From The Mouths of K and S

BABY COUSIN
The other day the girls were talking about the baby in Wendy's tummy. Sophie is pretty insistent that if it's a boy they should name him Charleson. She asked to call Wendy so she could remind her of that. And Kayleigh then added that she would like to ask for a pic of Wendy's tummy to see how big it is. They weren't home and Kayleigh decided to leave a message. At the very end of the message she added "Oh and tell me if it's a boy or girl" (Which I PROMISE you Wendy, I did not put her up to that!!) After she got off, I was telling her that Wendy and Mark don't know what the baby is. Here is how the conversation went:

Kayleigh, "Well, they can just get an xray and find out."

Me, "Yes, it's called an ultrasound. And they have had that, but they asked not to know."

Kayleigh, "WHAT?!? Why??"

Me, "Because they want to be surprised."

Kayleigh, quiet for a second, and then shrugs her shoulder and flippantly says, "Oh..well I am just going to call their doctor and find out."

Definitely her mother's child!!

TALENTS
We were driving in the car and Kayleigh was talking about something that happened a long time ago....like 4 years ago....and I asked her how she remembered that. Her response: "I just have a really big mind."

Sophie chims in with, "Oh, Brainey is big too." (in case you didn't figure it out, Brainey is what she calls her brain. A lot of times when I ask her why she did something, or how she knows something, it's because Brainey told her. They are good friends according to Sophie.)

Kayleigh then says, "We all have talents...mine is that I remember a lot of things."

"Sophie's is that she can do really good animal sounds."

"And Mommy's is that she has two really sweet girls."

Thank you, Kayleigh!!

Kayleigh's Birthday

For Kayleigh's birthday we took the girls and Kayleigh's best friend, Gabby to the mall. We went to lunch at California's Pizza, then made bears at Build-A-Bear.

The girls waiting for a table, such great friends!!
Sharing a big ice cream sundae...the highlight of the meal!

So one thing about having a birthday on Christmas Eve...the mall is very, VERY busy! But the girls were great...they looked at clothes while Ba and I waited in a not so short line. They were very cute picking out clothes and getting their bears/dogs all dressed.

Thank you for all my presents!!!!!

Favs Part 2

HALLOWEEN PARADE AT SCHOOL

Kayleigh passing by Sophie during the parade

Lining up..

Cowgirl Sophie

Kayleigh and her best friend Gabby...Gabriella and Sharpay from High School Musical

RAYS COME TO SAN DIEGO!

Wendy, Mark and Charles came to visit! We had sooo much fun with them. Charles cracks me up...such a boy! I loved it! Here he is with Sophie...wrestling...Sophie wasn't quite sure what to do, so she just let him have fun. Amazing the differences between boys and girls!

Sea World...trying to pet the dolphins...Kayleigh getting a little frustrated that they weren't cooperating!!

A Few Favorites From The Past Year Part One

The girls watching the fireworks at Disneyland. Lots of pics from there I'll post later but I just love these. They are such great sisters!! I hope they are always this way (although not sure the hand holding will still happen when they are teenagers!!)

Padres' game with our second family!!

Papa came to talk at the school. Very wierd to not be the one to push the button for the slides (and for the slides to be on a computer instead of that round thing!!)

The girls have really started to love helping in the kitchen. They get very excited to put their aprons on.

Sophie going to school on her 5th birthday. Can you tell how excited she is that it's her bday?

Kayleigh played softball for the first time last spring. Her first hit...I actually got it on camera!

Wow! I am soooo behind!!

I am making it my New Year's resolution to actually update the blog. So be prepared...many, many, many posts to come. Wendy will be so proud!

Stay tuned....

Dance...

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I have been busy teaching the girls a new dance for the holidays. Click on the link to see our progress. Happy Holidays!!!
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Best Buddies!

Speaking of teeth....

The girls had a dentist appt at their new dentist's office today. It was Sophie's first real cleaning. I could not believe how great this dentist office is!! It is designed just for kids. When you walk in the waiting room you feel like you are in a tree house! There are tv's with cartoons on and video games and lots and lots of books. The girls didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked since there were nervous, but I did convince them to look at some books. My friend and I book our appts together so her son and the girls wouldn't be so afraid. Both girls did great! Kayleigh, being the bigger sister, went first and had no problems sitting still! When she was done, I picked up Sophie to put her in the chair and she yelling at me, saying that only Kayleigh was doing it today. Apparently she missed the part when I told them they BOTH were doing it!! But she calmed down and did a great job!!! In the pictures you will see why it was easy for them stay calm! And no cavities....yea!!!

Kayleigh in the chair



Kayleigh watching Dora on the FLAT SCREEN on the wall...



They had a computer screen right next to the chair so that they could see the pictures of their teeth seconds after they took the xrays! We could see on Kayleigh's that one of her bottom teeth is starting to come up....hence, the loose tooth!



