Fun Times

Here is a random mix of what's been going on in our crazy household lately.

Signs that potty training could be coming faster than I had previously thought...

How can you get Eryn to actually look at the camera? Put her in front of a mirror! That girl LOVES to look at herself and make faces in the mirror! Reminds me of someone I know... MY DAD! Ha ha. I'll claim this strange behavior as from my side of the family. Face making in the mirror can be loads of fun!

Eryn has really advanced in her "castle building" skills. She's now building a base and understanding that the bigger it is at the bottom the taller you can make it before it falls over. Simple physics, but I was super proud of her for realizing this connection on her own the other day!

Brooke THROWS TANTRUMS! I NEVER thought that my sweet little baby would turn into a screaming monster like her sister, but it has happened. Eryn likes to provoke it (as any older sister would) and then they BOTH get into trouble for the yelling. I have noticed that Brooke will randomly start screaming if she's mad at Eryn regardless if Eryn wasn't even in the same room in a last ditched effort to get her big sister into trouble. Drama, drama, drama...

While on the computer I can usually look down and see this sight. Little girls begging for my attention!

The do play nice together most of the time.

We have our good days and our bad days, but the days keep coming ready or not! Eryn has been asking if she can go to school. She sees a million and one back to school ads on tv and is starting to realize that school is a thing for "big kids" and she thinks of herself as a big kid, so she's a little conflicted. Pre-school for the public school in our district doesn't start for her until next year.

Sorry we've been so long in between posts! Hopefully some exciting worth while events will crop up and require more interesting posts.

Impromptu Make Over

If you look closely you'll notice that there is a lovely shade of blue eye shadow (more on the left eye than the right), some lip stick, and a couple of blobs of mascara just below her eye brows. Doesn't she look beautiful?

As we walked into JCPenney I was distracted by a table of shirts that were super messy and as a result of years of retail experience (and a mild case of OCD) I had to stop to fold a couple of shirts. They have recently remodeled the make up area to include a brand called Sephoria and a number of testers that are somewhat low to the ground.

Mommy was distracted, so the curious 3 yr old figured out a way to take advantage of the opportunity! She darted over to the make up and in about 3 seconds helped herself to a number of products and managed to catch my attention as she was looking in a small mirror blowing herself a kiss.

Most moms would probably be like, "Oh how cute!" I was horrified!!!!!!! How does she know what to do with all of this stuff? I hardly ever put make up on and much less do so in front of her. I think that now I will have to hide the small amount of make up that I have at home in order to preserve it from future fun.

Whenever one of the children does something that we're not proud of we blame the other parent. I certainly can't blame Mike for her ability to put on make up, but she didn't get it from me either... Who's kid is she? Ha ha. I have a very firm belief that children come with their own little personalities and character traits at birth. This must be one of hers! Girly enough to instinctively know what to do with make up... *Sigh* I have daughters because I have no clue what to do with them!

Waiting For Daddy

Since I knew ahead of time that we'd have some time to kill while waiting for Mike the other day, I planned ahead! We took some bubbles and stopped at a little enclosed park area to play for a bit. Eryn was instantly soaked in bubble soap and refused to even look at me for fear that I would take the bubbles away. I really didn't care. It's just soap and it rinses right out anyhow. Brooke had fun walking around an picking the flowers. She is starting to become more and more independent and is now avoiding the camera as well. Why couldn't I have hams instead of camera shy divas?

Eryn was so excited to have her picture taken.

The great bug hunt!

Brooke's Growing Up

Brooke has hit a few milestones recently and I realized that I missed posting a couple of them on her last bragging post! Ha ha. Here they are...

Forward facing car seat!

The last bottle EVER for her!

Disgustingly cute... Check!

Tantrums? Yep. It can be so frustrating trying to play with the shape sorter. She is usually pretty easy going, but lately if something sets her off the tantrums start. It's not very often, but they are starting to become a more frequent event.

