Ugh...

I promise I'll get around to the Charly/Kenna story that again involves the bean bag chair...but I'm sick, and tired. Yeah, I know...I'm still up, and it's late. But, as soon as I'm done here, I'm passing out in my nice, warm bed!
My sweet Daphne also had to get shots this morning, so it was a really ROUGH day, and I suspect a rough night is ahead. One positive, of her having to go to the doctor's appointment, is that I now know how big my sweet baby is. :) She's 13lbs. 9oz. and 26 inches long. Doc said her weight puts her in the 40th percentile, which means that she weighs more than 40% of the babies that are her age. And, her height puts her in the 90th percentile. She's lean and long, and super sweet!

I am happy to report that Kenna did have an accident free day! She wore panties while we went to the doctor, then to lunch with my Mom, then to the store for gas, then Target for waffles, and then a 2 hour nap. :) NO ACCIDENTS! I am very looking forward to potty training being done! She just kept saying "No pee on Minnie". :) GO KENNA!!! As a reward, I even bought her Dora the Explorer socks...she was so excited to get them. I'll buy all the Dora socks I can find if it means no more diapers. Let's hope it's done really soon...please cross your fingers for me! :)

I promise, I'll try to update tomorrow. :)

Rough couple of days...

I have a couple good updates, but man, I am exhausted, so tonight it's a short and sweet update!

My sweet Daphne is now four months old. She is an amazing sleeper. I usually put her down for bed between 8-9pm. And, she'll sleep all night. If Charly has school, I'll wake her up at 740a, to get her loaded in the car, so Charly can get to school by 8am. Then, she'll fall back asleep in the car, and sleep until 9 or so. If Charly does not have school, Daphne will usually wake up at 6 or 7a, have breakfast, and back to snoozing. She is by far my easiest baby. I think of it as my reward for surviving Kenna as a baby. :) Kenna was often up multiple times during the night, until about 16 months. Charly was another easy baby (sleeping through the night at 5 weeks), but was awake A LOT during the day.
Anyhow, Daphne has started teething, making my sweet angel a grumpy mess. She's constantly drooling, and loves to chew on her fists. :( I've been Orajel-ing her, and giving her the pacifier, but she ends up spitting it out and going back to gnawing on her hands. She's our little baby zombie. :) I see no signs of teeth, so if she's anything like Charly, she'll be like this for another month or so before those teeth actually break through. Wish me luck!

Daphne Elizabeth on her 4 month birthday. :)

Charly lost another tooth. Thank goodness! It was definitely a snaggle tooth! At least now, her teeth are a little more even. :) The teeth losing stage is definitely a goofy stage...but she's still a beautiful girl! HOWEVER...Charly FORGOT to inform her Mother and Father that she plucked the tooth out, when she was supposed to be sleeping, and just put it under her pillow. In the morning, she told me that she lost it, and went looking for the money. Much to everyone's surprise, there was no money, or tooth. So, at this point, she's in tears. How could the tooth fairy just take the tooth, and not pay her for it!?! That's stealing! So, I tell Charly to go downstairs, and Mom will come to the rescue to see if the tooth fairy had to place the money somewhere else! Well, I found the money! PHEW! It was waiting for her on the window sill. :) We came to the conclusion that after the tooth fairy gathered Charly's tooth, Charly must have moved her head, making it impossible for the tooth fairy to get the money under the pillow. And, since she didn't have a pen or paper, she had to put it on the sill and HOPE that Charly found it. Good thing Mom has lost teeth before, and knew where to start looking. ;) So, crisis averted, and Charly was happy to announce that she got 8 quarters! O my!

Charly Reanna...those 2 front teeth are gone,
but the permanent ones are quickly coming in. :)

 Kenna...well, she's Kenna. Her new favorite toy is the beans from Charly's bean bag chair. I have another update on that (that's a long post!), so maybe tomorrow! But, let's just say she's found the zipper about 10 times in the last 48 hours! Oh yeah! She's about to be grounded from the dang chairs! LOL! She's my loveable, crazy, wild child, Kenna. :) Couldn't imagine her any other way!

Kenna Merrin striking a pose. :)

Well, good night! I'll be back tomorrow, to fill you in on the beans. :) Thank goodness my sister and brother in law got me a camera for Christmas, so I have proof of all their craziness. :)

Charly has a bestie!

Charly is a beautiful, smart and wonderful 7 year old. I love her so much. That said, she sometimes struggles in the friends department. She is a very reserved child, and sometimes has to warm up to people, before she will friend them. But, when she does, she goes all in!

My sweet Charly Reanna!

