Let's clean the toilet

In one of those amazing moments as a Mom I was able to get both of my girls to help clean the bathroom on Saturday and they were happy to do it. and today Lyndsi shouted "Let's clean the toilet, let's clean the toilet!" So she is teaching hailey how to wash the toilet.They are so happy about it too.
I love those moments. Jerome even recorded her so now we can show it to her when she is a teenager and hopefully get the same enthusiastic reply :)
How funny!

Chad is cruising

This week Chad pulled himself up on the furniture. He even moved from one chair to another it was great. He is getting so big.
My in laws came over for dinner tonight. They gave me a peek at Christmas for my kids. I'm so grateful  for grandparents who have a little more time to find great deals and then the resourses to take advantage of them.
I also got to pick out one of my presents.
I'M SO EXCITED!!!
new goals, new fun!

Wall of Thanks

The Girls and I are making a wall of thanks. Everyday we draw a picture of something we are thankful for and tape it to the kitchen wall. So far we have our family, flowers and eyes from me
Lyndsi did Mom and Dad, flowers, house, cutsie wootsie sparkle (our fish)
Hailey did Family, banana, and eyes and hands.
It is pretty fun to color with them and especially Lyndsi because she copies a little bit what I draw and then Hailey copies Lyndsi.
I guess they say the greatest form of flattery is copying them.
We will have a whole Wall of Thanks by Thanksgiving.
You can come by and see it if you want :)

Halloween!

I'm grateful that we are all finally healthy and we have cute costumes provided by a wonderful neighbor and my mom and brother in law.
Jerome is going to be a magician and I am a bunny (see how cute that is- He pulled me out of his hat)
Lyndsi will end up being two things. She was Cinderella on Wednesday and tomorrow she will be a pig (such a cute pig costume too)
Hailey is a princess frog. She wears a tootoo over a frog costume she is so cute
Chad is a lizard/crocodile/dinosaur. I think it is a dinosaur!
He was going to be a bat but the costume didn't fit and that one was really cute too.
Well I am just grateful that we can dress up in crazy costumes and no one cares because it's Halloween. Just think if we dressed up on some random day and went to the store. People would think we were crazy.
I like that crazy is unanimously accepted on Halloween!

Crawling

Chad officially crawled for the first time today on his hands and knees. He has been army crawling for about 1 week now. I can't believe how fast babies grow. Just 8 months ago he was newborn and tiny and not moving around at all and now he is getting into all sorts of things and crawling.
What fun!

Help me fall asleep

 Every night our bedtime routine is the same. We always sing "I Am a Child of God" and the girls love it. I asked Hailey during the day if she wanted me to sing her a song and she said, "Lead me, Guide me, Walk beside me, help me fall asleep."
How cute is that!

Birthday Fun!

It was my birthday and my daughter Hailey's birthday yesterday. We had so much fun playing and making cupcakes and Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Daryl came down to enjoy dinner at IHOP with my Dad and my family and Mr.Clyn L Young. It was so fun. Hailey got Rapunzel for her birthday and she has been playing with it since she woke up this morning. She also got play doh and she loves loves loves it. She is so happy. She also got a tinkerbell music box that is so super cute thanks the the mother of a little girl I watch for child care now.
I also got many wonderful presents that I absolutely love. It is wonderful that we celebrate the day we came into this world.
I'm so lucky to be born into the family I have and to have the beautiful children in my life. Wow!