Updates from a sick household.....

That title probably doesn't bring for a lot of warm lovelies, does it? Everyone in our household has been suffering from some sort of cold/fever/flu type bug lately. Even Kenny our fish seems a bit peeked around the gils.

It's been a few weeks since our last update and even though I have no new pictures this week (insert big collective gasp here), I still wanted to share some cute things the girls are up to.

Both Kaira and Noelle have learned to say "Bless you" and if you sneeze or cough they will both offer you a little "bess-ou".

Kaira surprised me the other day (actually, I think she did it to Steve first) when I was changing Noelle's diaper and she walked over and say "coos-me" so that I'd move over and let her pass.

The girls are still learning that I am in fact BOTH of their mother as evidenced by their newest game called "MY mama". It goes something like this:

Noelle - "My mama" as she grabs on to a leg and squeezes tight.

Kaira - "My mama" following her sisters actions.

Noelle - "MY mama"

Kaira - "MY MAMA!!!"

I'll stop there.....I'm sure you get the picture.

That's all my fuzzy headed brain can remember for now!! Hopefully we all feel better soon and can get some newer pictures posted later this week.

My Tuesday Night....and other fun facts

Steve had band practice Tuesday night so in his absence I decided to keep busy in the kitchen.

English muffin dough rising in the oven:


Bread dough from a fabulous book called "Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day". If you've ever wanted to try and make your own bread, I highly recommend this book. You basically mix 4 ingredients in a large quantity, store in the fridge, and when you wants bread, pull out a hunk of dough and throw it in the oven.


Homemade yogurt culturing away in the crockpot:


...and some pizza dough to boot:


All while watching Rebel Without A Cause.....


In other news...we got a fish! We call him Kenny and Kaira will occasionally make a stop in the dining room and tilt her sweet little face up to the fish bowl and wave "hi kenny, hi kenny, hi kenny".


Leg warmers courtesy of Nana and Grandpa:


They're still lovin' the tiger and bear from Grammy and Grandpa:


Papa reading a story and bedtime:


Playing well together:



They love playing with the daycare nap mats:


Bubble wrap....every child should own a piece of bubble wrap!


Here's a recent outing....Steve and I took the girls to the water front and walked a big circle (east/west of the river).



See you next week!

Hello family and friends....so today was our second visit to a church we recently discovered. We left the girls in the children's room last week but it didn't go so well. Even though we were able to stay throughout the whole service, we could hear Noelle crying hysterically from the floor below the sanctuary. Not exactly a success. We had much better luck this time around! Both Noelle and Kaira did great! In fact when I walked in to the room to get them, Noelle turned in her chair to face me and said as calm and pleasantly as could be, "Hi Mama" and then promtly went back to her coloring.......I was shocked! I guess I should give the girl more credit....

Here are a few pictures from this last week:

Looks like Downward Dog but she was really practicing Gorilla pose:


We've tought Kaira how to say "Happy!"


Checkin' out the great outdoors:


The kids did a collage using SOFT cotton balls and ROUGH sand paper. And lots of glue!


Noelle's:


They really do like the horse....they just aren't sure about being on it at this point:


Boinga, boinga, boinga:


Playing with the rice bins:




****Gotta cut in for a second and tell you how cute Kaira is being. I'm sitting on the couch with the laptop on my lap and she is crouching behind it saying "Ah mama go"? (By the way...AH means WHERE in their world) Then she jumps up and says "Boo"!!! Okay...back to the pictures....

Playing with the water bin:


They pretty much do everything with the highchairs except for actually put their dolls in them:



Finally, here's a picture of my beautiful new roller skates that Steve got me for Christmas. Roller Derby here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


More to come next week!

Random Pictures

Hi friends and family! Here are some random pictures of the girls taken this last week and a half.

We did a little painting project last week:



Noelle had a few days where as soon as Steve got home from work, she'd beg for his jacket:



Noelle loves to read, especially with Papa!


Another shot of Noelle playing with a Christmas gift from Grammy and Grandpa:

Fingerpainting (otherwise known as wth was mommy thinking?)

Today we decided to embrace messiness and do some fingerpainting. So as not to cause too much craziness, I made some non-toxic paint by dyeing (sp???) a few things of vanilla pudding (one green, one blue) and threw in a chocolate for good measure.



We start out fairly well....notice she's already tried to taste the paint though ( I never indicated it was okay to eat by the way)



Across the way, N is working studiously...never once does she try to eat the paint. I almost felt bad for her and am still debating giving her a pudding snack later today. (K is cut off!)


Pan back over to K.....mmmm...this tastes yummy....s'ok mama...quality control


Let me just check this out here...


I like finger painting mama!


Meanwhile....here is K after I took away her "paints". Because let's face it...what 16 month old needs to eat 3 pudding snacks in one sitting?


I think it might be a while before we try finger painting again. :-)

"Painting" the new fence.

Yay!! Look at our new fence! I'm so happy to have it....no more running after the girls as they take off in different directions down the sidewalk. Steve did a great job!


I set out a bucket of water and some unused paintbrushes so the girls could paint the fence


Noelle would rather use the brush like a sucker


Kaira is mesmerized by the water

a couple of updated pictures for grammy and grandpa

I set them up with "feelie goop". Basically a mixture of cornstarch and water. It's so simple but has the most interesting consistency. Notice how neither girl could stop from sampling it.

Can't wait to see you guys in a few weeks!









I set them up with "feelie goop". Basically a mixture of cornstarch and water. It's so simple but has the most interesting consistency. Notice how neither girl could stop from sampling it.

It's a Start...

...not the best video, but it counts... those are steps...

Good Morning, Grammy & Grandpa...

What another post...but it hasn't been 3 months yet?!?!

Yep, that's right....we're in an update frenzy. Check out the (semi-)cool things we did this week:

Noelle enjoys challenging her new-found ability to stand by engaging in the edgy new x-treme sport: toy surfing

Here's a replay:

the crowd gasps:

She's happy.... believe it or not:

Noelle poses for the new Guitar World Magazine cover (typical guitar pose):"I hear things"