Rolli-Polli...

Tonight we played outside till it started to get dark- Maggie does not see the need for shoes when we are playing outside, they always start on her feet and within a few minutes they are off- she has had very dirty feet lately because of this antic! Molly is really into collecting pretty much anything- she just collects it and organizes it then forgets about it when we go inside-so lucky for me they don't all come inside with us!

Maggie wanted to wear her helmet while playing outside on all her "cars" and she did not want to take it off when she was done!

 

Tonight's collection was "big giant leafs" she piled them up in a "nest" and lined them in lines and went back to the nest and so on a few more times..She thought it was really funny to put them over her mouth and on her head like a hat!

 

Evidence of Maggie's cute little piggies all covered in dirt, as far as I am concerned the dirtier the better-means they had a great time and that is what really matters, right?

 

After they were done playing on the "cars" Molly and her friend found a Rolli-Polli and Maggie was really squirmish. Molly wanted to look at it from a distance, but then was off on her own collecting her leaves again. Maggie got brave and loved that little Rolli-Polli to death literally the poor thing died before she was done playing with it-She really loved it so much and kept saying "o he so tute mom" "o tute, he so punny(funny)"

 

She gave him kisses a few times and I was kinda nervous she would eat him on accident!

 

Molly with her cute little "collection" She was pretty proud! She is a no bug kinda girl even if they are nice- she did let me put it on her hand, but she shook it off after like 2 seconds cuz it was so "disgusting"...

m&m Monday...

 Molly:

1* When she wants a snack or something she will come up to me and say "I didn't eat much of my sandwich, so can I please have a snack" or "I didn't eat much of my....." 

2* Got her LalaLoopsys taken away this week cuz she has kinda been a stinker- she is working really hard and being extra nice to me today to earn them back-"Mom, I love your hair like that " "That shirt is so cute mom" ect.

3* She loves going on our walks and to the park a couple times a week and asks everyday if we can go

4*Dont know if she is having growing pains or what, but her legs are really bothering her

5* Told Clint that her buddy Surf said her dad watched bad movies(which he does not) when Clint asked when he said that she said "He just called me up today dad and said Molly your dad watches bad movies all the days"-she comes up with the craziest things

6* She always says things like "Mom just pretend my foot is bleeding and you say, O no Molly's foot is bleeding what should we do?"- Like I said she is so crazy!

 Maggie:

1* She has been sleeping in panties for about 3 weeks now and only one accident- We just decided to wing it with no pull-up at night and she does awesome, even if she drinks water right before bed no accidents!

2* Loves to play in the water- Today I put a tankini on her and she kept saying "look it's my whole body mom" I dont know what this means, but while at the splash pad she took off her bottoms and when she was putting them back on said "Put my whole body back on mom" So I am assuming she means her bottoms are her "whole body"!!! Makes me smile every time!

3* Took her cereal bowl with cereal still in it today and dumped it on Molly's head! Luckily there was not a whole lot of milk in it

4* Loves to eat "Flute Snats" (fruit snacks) all the time...they are her favorite snack to have

5* Always finds my moms treat jar in her front room and sneaks a few before she comes back with more in her hand

6* Always wants to "a drint of water" and wants it in a real cup like mommy 

Testing My Patience...

Don't let these two lovely crazy little ladies fool you! They have been seriously testing my patience this week- I have tried to keep them busy in hopes of distracting the madness, but sometimes they see past it and totally drive me crazy! I don't know what it is about this week, but its been especially challenging!

*Maggie wanting to pick out her clothes every day and the shoes that she will wear with it even if we can not find the matching pair and look for an hour even though I know I put them in the basket 10 min. prior!

