Kasidee just looovvvves Minnie Mouse. The other day Kasidee was telling my mom about the phone call she got from Minnie. My mom asked her some questions about it, and then she asked, "Is Minnie married?" Kasidee replied, "Yeah, she's married because I saw her wear high heels once."
The other night when I was tucking Makenna in bed, I lifted the sheets up to straighten them. She had pulled knees up to her chest and had pulled her arms inside her nightgown. She giggled as she said, "Look! I'm in a chrysalis!"
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Sleeping Beauties
Ever since Kiera was little, she can't fall asleep without her teddy bear (named "Teddy.") I have enjoyed getting pictures of Kiera and Teddy together, and this is one of my favorites:
After I was done taking a few pics of Kiera with her bear, I glanced over and noticed Makenna had fallen asleep holding her bear (named "Cocoa") too! So sweet!
After I was done taking a few pics of Kiera with her bear, I glanced over and noticed Makenna had fallen asleep holding her bear (named "Cocoa") too! So sweet!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Catch-Up
It's been awhile since I blogged and I have a few things I want to post about, so here goes the catch-up!
For Christmas, we gave Makenna a "Butterfly Habitat." It is a pop-up mesh cage and you can send for caterpillars and wait for them to turn into butterflies. She was so excited, and it was a long wait for the caterpillars to arrive. Once they arrived, we had to leave them in the container they came in and we watched them eat and eat and get bigger and bigger. After a few weeks, they hung themselves upside-down to the top of the lid and they turned into chrysales (that's plural for chrysalis!) It was so cool to watch! Then after a couple more weeks, they (2 out of the 3 - I think one died) emerged from the chysalis and are beautiful painted lady butterflies! Makenna loves animals and creatures of all kinds, and because of her interest and passion, our whole family has been able to have this experience. And I must admit it is pretty cool to watch the transformation - it is nothing short of miraculous! And we all feel such a responsibility to care for these creatures! It has been a fun thing, and we are looking forward (but a little sad!) to releasing them outside in a few weeks!
During the weeks that we were waiting for the caterpillars to turn into their chrysales, Makenna and her cousin Luke found a caterpillar in the gutter, buried under some snow. I figured it was dead but she insisted on putting it in a paper cup and taking it inside. Within minutes, the caterpillar was moving around - Makenna was tickled that it was alive! (I hoped that we hadn't disrupted it's hibernation!) For a few weeks, she took care of the caterpillar and gave it lettuce to eat and water on a paper towel to drink. After a few weeks, imagine our surprise when we found it one day in a chrysalis! So now we're waiting for that one to "hatch" too! It has been fun!
Kasidee celebrated her 4 and 1/2 birthday! In preschool, we celebrate the summer birthdays on their half-year mark, and since Kasidee's birthday is in August we got to celebrate it in February! She was so excited, and she was especially surprised that Minnie Mouse (her favorite!) called our house to wish her a happy birthday! Pretty cool!
Quentin's grandma celebrated her 97th birthday! "Butterfly Grandma" (as my kids call her) is an inspiration. She is amazingly upbeat and just loves life. She got up in front of everyone in her high heels and told stories. She's just so darn cute.
(I thought this pic was cute - this is Grandma with her grandson Adam, who got married just before Grandma's birthday party!)
The weather lately has been so nice, and the girls have enjoyed playing outside. Kiera got rollerblades for Christmas, but she still prefers wearing my old ones - so Makenna gets to wear Kiera's new ones...And Kasidee recently learned how to rollerblade too!
Quentin surprised the girls and me on Valentine's Day morning with some treats and cute balloons! That night, Quentin and I had a date - we saw "Grease" at Woods Cross High.
In other news, Makenna began piano lessons in January and is surprising us by how much she is enjoying it. She is doing really well, and it's fun to see how quickly she is picking up on it!
For Christmas, we gave Makenna a "Butterfly Habitat." It is a pop-up mesh cage and you can send for caterpillars and wait for them to turn into butterflies. She was so excited, and it was a long wait for the caterpillars to arrive. Once they arrived, we had to leave them in the container they came in and we watched them eat and eat and get bigger and bigger. After a few weeks, they hung themselves upside-down to the top of the lid and they turned into chrysales (that's plural for chrysalis!) It was so cool to watch! Then after a couple more weeks, they (2 out of the 3 - I think one died) emerged from the chysalis and are beautiful painted lady butterflies! Makenna loves animals and creatures of all kinds, and because of her interest and passion, our whole family has been able to have this experience. And I must admit it is pretty cool to watch the transformation - it is nothing short of miraculous! And we all feel such a responsibility to care for these creatures! It has been a fun thing, and we are looking forward (but a little sad!) to releasing them outside in a few weeks!
