Princess Penelope

My poor Penny has had a fever and runny nose for the last few days and conveniently she was scheduled for her 18 month well baby check up, so we were able to rule out ear infections and sore throat and such. Of course it's just a virus so we have to let it run it's course, but the doctor said we could still give her her shots since it wasn't a really high fever. I hesitated for a second but said okay. I mean who wants to come back to the doctor again just for shots and the doctor said she would be fine, so she got shots. Now I feel like the meanest mom in the world for making a baby that didn't feel well to begin with get shots. She really is quite pathetic. She won't walk and every time I pick her up she cries out in pain and points to her legs. So my guilt has me doting on her every need. She was sitting in the chair and kept reaching down saying book and I would get her a book until she eventually had all the books in the chair with her and then she wanted the toys so I finally gave up and put the entire basket on the chair with her. She was quite pleased with her situation.

Here are a few fun things about our 18 month old Penny. She weighs 22 pounds and is 2'8" tall. She says all kinds of words. Her favorites are shoe, mom, dad, up, outside, puppy, blankie, and uh-oh. Her favorite thing to do is play outside on the trampoline. She loves to jump anywhere and likes to run fast. She is also quite the little dancer. She dances like a sumo wrestler it's quite hilarious.

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a productive and fun weekend. We spent all day Saturday organizing our garages and I must saw they look pretty good right now. We'll see how long it lasts. I also finished up the garden. We have some plants that aren't doing so well so I tried to mix in some nutrients and hopefully I can save them. We ended the day with a couple of hours of pool time. Sunday night we put up the tent in the backyard and Whit built us a fire pit so we could roast marshmallows and have smores. It was a little warm for a fire, but it was nice. Then came time to sleep in the tent. Penny was a little too excited about the tent. She kept going to everyone's sleeping bags laying down on their pillow. It was pretty cute but not exactly conducive to sleeping so she ended up inside. I wish I had gone with her then. Unfortunately I waited until 4 in the morning to finally go in. I am not a very good camper. That is the last time I will ever sleep in a tent without an air mattress. Plus it's already too late to camp in North Carolina because of the heat. So I am the uncool mom who gave up and went inside to get a couple of hours of sleep. Monday was just another productive day. Whit got some projects finished and again we ended the day at the pool. Some ward friends invited us over for hotdogs and s'mores so the girls got a double dose of s'mores. I was a little teary eyed yesterday, thinking about all my family being together without us. It's always hard on me when they are all together, but I am so blessed to be surrounded by my own little family and all our surrogate family members here in NC.

I Have A Problem

I am addicted to cloth diapers. I know that makes me sound like a crazy woman but it's true. I came to this realization when my newly ordered diapers arrived in the mail and I immediately laid them out and took a picture. As if that wasn't bad enough I sent the picture to my sister and friends. Sad I know, but I just can't help myself, they are so cute. Seriously, check out these diapers. They are super cute all on their own, but then when I put them on my precious Penny, how could I not be obsessed?? By the way, Penny's skirt in the last picture is actually a wool diaper cover. I mean come on can you really blame me?

Preschool Beach Day

Preschool was at our house this week and we had a beach theme. You can't learn about the beach without a beach party. It was complete with sandcastle making, shell finding, beach balls, and of course playing in the water. The girls had a great time.

Kiddie Kicker's

Addie played soccer this year on a kiddie kickers team. They didn't have games, instead they just had practice every week where they really focused on teaching the kids soccer skills. This is such a great program. It really gets the kids excited about soccer without the stress of games. Addie loved it. Her coaches were so fun. For her soccer party they had a bouncy house and played bumper soccer. Which was genius for kids that age. The ball dates in the whole time. When she got her trophy her coach said, "Addie didn't say much but she sure showed she was listening by the way she played"

Eliza's Soccer Team 2012

Eliza had such a great time playing soccer this year. She was way more aggressive than we expected her to be. She was the best defender on the team and came really close to scoring some goals.

The Principle's Award

My sweet, shy Eliza really blossomed this year in her kindergarten class. She had such great teachers who really helped her grow. Today she was awarded the Principle's award at her class party. The Principles's award is given to the child in each class that showed all of the monthly values throughout the year and who worked really hard to do well in school. Eliza was pretty embarrassed but as her class all cheered for her, her nervous face turned to a great big smile. Eliza we are so proud of you!!