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Friday, January 27th, 2012When Annie and Kimberly were little I dressed them alike most of the time. If they weren’t dressed alike they were in coordinating outfits. To me it is part of the “fun” of raising “twins”. My Girls have grown and their taste in clothing is a different as their hair colors. I was shocked beyond [...]
Wasn’t I just talking about hair. . .
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012The other day a parent of Annie and Kimberly’s friend called to let us know that she had gotten head lice. She wanted to give me a heads up so I could check the girls’ hair. Little did she know that there were actually 7 girls total in Annie and Kimberly’s class who now had [...]
Hair Raising Experiences
Monday, January 9th, 2012I love it when the kids are put together and look nice for school but they were so independent and it was such a fight to do their hair that I eased up on the whole situation. Each morning before school I combed their hair (because I wasn’t willing to give up that much) and [...]
Giving Brownies
Thursday, December 1st, 2011Today I took Annie and Kimberly’s Brownie troop to Toys R Us to purchase new toys for children in need over the holidays. The troop had such a fun time shopping around and they were so adorable as they looked for the exact present for a child. The troop worked hard to sell nuts and [...]
School Photos 2011
Sunday, November 13th, 2011There is something adorably cute about ridiculous school pictures. We all have a couple from our childhood that we look back on and wonder, “wow, really?!?” Now they offer all kinds of photographs and different angles but I just go with the standard photo so that I can get a good gauge of how they [...]
Annie as Jasmin
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Recycled This Year
Monday, October 31st, 2011While out buying our hot dogs on the way to Trunk or Treat a passerby complimented Annie on her Jasmin costume. Instead of just saying thank you Annie went into an explanation. “Well, this isn’t what I REALLY wanted to be, my Mom said we had to do recycled costumes so this was the best [...]
Halloween Birthday Party
Monday, October 31st, 2011There is something about a baby born near or around Halloween. The draw to Halloween is unmistakable Annie loves Halloween, she loves pumpkins, she enjoys dressing up, carving pumpkins. She isn’t yet into spooky stuff, in fact we watched Coraline this year and she was terrified at several parts, but I think that will come [...]
Happy Birthday Annie
Saturday, October 29th, 2011Annie Elizabeth has turned eight! It is amazing how fast she has grown. She is an amazing girl who we treasure. This year we changed our tradition a tiny it to work Annie’s birthday better into the extremely busy schedule of Halloween weekend. We had her birthday dinner on “labor day.” She requested salisbury steak [...]
It’s Labor Day
Friday, October 28th, 2011Nope time hasn’t reverted back to September, but rather this is the day I spent in labor with Annie. 26 hours of my life was spent trying to get Annie out of my body. 8 years ago today I spent the day in labor. Most the moments weren’t as glorious as this one, but thankfully [...]
{Pumpkin Patch 2011}
Monday, October 10th, 2011Yesterday we made the trek up to the pumpkin patch in Chino Valley, AZ. It was a brisk day up there so we all wore long pants and brought sweatshirts. We picked perfect pumpkins. Pretended to drive tractors. Pet animals in the petting zoo. Took a hay ride and ate kettle corn. Found our way [...]
Another Brave Soldier
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011Today Annie had her first cavity filled. It was on the exact same tooth that Madeline once had a cavity and later an abscess. When I questioned the dentist as to whether or not we should just remove Annie’s before trying to repair it the dentist assured me that Annie would not have the same [...]
Last Day at the Public Pool
Sunday, August 28th, 2011Today, Sandi decided to give the kids a special treat and so we took everybody to the public pool. It was really fun watching all of them doing the same things that we used to enjoy when we were children. Annie jumping off the high dive (doing dives, cannonballs, and pencil drops), Kimberly racing me [...]
Kick Off the School Year Right
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Each year we have several traditions that start the school year. We read The Kissing Hand and Owl Babies the night beore school starts. We review the order of operations on the white board in the kitchen before bed so we can have a smooth morning. The kids have sweet dreams for a year full [...]
Back to School 2011
Thursday, August 11th, 2011The Girls had fun shopping for their sassy outfits. It is neat to see them beginning to have their own identities through their outfits. Each one looked perfect! Hard to believe we have two 2nd graders and one 1st grader now! The years certainly are flying by.
Wishing and Hoping
Thursday, August 4th, 2011When each one of the Girls went to the mall they each asked to make a wish and toss a coin into the fountain at the mall. I took that time to drop my own coin in the fountain with a special wish for each girl. My wishes and hopes revolved around a successful school [...]
It’s a Date
Monday, August 1st, 2011Today I had a date with Annie. With a family of 4 kids it isn’t often that we get to have afternoons out, but today I made time. When we left home I told her I was taking her some place special for her snack. I took her to Jamba Juice. This little lady loves [...]
Seal Beach for Annie
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011Annie continues to LOVE the beach. She plays out in the ocean getting tossed by wave after wave until she can’t take it any more. Then she rushes up the beach and tosses herself onto the warm sand and covers her self in sand. Over and over the same routine occurs. She can’t seem to [...]
Sandi Jr.
Monday, July 18th, 2011We should have named her Sandy Jr.
Back at the Beach
Saturday, July 16th, 2011“Mom can I keep the dead fish head?” ~ Annie “NO!” ~ Mommy and Daddy in unison Yup, we are back at Seal Beach. On our first stroll down the beach this afternoon Annie found a fish head. She thought it would be a good souvenir. Sometimes I don’t even know where this child is [...]
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