 Well, at the beginning of February, Charly was invited to a sleep over. She was so excited to get the invitation. When I opened it up, inside, there was a note, from the girl's mother. It basically said "My child is only inviting 4 girls, to attend this sleep over. We would love for your child to stay, but if she can't, please call immediately, so we can invite another child". Charly BEGGED me to let her go. I didn't know if it was a good idea. Not because it's something new, but because I didn't know if Charly would follow through. Earlier in the school year, she was invited to another little girl's birthday party (not a sleepover), and made her self sick at the thought of being dropped off at the party. So, she ended up not going. So, I told Charly "If I call her mother, and tell her you are going, I expect you to go". She promised me that she would. Swore up one side and down the other...she was so excited. So, I decided, what the heck, and I made the phone call to RSVP, yes. Well, the Saturday came, and still she was ecstatic! She couldn't wait to get there. The time finally came that it was time to go. She was packed and ready! Out the door we go. We get there, and Charly runs off with the other little girls, and I stayed a few (to let Charly get comfortable...but really didn't need to) minutes, to talk with the Mom. I let her know that Charly has never had a stayover (besides with my parents), so I didn't know if she'd stay. Well, boy did she prove me wrong. She had the best time ever!
And, since then, Charly has talked about this little girl non-stop. On her papers at home she writes "xxx is my best friend" or "xxx BFF!" I love it! On Monday, the little girl came to our house. They asked if they could do art stuff. Well, I had some finger paints and lots of paper, so I let them have at it, while Kenna was sleeping, and I was taking care of Daphne. Oh my gosh! Did they make a mess! LOL! Paint was everywhere! There was paper on the table, but the paint was so far over it, that half the table was painted purple and green. There was green paint on the floor where it had spilled, and then they walked in it. Most of the footprints were at the table, but then I could see them going to the kitchen sink, and then to the bathroom! LOL! So, I said "Alrighty, girls! You made a huge mess, so let's have a clean up moment, and you can play again, when we're done." They immediately started cleaning up! They did a fabulous job! Though, I really regret not having pictures of the mess! LOL! Charly cleaned the table (since she was the one that got paint on the table), and the little girl took the floor (since she was the one that got the paint on the floor). It was done in no time.
Then, I tell them, they need to clean up their hands. They get all cleaned up and I go into the bathroom! OH MY! There was a paint explosion in the bathroom! I mean, it was everywhere! The sink and mirror were covered, from them trying to wash their hands. Then, where they didn't get all the paint off, it got wiped onto the towel. And, then, from it being on their shoes, it was all over the floor. Charly said "Please tell me we don't have to clean the bathroom too!" hehe! No, I cleaned it. Thankfully the paint is washable, and it was cleaned up, again, in no time! And, really, though it was everywhere, it wasn't a big deal. And, the girls were having fun! But, I really, really should have gotten pictures...it was hysterical!
So, back to Charly having a bestie...they called each other and talked on the phone last night. It was so cute hearing the conversation. They talked about everything, no matter how miniscule the detail, it was made known. :) I love hearing her talk on the phone. And, man, did they giggle like school girls...guess it's a good thing they are! That saying is there for a reason. :)
Then, tonight, Charly went over to her house after school! They had sloppy joes for dinner, and Charly informed me, when she got home, that she really liked them, and hopes we make them some night soon. :) And, she has been invited to stay at their house this weekend. I haven't told her yet, but I think I'm going to say yes. She'll be a VERY happy little Charly. :)
This little girl is a very nice little girl. I'm so happy that Charly is friends with a nice girl, instead of only having 'frienemies', as she puts it (you know friends one day, and not the next). YAY for Charly coming out of her shell, and embracing new things! Gosh, I love her so much!!

My craftiness, part 2

So, a week ago (in the 'brought to you by the letter C' post), I mentioned that I was getting crafty, and was so excited about it. Well, I couldn't post pictures of what the girls did, because they had to fire the ceramic pieces. Well, we got them back today! They are fabulous!!! My brother in law actually got his today! It was for his birthday a couple weeks ago, but trying to find the time when Kenna wasn't grumpy, and Charly wasn't sassy took some time. :) Anyhow...here is the finished product...

Obviously, Uncle Dan is my brother in law. He is a football fan (Go Falcons!), so the girls made him his own Super Bowl...except he gets a Souper Bowl. :) Those little men in the bowl, are finger people. Kenna got to paint the face and bottom of the bowl. The bottom is red with sparkles, and the top is blue (as you can see). Then, Charly and Kenna made little football players, with their fingerprints (Daphne's fingerprint was a wee too small, so she didn't get to help on this one). Then, I added the arms & legs, the football, helmets and faces. :) I think they are so cute! And, I'm 99.99999999% sure that Uncle Dan absolutely loved it! And, the best part is that he can actually use it! Though, I suspect he won't! They don't crack and are dishwasher and microwave safe! It is so stinkin' cute!!!

Happy crafting!

*Screech* That's scary!

Kenna is certainly my wild child. She is almost fearless, some would say. She's most definitely a bruiser. If she falls and skins up her knee, she might cry, but then she'll come running over to me and say "Kiss it, Mommy", and when I do, it's like my lips are a magical power, because the boo boo suddenly stops hurting. :) Charly has always ran with purpose. She has always tried to figure out the quickest route to get from point A to point B. Kenna tries that, but it ends up as a zig zag. I swear she couldn't run a straight line to save her life. But, that's what I love about her. She's spunky. :) Anyhow, back to the fearless part. This child just gets right in the middle of stuff and goes.
WELL...Charly has discovered Kenna's kryptonite! When she sees this dang thing, she screams! She squeals! The tears come! She just keeps yelling "That's scary!", as she's flipping out! Wanna know what it is?!?!






