More Conversations to Remember

Here the girls have made another "nest" to play in and are actually reading quietly to themselves!

Leila woke up at 3AM the other day to go to the bathroom.  As I tucked her back into bed
L: this is my right hand and this is my left, right?
She was correct and I told her so...such a weird thing to worry about in the middle of the night!

I think it is funny when kids say things incorrectly because they mishear us.  I correct them, but still think that they are funny!  A few from Leila:

L: Can I have two orioles for dessert? (Oreos)

L: I hear my sister's cereal, they go "crap, snackle, pop" (snap, crackle, pop)

L: I want the Cocoa Petals! (Cocoa Pebbles cereal)

L: Dada, can I help you husher? (Jer was ushering at church)
 

Henry can be a bit of a messy eater.  He likes to get his hands in there.

Here Stella is doctoring this rooster,

 making sure his eyes are healthy.

 Here Stella is crying because I gave her apples covered in cool whip and mixed with snickers bars as her "fruit" serving.  How dare I?

 In the car the other day I was talking to Jer and I hear from the back
S: Mommy I have an idea.
A: (still talking to Jer)
S: Mommy I have an idea.
A: What?
S: I don't know.

Another one that Stella mispronounces...
Every time we see water fountains I point them out to the girls because they love them, and because it is fun to hear Stella call them "water mountains."

The other morning during a cold snap
S: I wanna wear a dress.
A: It is too cool today, I think we will wear pants.
S: Can I wear a shirt?
A: Yes, you can wear a shirt too.

Messy

Apparently it is a bad idea to leave a full cup of baby food on the edge of the tray.

It is hard to tell that it is night time with the flash, but Stella is sleeping that way.  After Leila told me that angels come and put their books away during the night, I admitted to them that I knew that they were reading after we tucked them in and it was ok, and in fact I am the one who puts the books away.

Who can resist the cuteness of a baby in dino jammies?

Not me.

 

Life Happens

Apparently if you hold Henry up over you after he eats, he might puke on you.  Jer learned this lesson the hard way.

Henry and Zoe are getting closer together in size!

This is a glimpse into a day with 7 children, lots of mess, see how many kids you can find!

Leila still wants to hold Henry all the time, he usually wants to crawl away but this time managed a smile for a great picture :)

Stella wants to help feed Henry, or get in the highchair herself!

It was warm and sprinkling the other day, so Stella went out to splash in the puddles on the deck.

I love this picture, it captured the movement of the fun she was having!

Last Saturday was the Coast Guard 10k, you can tell the kids are excited!  (Or not)

They did have fun on the playground though.  Leila had a great time climbing all through it and Stella...

She spent the whole time throwing pebbles.

Then we sat toward the finishline and watched for Jer.

Leila gave him a high five as he passed by.  He finished with a time of 47:38 - a personal best!

We finished the swing set!!  It was a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't had time to put a picture up.  The kids love it and play on it a ton, I am so happy with it.

Another Photo Session

I felt like I got good ones of Henry, so I just did the girls again.  This is my favorite of Stella.

A lot were like this.

She took some convincing to pose.

I had to take a bunch of pictures of bunny posed first.

This is my favorite of Leila.  She didn't mind posing.

The hardest part with her was getting a natural smile.

Especially one where she remembered to stay posed.