Madeline
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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 [...]
Dancing Girl
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Madeline has been asking to go back to dance for a while now. I wanted to make sure she really wanted to and waited a bit. She is determined to do a good job and is excited to be learning again.
Done Hanging On
Sunday, January 15th, 2012Madeline has been allowing her front tooth to dangle from her mouth for over a month now. So much that when you were talking to her you would actually see it move by the breeze her breath created. It was maddening. She could close her mouth and allow that tooth to stick out through her [...]
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 [...]
Give a Little More
Sunday, December 11th, 2011Madeline’s Daisy troop went shopping for children in need the other day. I was excited to tag along on their adventure! Mimi and Emma were on a team to spend $50 and buy gifts for a boy and a girl. They were such good shoppers. Here they are checking the prices. I just love the [...]
Trotting
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011Every year the kids school has a turkey trot on the day before Thanksgiving break. The Girls asked if I could come down but because of Paul’s feast I could only make it to trot with Madeline. She really enjoyed the time and because we made it around 9 times she got to put 9 [...]
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 [...]
Cute-a-saurus Twins
Sunday, November 13th, 2011I thought it was so cute that Mimi and Paul picked matching pajamas when we were out shopping. That night they chose to put on the same ones. So cute! P.S. That was twins in a Danny Devito/Arnold Schwarzenegger kind of way.
Madeline as Tangled
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Toothless Mimi
Friday, October 28th, 2011Mimi finally lost her front top tooth. It had been hanging in there for so long that it was making me crazy. She hopes to have the other one out by Christmas and to have no front teeth. She is super cute without the tooth in her mouth. She has a slight lisp which is [...]
{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 [...]
Filling Up the Tank
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Ms. Mimi has a deep need for a lot of attention. When she hasn’t had enough or feels slighted it is very obvious. She behaves poorly, doing things she would never consider doing normally. Because I am an adoptive parent and have read plenty of adoption parenting books this behavior presents itself just like an [...]
1,825 days
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Five years ago Mimi had a grand mal seizure. When I count up the bad days in my life this day is in the top three. Mimi could have died. She could have had far more brain damage and never woken up. I could have lost her. I have spent the last 1,825 days never [...]
Such Strength in Such a Small Girl
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011“Mom why do I always have to have everything happen to me?” ~ Madeline while driving to the dentist to her abscess tooth extracted this morning. “I don’t know Mimi.” ~ Mommy as her heart is breaking with the knowledge of all Mimi has had to endure in her lifetime. “I don’t like it” ~ [...]
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.
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 [...]
A Date for Moodle
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011Today I had the opportunity to take Mimi Moodle out on her date. She wanted to go to the mall. We headed off to go and find some shoes and a sassy outfit. Madeline has sensory issues and finding shoes that she likes the feeling of is often very difficult. Last year it took the [...]
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