Kimberly
« Previous EntriesKimberly learned to ride a bike
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Kimberly has always been shy around riding a bike. She prefers to cruise on her scooter while everyone else is whizzing by her on a bike. Yesterday she was riding her bike around the backyard with the training wheels still on it. Annie was trying to convince her that really riding a bike isn’t all [...]
Triple Delight
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 [...]
Curious of Days Gone By
Friday, January 27th, 2012The other day we had Zoey and Pumpkin spayed. Both cats are doing great and recovering well. I have to give them some pain management medicine for 3 days. Yesterday when I was giving them it for the first time Kimberly started asking me some questions. “Mom, did you used to be a vet too [...]
They Found Us
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Today Kimberly said her head was itchy. I took her outside and checked out her hair. I wasn’t sure what I was seeing but was pretty sure it was the lice eggs. I put her in the bathtub and put on the preventative shampoo. After letting it sit and rinsing it I conditioned her hair. [...]
Making Plans
Friday, January 13th, 2012The other day we were all chatting in the car and Kimberly started in telling us about her future plans. She has mentioned plenty how she wants to adopt a child instead giving birth to one and she also talks about opening a sweet shop. Today she was saying how, while she thinks it is [...]
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 [...]
Kimberly as a Bat
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Happy Birthday Kimmie
Monday, October 17th, 2011My precious Kimberly turned 8 today. She is amazing and wonderful and I cannot imagine my life without her in it. She always delights in her birthday and today was no different. We woke up and got showered. Daddy ran to McDonalds to get her her Sausage Muffin for breakfast. After breakfast she opened up [...]
Clowning around with our 8 year old
Sunday, October 16th, 2011Today was Kimberly’s Clown/Fair birthday party. She had such a fun time. We played many fair games including a bean bag toss and a bottle toss. The kids even got a chance to throw darts at balloons. We spent plenty of time clowning around! Competing in 3 legged races and hanging out eating popcorn with [...]
{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 [...]
Heart for Adoption
Saturday, October 8th, 2011“Mom, you know that thing they have for cats that makes them not have babies?” ~ Kimberly “Yes.” ~ Mom “Do they have that for people?” ~ Kimberly “Yes.” ~ Mom “Oh good! When I get older I want to do that and then adopt 2 or 3 kids.” ~ Kimberly “That is a good [...]
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 [...]
Kimberly Found Out
Thursday, August 11th, 2011Kimberly just figured out today that we have this blog. They have always referred to it as us just “putting things on the internet”. She never knew that there was a complete site devoted to their lives and our feelings while we raised them. She was in awe, and of course she somehow thinks this [...]
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.
Sewing with Love
Monday, August 8th, 2011It is a very good thing I love Kimberly and Madeline sooooo much. Today I helped each of them sew a sock monkey from socks. I HATE hand sewing so the fact that I got through both of them is a true testiment to how much I love those ladies. I can’t say I would [...]
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 [...]
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