*Molly jumping up and down in a tantrum because she was told "no"

*Molly and Maggie BOTH telling me "no" when asked to do something or clean something up or just when you look at them the wrong way

* The one day I actually go into town this week Clint had to work so they came with me solo-trying to make if fun getting slurpies and riding in the fun cart to make my life o... easier! WRONG way way WRONG! Maggie pretty much scaled the cart top to bottom and fell off the seats a dozen times with being buckled at some point mind you! A few episodes of Molly saying "I dont want to go down this way" " I dont like that way" "this is not the right way mom"

*Or the fact that Maggie needed to go potty at all three stores we went to- and at Target our last stop she yells"I gotta go poops real bad"(I just looked at her laughed and shook my head)- so we rushed to the potty had to park the cart with our stuff inside- go in and take her potty- then as we walked out back down the aisle with the books which I promised Molly we could come right back to Maggie turns and looks at me and says " I need to go pee" so back we go to the bathroom  park the cart unload the children and purse and she does actually have to go-so on the bright side no accidents were had. More of an inconvenience at this point in my already special day at Target with just one more thing that made it a little extra challenging!

*Crying everytime we get in the car because "I want the toy phone" "the suns in my eyes" "My shoes coming off"

*Conversations went a lot like this ALL DAY LONG!!! This one on the way to Target

ME:  "What are you going to buy with your Easter money from Grandpa?" 

MAGGIE: "A Lalaloopsy" 

MOLLY: "O me too, I can't wait to get a new one"  

MAGGIE:  (screaming) "No you not a lalaloopsy, Ma-Me get a lalaloopsy not LALA!" 

MOLLY: (crying) " I can get a Lalaloopsy, Mom Maggie said I can't get a Lalaloopsy"

Me: Molly dont listen to her, you can get whatever you want, just ignore her

MAGGIE: I get one not you LaLa

MOLLY: (still crying) MMMOOOOOOMMMM... I just want a LalaLoopsy with my dollars

ME: Molly is Maggie the boss? Mommy is the boss so don't worry about what Maggie says-you can buy whatever you want sweetheart- you don't need to cry and get upset about it, that's silly!

MAGGIE: (screaming/crying)  Wheres my dollars- I want my dollars now, my shoe come off fix it Mommy

*Bed times have been really special especially with Mag- she will go to bed at her normal time then wake up at 11 ready to party until 2AM she is happy, but so not going to sleep

*Fighting over the same toy even though we have 2 of the exact thing

*Arguing over which show we watch in the morning because it is always "My turn to pick the show"

Despite being quite a challenging week I would not trade this madness for the world- They may test my patience and drive me completely mad, but when they are sweet and funny it makes me love them all the more- I even manage to love them in their naughtiest states and I guess they are just teaching me patience and learning to grow and live with each other- I am really scared for those teenage years so say a few extra prayers in o say 10 years, but until then I guess we just embrace it and pray next week goes a little more smoothly-

 I guess its not always fun and smiley happy days/weeks and thats okay I still love the little ladies just as much! Even more it makes the days they say things like:  "Mom your the best mom in the whole planet" "Can you snuggle me for just one more minute" "That makes you look very pretty mom" "Aw you look tute Mommy" "Mom, I love this lunch its the best ever" "I love you Mommy" ...love them even more and cherish their little spirits that much more too! 

Here is too a smoother next week! Wish me luck!

Playin Outside...

We have been doing lots of playing outside this week and have not really gone anywhere just in our back yard and we couldn't be happier!!! We love our grass and being able to go out and play whenever we want without loading up in the car...

We had been playing outside all day and after a little FHE we had pudding- the girls really enjoyed themselves as you can see by their faces. 

 Maggie was mad at me for not letting her touch the camera!

 After a sec she warmed up and EVERY pictures I took of her her eyes were closed- the flash caught them I guess or something, it just wasnt working to get her eyes open...

 

I told her to open her eyes and this is what she did-tried to hold them open with her finger and still failed!

 

This is the only one with her eyes open and not crying!

 Lots of outside play- the girls could play out there all day long! They love this little pool I got last year on their summer clearance sale-It is perfect for our back yard and we have played in it everyday this week!

 We have also been walking to the park 2 mornings a week with my neighbor and on the way home we stop and get a treat at the market!

 Molly getting a "collection" on her rock!

 This was also Molly's best week at soccer! She didnt cry once and was all smiles the whole time and LOVED playing and even got in on some plays instead of standing back-She was also flirting with the boys the whole time too-we are so in trouble!

