food. She was shaking with pure excitement while eating a real peach. Could you imagine being so easy to please?  She also really likes mashed potatoes, banannas, toast, muffins, apples & the occational sucker that Sophia lets her try. hee hee.

These are some of our new cute chicks! This would've been a cute photo opp for the girls with the chicks... but I was the one holding the chicks while Sophia would pet them. We tried to let Anna pet them. She would start gentle & then try to grab/squish them, so she is banned from chick petting till next year. :) The chicks were delivered to the post office- crazy! Then the girls & I went to pick them up & brought them to their home under the heat lamps. Sophia & I go out to the barn everyday. She likes to be the boss, so she'll say "Momma you need to scoop out the poop""There is some there.... & there.... & there" "Momma you need to give them new water" "Momma they need more food too" :) 

Point of view

Sophia just got a new kids digital camera. These are from her point of view! I am thrilled with this- how fun to see her perspective! 

Hppy Birthday

It is my Mom's birthday today & I'd like to tell her how much we love her!!! This was our "card" emailed this morning. (Please forgive the less then perfect Photoshop work. There were a few distractions while working on it :) ) We do LOVE & Miss you Momma! 

Sisterly Love

 The other day the girls were on the bathroom floor waiting for the tub to fill up, Sophia had a grape sucker. They were gigling, until I opened the door. Then silence. I told Sophia that it seemed like they were up to something... she said I was just sharing my sucker.On cue Anna smiles & licks her lips. Really, this already!? What am I in for? :)

Is it Spring yet?

Last weekend we went to a huge garden center with Grandma Opal. What a fun place for little ones to see color! Anna's chubby fingers were touching all kinds of colors, textures & patterns. For an hour we were in paradise! 

This was our 'Welcome Spring" sidewalk drawing. It was a few days entertainment. Of course Sophia has a snack- that girl LOVES to eat! That is Yellow Kitty, Sophia has a clever naming system for the farm animals: The animals color + the kind of animal = it's name.

At last!

This is a typical Pumpkin Moment- She is in her footed pj's until nap, & coloring Everywhere! This was Sat & she dressed up the pajama's with the upside down princess crown :) She is on our toy $ sun filled porch. What a life!
This pic might not look like a big deal- a babe sleeping in a crib, But, it was a weeks worth of crying to transition her from sleeping in her swing (the only thing we could find to make it thru the colicy 3 months!) But at last, she is love'n the crib! & she IS SO CUTE!! I MUST kiss her ALL the time! 

Tiny Happy People

These are "People" Sophia & I play "people" all the time. They go to the park & do farm chores. Today They are lined up at the window waiting for dadda to get home :) So sweet. Not so sweet- Can 6 month olds be calculating & evil? While I am writing this both girls are on a blanket on the floor. Sophia is coloring & Anna is playing with toys. Anna keeps setting down her toy, rolling over & pulling Sophia's ponytail. I'll roll her over hand her her toy & she'll do it again! Sophia is saying "Momma, she's pulling my hair" I am going to get buttons, hats, t-shirts, & banners printed to promote "Sisterly Love" 

Now we're cook'n

Hello!

Wed we made an orange cake for our friends. This is Sophia in action, & we cooked & colored ALOT this winter! But not yesterday! We were outside with the cows & cats & mud. Yeah! 

But it's not always sunshine & smiles. There is alot of crying & whining!... & the girls can be loud too :) hee hee. This pic of Baby Anna shows Sophia's naughtyness- she had been rubbing the bubble wand in Anna's hair.  Anna is rolling all over! Today she is mastering rolling, tomorrow the world! :)

Rainbows on Dreary Days

One way to recycle paper....Decorate. This is one days coloring.... What a great life!

Update

Sophia likes to write grocery lists. She has paper & marker & we both have to list anything & everything we might ever need. Here was her list from yesterday: hee hee

Apples

Yogart

Daddy size diapers :)

Super long hair

snow boots

more pictures

more toys 

& bigger crayons

Pumpkin Paints, Crazy Hair & the Terrorist Mouse

Hello!

Sophia: Here is a pic of a VERY happy Sophia! Vance bought her Mega Size paints. She paints almost every morning. So we have mounds of finished work. We have them strung up like garland on the downstairs window, we covered a 4x2 ft piece of plywood with art to hang in her room & now we have started a notebook. Anyone want original wallpaper? While she is painting she  is constantly saying " do you like it? Do you Looooovveee it?" hee heeAnna: Loves fart noises! Really. When you make that noise (with your mouth, silly) She will laugh, giggle & laugh. Her laugh is like a squeaky toy. She also laughs at Sophia. Sophia doing anything. She will laugh at her jumping, chewing, sitting. Then, in turn Sophia does the jumping, chewing, sitting, or whatever again & again. Which, I can understand, that's why I make the fart noises until my mouth is numb. :)

Me: (it really is all about me anyway, right) hee hee. I don;t have a pic of the pesky mouse that has me held hostage. I saw him yesterday in the office. Today I need envelopes & cd;s from the closet I know he is hiding in! If he jumps out at me from anywhere I am going to have a coronary. Agh  

Funny story

Sophia: funny story... yesterday Sophia was putting crayons in the front of her overalls. I was on the couch feeding Anna her bottle with a wee bit of cleavage showing, Sophia put a crayon in the cleavage & said " I put it in your buns momma" hee hee

Anna: had her first hair cut yesterday at 5 months! When I picked her up from the gym daycare 2 of the workers were laughing at the dreadlocks on the back of her hair! poor thin. So now they're gone! 

Blog Numero Uno

So, in an attempt to document the FUNNY situations of having 2 little ones, I wanted to start this blog. Thanks for reading!!!!