A Funny Little Story

Yesterday, We were getting ready to bath Brynn. I helped her take off her clothes in the living room, then she ran to the bathroom. As she was leaving, Dallin noticed her backside. He started to laugh and said,"She is so small. She does not even have a butt, just a crack for her thighs to fit in.".

First days of school.

Lauren started preschool this past Wednesday. There are six kids in her class. Me and the five other mothers rotate weeks teaching. It is great because the kids are getting the preschool experience, they are with kids that they will go to school with( so they will already have friends), and it is free.

Lauren loves it! She has instructed me to call her either "Preschool Girl", or " Preschool Lauren" from now on. I went with her on the first day so I could help out. I was thinking about going the next time, because the first few times can be crazy until the kids learn the rules, and the routine. On our way home that first day Lauren said "Mom, can you just drop me off tomorrow like the other kids moms? I think it would be much funner and then I will just tell you what I did when I get home.". She is by far our most independent kid. I am very pleased that she is so confident. I know that she will do great because she is a good listener, loves to learn, and she enjoys being around other people.
Kenley and Dallin went back to school on 8-24-09. They both have done great, and have made new friends. They both have great teachers as well.

Dallin has done so much better at adjusting to a full day away from home than I had feared. It is hard for him, he wishes that he could be picked up half way through the day, but he still goes and works hard. He is excited because he is reading so well. He told me the other night that he thinks he has a great brain. I think he is correct.

Kenley is doing great in 3rd grade. She misses her 2nd grade teacher though. She has made new friends and is doing great with her timed reading lists. We are very pleased with her, and all her hard work.

Honesty + imagination = Lauren

Yesterday Lauren pointed to my face, and said "I love you there!". I thought that she was pointing to my chin (I almost always have these red bumps there, but it is always worse with hormones, and being pregnant results in a lot of hormones.) so I said, "My chin?". She replied "No, your cheeks. You need to get rid of those bumps on your chin. You should ask the Dr." I asked her how she thought that the Dr. would get them off. She told me he would use water and a knife. He would gently scrape all the bumps off with the knife. I then asked her what he would need the water for then, and she said, " To wash all the blood off." If only that would work!!!

Create!

Kenley had her first solo baking experience yesterday. I was in the kitchen with her, but I was working on something else. She made fruit Z bars. They are these sweet treats made with zucchini and coconut. She did a great job. They were delicious.
I saw an idea for a bib made out of wash clothes that had sleeves. I loved it so I had to try one. It was a bit tricky to figure out how to make the neck opening big enough for her head to go through, but small enough that it would still cover tightly enough to protect clothing from food stains. I think I got it though, and I have the supplies to make 3 more, now I need to find the time to do it. I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Brynn has used it a couple of times, and it worked great.

So far she likes it. She was getting sick of her other bibs, and could take them off herself, but she can not get this one off alone.

Heaven or cannibal???

This morning during breakfast Lauren said "Did you know that my mouth is Heaven, because these (her cereal) are all people." Dallin responded with "No that would just make you a cannibal." Who needs a comedy channel when these kids are around.

garden goodness

I think this is the cutest baby artichoke ever. I can't believe that this is growing in our backyard.
Dallin is standing next to our nearly 6 feet tall tomato plants.

Lauren is next to our zucchini plants. They are nearly as tall as she is.

Harvest time.

We have watched our corn pop up in rowes.

Homemade ruhbarb jam. We picked the rhubarb out of the backyard, found a recipe, and mixed it up. Yum Yum.

Oh Brynn, what are we going to do with you!

Many of you know that Brynn has a nose issue. She loves the feel of things tickling her inside her nose. Well, tonight she put a Perler bead up there. Luckily Cody was able to get it out by using a crochet hook and tweezers. I hope she grows out of this soon!!!
She is really good at holding still for extractions though. (this is the second time Cody has had to lay her down and use tweezers to remove something. The first time it was a paint chip the size of my finger nail.)