Random...A little of this a little of that!

Feb 8
A new hole!
La-La loves to pull out her wiggly teeth. If she has a tooth that shows any sign of being loose she works it as much as she can to try to get it to come out. The tooth she lost this time probably was not ready to come out judging by the amount of root that was still attached. That didn't stop La-La. Despite the blood and minor pain she succeeded in pulling the tooth out with a little help from me just so the Tooth Fairy would come visit.

A new holey smile!

Feb 10
SNOW!
We finally got enough snow to make a snowman. The flakes that fell were the biggest flakes I think I have ever seen. They were so pretty. Care Bear was funny when she noticed the snow. She started in the living room and looked out each window in the house. As she looked out each one, she proclaimed "It's snowing out this window too!" When La-La got home from school it was time to make a snowman. I helped the girls because they needed it and because I love making snowmen! The snow was so wet that as I stacked the balls on top of each other, water poured out the bottom. It wasn't a big snowman but I could hardly lift the balls because they were so heavy. I made this snowman kit when Jaco was a baby and it has been used every winter since. All of our snowmen have a familiar face but the kids love it!

A work in progress!

The finished man! The girl's friend from across the street helped us.

I peaked out the window after we completed our snowman and this is what I saw. Silly girl.

Valentines Day!
I personally find Valentines Day to be one of those holidays that just make me ask why. If we love someone shouldn't we say it everyday? But because I have kids, Valentines Day happens at our house. The kids had to take Valentines to school on Friday the 13th. La-La chose the traditional commercialized store bought cards with a treat included. She had to write her name on each one but Jaco was kind and helped her a little. Care Bear wanted in on the action too so she also picked out some Valentines to share. She chose Dora cards. Jaco loves folding origami and I thought it was pretty cool when he decided to make all of his Valentines for his classmates. The girls received "beating hearts" and the boys got "flapping cranes". He folded 12 of each kind. I was very proud of him. I was the mother in charge of La-La's class party and I could not believe the amount of candy that went through the classroom! It was as bad as Halloween. If I am asked to plan a party again, I will come up with something to do that has nothing to do with sugar! On Valentines Day, Cupid helped me out by motivating everyone to clean the house. They knew as soon as it was clean, Cupid would leave them a small gift on their beds. It worked fabulously! Thanks Cupid!! Maybe Valentines Day isn't so bad afterall!

Care Bear working so hard on her Valentines. She was so proud of her scribbled name.

La-La stuffing her cards with the treats.

Jaco working on his origami Valentines.

The finished Beating Heart. What a handsome boy! He can be my Valentine. :)

Feb 17
Happy Birthday!
It is official. I am now 32. No longer just barely 30 but a full fledged 30's person. Birthdays as an adult just are not as fun as when you are a kid. I took Care Bear shopping to spend some birthday money and she did not believe me that it was my birthday. She told me it could not be my B-Day since there were no balloons. Ballons or no balloons I am now a year older. I did find some cute shoes while shopping and I ordered myself some knee-high brown boots with birthday money, and Justin and the kids got me an MP3 player. We went to dinner as a family and had a Dairy Queen Frozen Cake for dessert.

I picked out this cake because my family nick name is Punky but I am also called Monkey by my brother Brandon.

Do you think I could try a little harder to pose for the camera?

New stuff!
While Birthday shopping yesterday I found the cutest quilt for Care Bears bed at Ross. She and La-La have bunk beds but Care Bear's bed is full size. She has never had a quilt for her bed just an old blanket. So when I saw this cute quilt that came with 2 decorative pillows, a bed skirt, and two pillowshams for $30 I had to buy it. Only problem was finding a twin quilt to match for La-La's bed. I looked at several stores here and looked at a ton of websites online. Nothing looked right and they all were expensive. Then I remembered a quilt I saw at Ross for $20 that didn't match perfectly but I thought it would work. So I drug all 3 kids to Ross and got the other quilt. It does not match 100% but I think it coordinates close enough to work. The girls are thrilled with their new beds.
I also bought a set of slipcovers for our couch and loveseat. I am really tired of handwashing them and the constant waterspots. So for the last week I have been shopping around and today I found some that I hope will work. I am a little worried about how well they will stay on with the kids but I figure a little daily tucking won't be any worse than the cleaning.
On a side note. What do you think about La-La without bangs? She has decided against my wishes to grow out her bangs because "everyone" else is. Peer pressure in kindergarten? UGH!

This picture doesn't really show the true colors or how pretty the quilts really are. They are machine quilted all over and the purple is more of a periwinkle blue.I hope this will work! I bought the "moss" color.