Bragging 'Bout Brooke

Brooke had her official 1 year check up today. (It was delayed a little due to my trip to Michigan.) She is in the 20th percentile for weight and 53rd percentile for height. The doctor said that she's looking good and that everything seems to be right on track. Aside from a little dandruff problem, she is in tip top shape. Before it was flaky itchy skin and now it's flaky itchy hair. Oh well, that is treatable and she will most likely out grow it like she has the eczema.

Brooke really likes to wear hats!

Here she is modeling her cute dress from Grandpa and Grandma McCorristin for her birthday! Wow did she get a lot of attention from people at church in this. I've never heard so many, "Oh how cute!" compliments. It didn't hurt that her little shoes matched it perfectly!

She not only likes to wear hats, but the occasional bucket too...

We have no idea where this idea came from, but she screams if you take it off. It's so funny!

Sewing Project

Eryn's bedding is a lovely combination of pinks and browns with sheets that have a pink and black strip pattern. Why? It was a bed in a bag set and it has bugged me for awhile that the sheets didn't really match the comforter.

So... Thanks to an idea from a neighbor I decided to make my own. I had the general idea of how to go about it and found some fabrics that matched perfect! While I was in Michigan I supervised my Mom in the sweat shop in the basement and we came up with these lovely pillow cases. She did a great job putting up with me while we were trying to put the idea into action.

They really did turn out well and the look great. Just as we were finishing Mom and I realized that we'd never done a sewing project together. Thank you to Anne for the idea to make pillow cases. She has yet again touched my life and brought my family closer together.

Rambling

Shopping Sucks...
Friday was, "run around like a chicken with you head cut off" day! We went a bunch of places and did a bunch of things. It's amazing to me how much longer it takes to do anything when you have 2 small children.

You think you can just run in and get milk or something and then go pay for it and leave. Ha! Halfway to the milk someone has to go potty. So, you go to the bathroom (which is on the other side of the store ALWAYS). On the trip back to the milk you find something that you just can't resist looking at for a couple of minutes. While looking at this item, you notice that there is a strange smell coming from the smiling overly happy infant. Grrrr... Back to the bathroom. After gagging and finally making it out of the bathroom you zoom past the items that distracted you, literally RUN to the milk, grab it, turn around and in your frenzy of grab and go you slam the gallon of cold milk into the side of an all ready crack 3 year old. The ensuing tantrum draws attention and you HAVE to spend time calming her down and explaining how it was an accident. Yes, that whole time the milk was sitting out and it's now warm. Switch it out for a fresh cold one and go get at the end of the longest line in the world because it's a Friday before a holiday and by the time you pay for it the milk is now warm again. Sigh.

This is why I HATE shopping with the children.

Date Night!
Saturday was a great day! Mike and I dropped off the little ones with his parents and went to go see "Inception" on the IMAX. Oh wow! That movie was really interesting and some of the slow motion shots were so beautiful. After the movie we went up to the original Crown Burger in SLC were Adam Richmond (the guy from Man vs. Food) went when he was here in February. It was pretty amazing! The pastrami on the hamburger made it very memorable. It was a little more pricey than I had expected, but hey... We went somewhere that Man Vs Food went so it was definitely the "cool factor". Ha ha! It was wonderful to have some time alone without the little ones to be able to just enjoy being with each other.

Running?
This last week I realized that I needed to do something for myself. I've been stressed and going a little insane with the demands of Mommyhood and just the stresses of life. I'm not a runner, but I figured that trying to run/jog/walk quickly was probably a good place to start. I required no special equipment to do it and it would be nice to just get out of the house for a little while.

I went 4 of the 5 week days last week and can honestly say that it doesn't totally suck. Yeah, I'm not a fan of running or exercise really, that's no secret. I think that it's a nice break away from what I do all day everyday and my mind enjoys the freedom of the road. It's something that I am surprised to see myself doing, but at the same time I think that I am even more surprised that I can really say that it's becoming addicting. My introvert personality really likes it. I NEVER get to just be alone with 2 kids and a husband. Mike doesn't seem to mind having his alone time to watch TV or use the computer either.