Friday, December 11, 2015

Molly's 1st piano recital!

I'll start here since I'm still so pleased with what a great job she did. Molly had her 1st piano recital last night, and she did great. Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I genuinely enjoy watching piano recitals, school band concerts, anything like that. I thought all the kids did a really good job. When talk of the recital started in October, she was not into it at all. Being a pain in the ass mother, I forced my will on her and before she could say "Therapy" a song was picked. For all of October and most of November, she insisted that she would never be able to do it. It would be impossible, she wasn't good enough, people will boo her. Somewhere towards the end of November, she was able to play the song and although still apprehensive, she softened a bit. I even was able to stop bribing and forcing her to practice. Last night after assuring her that if someone booed her all of the other parents and I would collectively kick their ass, she agreed to give it try. A nice new dress didn't hurt either. She had a couple tough moments, but she persevered and finished strong. I asked her if she was proud of herself and she said she really was and that she thought she did a good job. I'm glad I imposed my will on her.
I give you, We Three Kings! Ra  


Jon Isaac and Molly with Mr. Millis. Jon Isaac did great too. Holly and I were so relieved they didn't start balling and quit.
Maggie was a supportive sister.
My Christmas room. This is about all I can manage as far as decorating goes, so it pretty much stops at this room.
We bought Dink a new bed and Maggie rode around Sam's club like this.
She looks so peaceful.
Nothing like a yoga play date with your friend!
Followed by a picnic!

Maggie loves dressing up at the Jordan's house. Holly thought she looked like a bar wench hahaha.
The kid's had a blast at Colbie's 5th birthday! This was their favorite activity: Playing with the drain pipe. They would push it up the hill, get inside and roll it down. Molly came home with some scratches, but I think it was worth it. I told Ramsey, "I know what the girls are going to ask for for Christmas!"
Malia had a face painter at her party. 
Looking a little too pleased with herself if you ask me
Haircuts! They are always wanting to chop off their hair. There was no sense in fighting it. We're all very happy now.

I'll finish with some fancy pictures that we had taken in November. Andrea Hauck took them and they turned out great!








Monday, November 2, 2015

Fall!

It's mostly fallish now so we've been up to the things that you do in the fall. 
Like comfortably walking to the park to meet friends. It was still kind of warm of course and Maggie did get cranky on the walk home (there is just so much damn sun everywhere!) but no one got heat stroke. It wasn't anything that stripping down naked once you cross the threshold couldn't fix.
Halloween baby yoga! As Maggie likes to call it. Ramsey and I took Jed and Maggie to PLAY. Maggie loved her mask.  Molly was jealous.
She also got some creepy assesories in a fun gift bag from there.
Tie-dye! Anything done outside feels like fall when you're in Yuma, so tie-dye counts. Jessica and Bryn brought over the supplies. In case you're shopping for tie dye supplies, you should know that "9 projects" = 3 kids doing the project themselves.

Dance birthday parties! Everyone we know was born from September  To December. It's definitely birthday party season! 
School festivals! Of course we aren't even done with them yet. This was just the family night. The official Barn Bash is in 2 weeks. So many things to do!

Maggie is kind of a funny kid. I was buckling Molly up and she starts laughing. Look over and find her like this. "Buckle me!" 
The other day I called her in to the bathroom to brush her teeth. I just casually (not even accusingly) asked her if she put the band aids on the faucet? She dead pans "I think it was always like that". No laughing, nothing.

Of course Halloween! Friday was the school parade. The girls were Odd Squad agents. I thought it was awesome! 

Saturday we started out trick or treating at the downtown stores. We're pretty much obligated to do that since we are thoroughly downtown people.
Andrea Hauck has a new studio downtown and was taking pictures as a fundraiser for a family in town. They turned out so cute.

"Bitch Please"..is what an odd squad agent would say if the show wasn't on PBSkids. That's just Maggie's opinion.
Although she looked adorable, Maggie had a hard time with physically wearing the costume. Everything is "too tight" she never wore the shoes or the pants. She instead wore a pair of yo gabba gabba vans and Molly's giant jeggings.  By the time we headed out for trick or treating at night, she was over it and came up with her own costume. We think it's vaguely Madona inspired. She called it a "ballerina" costume. 

We did our night time trick or treating with the Hermenaus at a neighborhood near their house. The girls had a blast and now have entirely too much candy. They're seriously acting like addicts "when can I have another peice?" 
"What do I have to do?"
"You promised!" (I didn't) 
Can't wait until it's gone! 

Molly was in the Holiday spirit so she drew this cool picture of Jack Skellington. 

Friday, October 16, 2015

Picture Day!

School pictures are in. They turned out pretty good!
Missing a couple teeth!

I love Maggie's picture. Her smile is looking less forced every year!
A month or so ago we spent the whole day with the Morris clan. Just like the old days, spending the whole day with Ramsey! 
The girls got to go to a birthday party at the Artsy Fartsy studio and paint Bing Bong. The girls love their paintings! 
Molly showing off the tree branch dress she designed. She danced around in it.
Beauty rest.
Matchy matchy!
The girls went to Fuddle's fun run. Molly did great and finished the whole race.
Maggie had a different approach. It felt familiar. In her defense it was pretty hot and she was out of Perrier.


This week Molly had fall break, so we took a couple days and went to San Diego. 
Day one: The Zoo!
Maggie kitty.
Molly panda.
Day 2: Sea World!
This time I forbid them from getting their whole face painted. Huge pain in the ass to get off.


Went to golf mart on the way home. Their alter egos.
Club champions Mabel and Mavis Mac. 
Molly actually owns this hat now. She loved it so much.

Maggie got to go to the pumpkin patch with her school today. Looks like she had fun! 

Maggie's happy place-Salty snack and Bubs.
She can really put away popcorn! One morning when we went to target they had freshly popped popcorn smell wafting around. It would have been cruel if I hadn't bought her some. Fortunately they had bubs too.
Doritos are probably her favorite though. She always points out when we see a Dorito truck. I have made a parenting promise to myself that I will never buy a full sized bag since I would probably find her passed out in a corner with orange foam at the corners of her mouth.

Halloween is up next! We have their costumes all ready to go. Hoping that it cools off since the costumes include a light jacket.  Probably wishful thinking.