During the weeks that we were waiting for the caterpillars to turn into their chrysales, Makenna and her cousin Luke found a caterpillar in the gutter, buried under some snow. I figured it was dead but she insisted on putting it in a paper cup and taking it inside. Within minutes, the caterpillar was moving around - Makenna was tickled that it was alive! (I hoped that we hadn't disrupted it's hibernation!) For a few weeks, she took care of the caterpillar and gave it lettuce to eat and water on a paper towel to drink. After a few weeks, imagine our surprise when we found it one day in a chrysalis! So now we're waiting for that one to "hatch" too! It has been fun!
Kasidee celebrated her 4 and 1/2 birthday! In preschool, we celebrate the summer birthdays on their half-year mark, and since Kasidee's birthday is in August we got to celebrate it in February! She was so excited, and she was especially surprised that Minnie Mouse (her favorite!) called our house to wish her a happy birthday! Pretty cool!
Quentin's grandma celebrated her 97th birthday! "Butterfly Grandma" (as my kids call her) is an inspiration. She is amazingly upbeat and just loves life. She got up in front of everyone in her high heels and told stories. She's just so darn cute.
(I thought this pic was cute - this is Grandma with her grandson Adam, who got married just before Grandma's birthday party!)
The weather lately has been so nice, and the girls have enjoyed playing outside. Kiera got rollerblades for Christmas, but she still prefers wearing my old ones - so Makenna gets to wear Kiera's new ones...And Kasidee recently learned how to rollerblade too!
Quentin surprised the girls and me on Valentine's Day morning with some treats and cute balloons! That night, Quentin and I had a date - we saw "Grease" at Woods Cross High.
In other news, Makenna began piano lessons in January and is surprising us by how much she is enjoying it. She is doing really well, and it's fun to see how quickly she is picking up on it!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
More Funnies
The other day as Kasidee and I were running errands, we drove past the high school. I said, "That's where you'll go to high school when you're older." Kasidee asked, "Is that where you went too?" I told her that no, I went to a different high school. She said, "I thought you went to all of the schools." So I started listing the elementary, junior high, high school and college that I went to. And then as an afterthought I said, "Oh! And did you know I went to preschool? It was called Young World and my teacher's name was Miss Laurie." Kasidee paused for nearly a minute and then said, "That's awkward."
A couple of months ago Makenna came home from school and said that they had a lesson about bullies. She was very serious when she said, "Mommy, it's okay to feel anger sometimes. Everyone feels angry sometimes. But it's not okay to hurt people - even their feelings - when you're angry. It's important to not let your anger turn to danger." I smiled, knowing that the lesson she had heard at school had stuck. So...yesterday Makenna brought home a pretty Valentine card that she had made at school. This is exactly what she wrote inside the card: "Happy Valintins Day! Have a Happy great day! thank you for my toys. and thank you for the Big Balloon that was a hart i love that! I will Love you all the time Even if i get angry. and i dont want my Anger to Turn to Danger. I Love You!"
When Kiera was little, I quickly realized that some of the "classic" children's movies can be scary or even teach things that I don't find appropriate. So we either avoid those or watch them with the girls so we can explain and have a good discussion. So the other day Kasidee wanted to watch "Frosty the Snowman" that we got from the library. Forgetting about the "corn cob pipe," I put it in for her. When I noticed the pipe, I started to say something, but Kasidee interrupted me and said, "Frosty has a hammer in his mouth. That's gross. I would never put a wooden hammer in my mouth." That was a good enough discussion for now!
A couple of months ago Makenna came home from school and said that they had a lesson about bullies. She was very serious when she said, "Mommy, it's okay to feel anger sometimes. Everyone feels angry sometimes. But it's not okay to hurt people - even their feelings - when you're angry. It's important to not let your anger turn to danger." I smiled, knowing that the lesson she had heard at school had stuck. So...yesterday Makenna brought home a pretty Valentine card that she had made at school. This is exactly what she wrote inside the card: "Happy Valintins Day! Have a Happy great day! thank you for my toys. and thank you for the Big Balloon that was a hart i love that! I will Love you all the time Even if i get angry. and i dont want my Anger to Turn to Danger. I Love You!"
When Kiera was little, I quickly realized that some of the "classic" children's movies can be scary or even teach things that I don't find appropriate. So we either avoid those or watch them with the girls so we can explain and have a good discussion. So the other day Kasidee wanted to watch "Frosty the Snowman" that we got from the library. Forgetting about the "corn cob pipe," I put it in for her. When I noticed the pipe, I started to say something, but Kasidee interrupted me and said, "Frosty has a hammer in his mouth. That's gross. I would never put a wooden hammer in my mouth." That was a good enough discussion for now!
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