First Run-In With The Law!

Unfortunately, no one has created my genius invention of a carseat that kids can't get out of, so, often times as we're driving along, I hear "mom, Abby unbuckled herself" or "Haley unbuckled herself". Now, I always tell the girls that things will make them bloody, because they understand that a lot more than "dead". So, I am always explaining to them that it's really important to stay buckled because if we got in a crash, they would get bloody.

The other day I was so frustrated with the unbuckling that we took a little detour to drive around the parking lot of the county building. I thought that would be a good place to find a sheriff. It wasn't. But, yesterday morning, I looked out our front window and noticed a Highway Patrol parked a little bit down the street. So, we took a little field trip to get a lesson from a "police officer" (I don't know if that's the correct name for a highway patrol). I asked him if he would mind telling my daughters how important it is to stay buckled and he said that was actually his WHOLE job that day; ticketing people for not wearing seatbelts.

Abby, being the friendly child that she is, enthusiastically told him about her new tutu. The officer then told the girls that if they unbuckled themselves, that we would be pulled over and the police man would write mommy and daddy a ticket AND he would TAKE AWAY THEIR TUTUS! Isn't that awesome? It's only been two days, but they have not unbuckled since.

Pool and Pizza Party!

On Sunday we went to a SUPER fun pool and pizza party. The parents of one of our friends from our Bible study built a pizza oven in their backyard and invited our whole Bible study over for a fun afternoon of swimming and eating! Their backyard was BEAUTIFUL. They had made massive amounts of homemade pizza dough and had every sort of sauce, cheese, and topping that you can imagine. It was so fun to hang out with friends, create delicious pizzas, and play in the pool. It was the first time the girls really played in a pool. Abby put her face in the water a few times as well as going all the way under (and touching the bottom with her foot)! She was quite the fish. They loved playing and playing and playing on the steps, too.
THANK YOU MIKE AND PAM!

The amazing pizza bar:)

Haley enjoying her personal pizza!


Playing on the steps of the pool:)

Sethy hanging with Auntie Laura (he was not a fan of the pool)!

Abby enjoyed some non-alcoholic sangria after her dip in the pool.

Sleeping

I recently posted that it was Seth's first night sleeping in his crib, and the update is that he is doing so well. He's had two nights of sleeping through the night, and all the other nights he's only woken up once!

Truth

Last night, when Abby was in the bathtub, she said, "I'm learning to follow directions of mommy and daddy." Oh, if only that was true.

If only everything a three year old says was true:

"I didn't hit my sister."
"I didn't give my brother paper."
"I didn't stick a tablet in my nose."
"I didn't pee on that book."
"I didn't stick my hand in syrup."
"I didn't put soap on my toothbrush."
"I didn't wipe poop on that towel."

Seth Update

I feel like I haven't posted anything about Seth in a while, so, here's a little update on the boy. As of Saturday, he actually likes to eat "solid" food. He'll keep opening his mouth for more and more. He likes peas, avocados, bananas, tofu, and rice cereal.

He got his first tooth last week (the front, bottom, right one) and is now getting it's neighbor. His favorite thing to teethe on right now is watermelon rind.


Also, tonight is the first night he is sleeping in his own room. Well, I hope he'll be sleeping. He's been looking so big in the co-sleeper that he's been in in our room. Now, sleeping in his crib, he looks so small! Anyway, here's to hoping for a good night of sleep:)

A Day On The Farm

On Saturday I hosted a friends' baby shower, so Carey had to take all three kids out of the house for a few hours. He met my parents and they all went out to "A Day On The Farm", an event that was happening at the fair grounds that day.
The girls got to grind corn

pump water


play games from "the olden days"


milk a cow (well, a fake one)


make corn husk dolls



I was told that they had a great time and that the morning was free of any meltdowns (how come I never get a morning like that?)! Oh ya, and they tasted some fresh goat cheese and on Sunday afternoon, the first thing Abby said when she woke up from her nap was, "Mom, that goat cheese was really good." Apparently it made an impact!

The Tea Parties Are Working!

On Friday morning we went out to breakfast as a family. That was the first time we took the girls to an actual restaurant (as opposed to places like Fresh Choice where you pay ahead of time so that you can abort the mission if need be) and they did SO well. The waitress did not believe us when we said it was their first time in a restaurant. They were polite. They didn't spill anything. They talked quietly. It was really great.

The Artists

Today was the first time the girls each drew a picture, that, when they told us what they had drawn, we could see it!

Abby drew a spider:


Haley drew a bus:

If you look carefully you can see the yellow wheels. She said that buses need a lot of wheels!