Some Fun Pictures (I think so anyway)

Just thought that I would post a few pictures from the last 2 weeks.

We took the girls to see the witches the week before last, and apparently Reese doesn't like them. You would think that she would be used to them, I mean she lives with me.

I guess it probably wasn't a good idea for DJ to sit her on the witches lap. She looked up and freaked out.

The other pictures were taken at the scarecrow festival.

Good times.

Best 25 Cents Ever Spent

DJ had his long weekend that started on Friday, so we decided to take the girls to the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point. After we did all of the activities, we decided to take them over to see the farm animals at the barn. Well, you know those machines that hold chicken feed that costs a quarter? Ginny walks up to it and asks, "Mom, can I have some candy?" Usually I tell her that I don't have a quarter, but I really wanted to see what she would do.

I fished out my money, put it in the machine, turned the knob, and told her to hold out her hands. I thought that as soon as she saw the hard corn covered in a yucky powder, that she would realize that it wasn't candy. Nope! She bent down and scooped a few pieces into her mouth. She pulled this priceless face as she tried to chew the hard stuff, and realized that it didn't taste very good.

We were laughing SOOOOOO hard. I asked her if it was good, and she kind of shook her head no, with this puzzled look on her face. When I told her she was eating bird food, she quickly spit it out. Notice the powder around her mouth? I then had a nosy lady come up to me and inform me that my daughter wasn't too happy with me..... MYODB lady!!

Of course DJ had to tell her that there was a chance that she would turn into a bird, so she needed to be on the lookout for any feathers growing on her body.

I love a good laugh, even at the expense of my own innocent kids. I guess that I take after my Mom.

Sneaky Me

I must say, Reese has become a pro at tiring me out lately. She is learning new "tricks" every day, and I just can't keep up.
She thinks that it is funny to just spit out her food in the middle of eating, or even better, spray her food. She also enjoys throwing her plate. If I take away her plate, she likes to throw the food. She has figured out how to open a pack of wipes, and pull every one out... all in about 15 seconds. She stands up in the tub, then likes to plop down on the slanted end of the tub, and slide down on her belly. She tries to climb into the tub before it's filled. Of course there's the toilet that draws her attention too. Also, she has learned that it's kind of fun to drop things through the railing and watch them fall down onto the hardwood floor below. Last of all, I caught her trying to climb out of her crib the other day. I'm not ready to put her in a bed yet!!

My other two girls didn't seem to be this much work. Am I getting old, going soft, or both?

That said, I have been putting her to bed a little earlier every night, and she's actually been going to sleep. Better yet, she still sleeps until about 7:30. Tonight it was still light outside, but she still went down without complaint.

Why didn't I think of this earlier?

Tomorrow, I think that I will try it on all 3 kids. I'll have to sneak in and change Taylor's alarm clock.

If any of you have any other Mom tricks, PLEASE share!!

Favorite Things...

Crap, I've been tagged. Dang you Lindsey!
Oh well, I tag whoever feels like being tagged.

Here goes....

Last 3 Favorite Purchases

1. Reese's Halloween costume (I'm slacking this year)
2. Baby Gates (Just don't forget that you have a black one at the end of your stairs... running down the stairs in the dark makes for some bruised legs, and a scratched railing)
3. My black underwears... I like black underwears. (I'm kidding, it's a family joke) Actually, I'll have to say that I'm loving my case of Coke.

3 Favorite Movies

1. The last Bond movie was pretty good
2. Nacho Libre and Napolean are tied
3. I love the Pirates of the Carribean movies

3 Things I Haven't Done Yet

1. Lost my baby weight (I know, I know, it's been a year)
2. Won Publisher's Clearing House.... it will happen one day
3. Cleaned my nasty garage

3 Things, not people, that I Can't Live Without

1. Coke
2. Making Things
3. Food.... duh, why do you think I haven't lost my baby weight?

3 Favorite Dishes

1. Pasta Fresca from Noodles and Co.
2. Cowboy bake... kids fav too
3. Steak topped with shrimp and parmesan cheese.

3 Favorite TV shows

1. The Office
2. Desparate Housewives (Did anyone see the spoof on Sesame Street called "Desparate Houseplants"? It was hilarious)
3. Heroes

3 Last Places I've traveled

1. St George
2. Newport Beach
3. Newport Beach again

3 Favorite Treats

1. Eclairs
2. Coke
3. pie

3 Things I'd buy if money weren't an issue

1. A dining room set... I'm sick of the big empty room. All though it's easy to vaccuum in there.
2. A contractor to finish the basment.
3. A souped up minivan. That's right, I said minivan. I love the one I have, I just want some more features.

There I did it.