It's a Dora bath toy tree! Yup...a tree!

There ya go! LOL! I mean, there is nothing (AT ALL) scary about this tree. It doesn't have anything that jumps out at you. It doesn't do anything. In the little window (when there's water in it), she'll see Swiper the Fox. But, that's not even the scary part to her. Just seeing the tree, brings on the shakes, and squeals! Now, when Kenna doesn't do what Charly wants her to, Charly tries to chase her with it! Oh my! I just wish I could understand my wild girl! Any ideas!?!

It's snowing...beans??

NOTE TO SELF: If Kenna is being quiet, CHECK ON HER!

This morning I was trying to get some work done around the house, as well as, on my computer. Kenna is normally a busy body, and plays with her toys, sometimes loudly. I noticed she was being unusually quiet. I walk into the girls' toy room to check on her. And, much to my surprise, she has found the 2 zippers, to the bean bag chair (one zipper spot, double zipped for added security...just not for a 2 year old!). There are little white beans EVERYWHERE!

Do you have any idea how hard it is to clean up these dang beans! She has probably dumped out a third of the bag! They are little foam balls, that are full of static. They cling to everything, and blow around when the air isn't even moving! Kenna could not get them off of her!

 So, I get the bright idea, to get a cup, to clean then up. This should be easy, right!?! WRONG! They stick to everything (did I mention that already), and when you move the cup to the bean bag chair, to dump, they float into the air! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!

Geez!! This is taking so long! Who knew such a beautiful and smart two year old could cause so much mayhem!?! Progress is slow, but we're getting somewhere. Then, somebody, decides to take a break and play! Who has time for snow angels!?!?!

Goofy and Mickey Mouse, that's who! Instead of helping clean the mess, they got right in the middle of it, and took turns making snow angels. :) I'll let it slide this time, but only because this was their first winter in Kentucky, and we didn't get any snow (that's amounted to anything!).

Thankfully, my little mayhem creator was also there to help in the aftermath! In the end, it is all cleaned up, except for a few floating beans. I love Kenna Merrin, even if she is my wild child!

They need to make a tiny little lock, for the zipper. The double zipper idea is a great concept, unless you have a two year old! :) Oh, happy days!

Doodle marks the spot

As I sit here eating grapes, I figured I would talk about the weekend that has absolutely flown by!
Kenna has a marker obsession. I think she really only has this obsession for the fact that everything she writes on has her stamp of approval on it. Friday evening, she drew on her bean bag chair, her sister's bean bag chair, herself, and the kitchen table. Luckily she got hold of a dry erase marker, so it came off of everything fairly easily. Then, I get to the bean bag chair. I think, I'll wash Charly's first, since Kenna will probably draw all over hers again anyhow. We'll start with the one that didn't do it. I'm thinking that when I undo the zipper of the bean bag chair, that the 'beans' will be a mesh case, like a pillow case or something. NOPE! They are completely loose! So, here I am, in the laundry room, trying to get creative with containing the beans. I think to myself, 'I'll put them in a garbage bag. This should be easy!' WRONG! Oh my goodness...what a freakin' nightmare! I finally get one garbage bag filled, and gave up. There were SO many loose beans all over the floor. Every time I moved the bean bag, it would send 10 more beans whisking across the floor. It looks like we're having a white Christmas, in our house! There are beans everywhere!! I still have to figure out what to do with the rest of the beans, so I can get this dang bean bag chair washed! Oh, a box! I have a big box! Finally!! I get them all dumped in the box, and the chair washed! Thankfully, all the work and wave of snowy white beans is not for nothing, because ALL of the marker marks came out!
Now, onto the child! Kenna is covered in marker! And, she's so proud of it. She proudly marched out into the living room to show off her marker. She was so excited to get a picture of all the marks. Geez! So, I get her in the tub. After multiple scrubbing attempts, we get the marker off her leg and arm, but it is NOT coming off of her face. Dry erase marker is not easy to get off of skin! So, my poor kiddo spends the next 12 hours with a marker face, until we do bath time again, on Saturday! Thankfully, it came off! So, when we were in public on Saturday, it didn't look like my child was a football player. :)

On Saturday, I took the 3 girls (Charly, Kenna and Daphne) to the movies. We also invited a friend of Charly's and my parents. We saw 'We Bought A Zoo'. We have a theater that plays second run movies, so you get the fun experience of going to the movies, without paying an arm and a leg. Thankfully, because, I like my arms and legs. :) It was a cute movie. However, it was not quite how I expected it to be, based on the previews. I expected a bit more kid friendly, though it was fine. I thought it'd be more about the animals and zoo factor, than their life...I dunno how to explain it. But, it was good! Charly and her friend enjoyed it. Kenna got bored and started running from one end of the isle to the other. Thankfully, she was being quiet, is shorter than the seats, and the theater wasn't packed. :)
Today, was a restful day. Okay, well except for me having to make a several hour trip to the grocery store, with Charly, and our coupon binder. But, it was fun! And, we are set on our meal planning adventures. :) Good times! I hope everyone else had an eventful weekend. :)