 I picked up some squirt guns at the dollar store and they are Maggie's favorite thing ever-She was so happy and loved spraying me along with both her grandma's that were watching Mol play soccer!

 

Since Molly had such a great game we promised snow cones- Maggie spilled the whole top on her skirt so it came off and she was eating a snow cone in her panties-

 More playing outside Molly's buddy Sadie- They played outside the whole time Sadie was her today!

 Maggie and that squirt gun she played with these the WHOLE time

 Drying off on the Trampoline!!!

So glad the weather has been so nice and we are loving being outside so much- guess we better enjoy it before it gets WAY too hot to be out too much!

m&m Mondays...

m&m Mondays is back after a two week break- the weeks were pretty busy with lots going on so I just waited till things slowed down a bit!!!

 

Molly J.

1* Always says "O Snap" "O Snapsies" "O Snappers" when she is responding to something.. It is so funny the way she uses it.

2* Really into playing house with Maggie- she likes to be the baby and Maggie be her mom, it is pretty funny- if Maggie is not around then its whatever buddy she is playing with or her doll "Belle"

3*Starting to like soccer more- unless someone kicks it at the start when its her turn then she is upset the rest of the game! We are working on it- its not while the game is going, just at the beginning when they start the play!

4* Asks to have a picnic every day

5* First thing she says when she comes in my room in the morning is "What we doin today?" she likes a game plan I guess

6* Loves playing with her "Guys" and "LalaLoopsys" all together

7* After I do something for her she says one of two things " You are the most beatifus Mom in the whole wide world" or "You are the best Mom in this whole planet"- I can't complain!

Maggie K.

1* She is getting her 2 year old molars as we speak and has not been pleasant with out the aide of Tylenol... We have 1 in and 3 more to go.....

2* Loves her babies more than anything- I walked in the playroom to her just feeding her baby while she tucked another into bed and was pushing one in the stroller- her LalaLoopsy baby and "Purple baby" are her favorites.

3* Has to sleep with Bea Bear, Blank, baby Lalaloopsy, and purple baby while having her "violet" dog play lullabies before she will go to bed- I can't complain it puts her right to sleep

4* Always picks out her clothes and shoes everyday with some persuasion she usually matches and looks adorable especially when I make her think it is her idea- she matches colors really well just not pieces like fall/summer combos-

5* Does not like most fruits- its a texture thing I think- she will finally have strawberries if I dice them-

6* When I leave she freaks out until I say "Mommy always?" and she says "comes back" its like our thing and seems to work and she does not get near as upset!

7* This is hard to explain if you know her you will get it-- sometimes when she says things she scrunches up her nose and uses a gruffer voice and says whatever it is she is going to say all the while keeping her nose scrunched and head tilted upwards- it is really funny and I always laugh as she is doing this, might be my favorite thing she does now!

8* She got an ant in her pants that bit her little bum and while she was sleeping one day she kept waking up and  itching her little booty cuz it was buggin her and she fell back asleep with her hand down her pants!

Sprinklers.....

Now that we have a backyard we have been spending a tone of time out there- when the weather is nice we have been taking full advantage and the girls get in their suits and hit it up outside, water table, sprinklers, and next week we will bust out the kiddie pool assuming its warm enough! They have been having a blast and the vitamin D seems to do the spirits good! They are so happy out there and play so sweetly with each other! I am sure there will be more pictures like these because I think they look so cute in their little swim suits!!! They both already have some tan lines goin on and I love it!!! Maggie loves to get sprayed with the sunscreen and after a bit she brings it to me to re-apply!

 Sadie comes over on Tuesday after Molly is done with pre-school. This past week they played outside the whole 3 hrs. Sadie was her. They had a blast and I was shocked at how much less scared Molly is now to play in the sprinklers- last year she would just stare at them! So proud of that little lady, getting over one small fear at a time!

 They get a long so well and LOVE to play- Sad that Sadie starts Kindergarten and Molly still has one more year before she starts!!!

 Sweet little Mags had just woke up to join the party- she has been fitting into some of Molly's old suits that I LOVED and love seeing them on Maggie now! They fit Mol about 18mon. old and Mag @ 2 shows the difference in size!!!