Sophie not so sure about what is about to happen. But listening to the tv!



Sophie watching Dora on the FLAT SCREEN on the ceiling!! (when we first got there and Kayleigh sat down I saw some headphones and I show them to her saying how cool it was that she could watch cartoons and have them on and not hear the cleaning. She put them and said that it wasn't Dora on the headphones. I was looking around for a remote and happened to look up and see a tv on the ceiling! It was on a different channel. We fixed it and I showed Kayleigh that when they lay her back she can still watch tv! Why didn't they have all this when I was little at the dentist!?!?!? So needless to say, the cartoons provided a wonderful distraction. Kayleigh didn't want to get out of the chair when she was done!)



Still watching on the ceiling. Almost oblivious to the cleaning....almost!

Loose tooth!

Kayleigh has her first loose tooth!! It is very exciting and scary at the same time for her. Most of her friends have already lost at least one tooth. She didn't cut her first tooth until she was 9 months old, so I knew she would be late loosing them. She asks me every day, "is it ready to come out, yet". I can't believe my baby is going to lose her first tooth!!

A friend for Mimzy

Mimzy wasn't eating very much the first couple of days that we had her. Paul was convinced that she was lonely and that she needed a friend. I tried telling him that she just needed a couple of days to get used to her new home. So long story short....Mimzy has a new friend! They both were born around the same time to the same breeder so they already knew each other. They are both around 5 weeks. Our new family member is named Biscuit. Kayleigh picked the name this time. Both are named after books! Biscuit is not shy at all. The second we put her in the cage with Mimzy she was all over the place...exploring, sniffing, eating. She doesn't mind being picked up but she definitely doesn't stay still like Mimzy. We have to make sure that we keep a towel under when we hold her or else she will leave little presents on our clothes (well, not so much on mine, but almost every time Paul holds her!!!) And Mimzy was very excited to have a friend. She immediately perked up and was so cute following Biscuit around everywhere. They were bonded right away. We have been having lots of fun with them. It funny because when I go to the grocery store now, I have not only have a list of what we need, but also a list of what the guineas need too!! Welcome, Biscuit!!

New addition......

Mimzy!! The girls have been asking for a pet for a very long time. We finally gave in and took the girls to the pet store. I suggested a bird. I was out voted 3-1! So we got a very cute baby guinea pig. Sophie chose the name Mimzy. The girls love her, but I think Paul loves her the most!! She hates to be picked up, but once you get her on your lap she stays very still and loves being pet. We are very happy to have her.







These pics are little dark....I didn't want to use the flash so close to the baby's face!

Uncle Mark

Uncle Mark was in CA for work and came down to visit! We went out to eat at Old Town and then came back to the house for a little bit before he had to drive back up to LA. The girls LOVED having him here. They took full advantage of having a new "victim"/horse/jungle gym! Thanks Uncle Mark for coming to see us!! We love you!

Sisters and summertime

The summer is halfway over. I can't believe it! It has been fun and challenging. I say challenging because the girls are at the age where they are no longer content with just going to the park or hanging out at home. After being in kindergarten for a year with lots of structure, Kayleigh's favorite thing to say to me this summer is, "I'm bored!". It isn't possible to spend all day, every day at the pool. I would never get any housework done. I tried telling them that when I was little I just had to use my imagination and think of things to keep me busy. A couple of days ago my dad called right as the girls are telling me for the 109th time that they were bored and asking if we could go to the pool. I asked my dad for confirmation that he didn't plan out every day of my summers. What Papa says is always true to the girls so I thought that would help. Papa gave the girls the idea of building a fort. They were really excited about that! The next day, my dad called again, we were talking for a couple of minutes and then he says, wait....where are you? Are you at the pool? You gave in, didn't you!!! Which of course I had. The fort was great.....for about 30 minutes! But we have had a lot of fun this summer and hopefully the girls aren't too bored! They have been spending a lot of time playing together and while this does cause fights occasionally, they really have been having a good time. Quite a few times this summer, Paul and I have caught them in these sweet quiet moments, just the two of them. It is so cute to see two sisters who really are best friends. My hope for them is that they are just as close to each others as my sisters and I are.

Here the girls are coloring together. They had just gotten out of the bath and I was upstairs cleaning up. When I came down, they had moved the chairs in their playroom beside each other and were whispering to each other while sharing a coloring book. (they LOVE wearing Daddy's white shirts to bed!)










Here are pics that Paul took one night. Once again after bath. Love how Sophie is laying her head on Kayleigh, and how Kayleigh is letting her!!

4 going on 16

Tonight when I told the girls that it was time for bed, Sophie really wasn't happy about that. She walked halfway up the stairs and then refused to go up the rest of the way. When I patiently (I hope) started to count to 3 she got up and said, in what a I can only describe as a 16 year old tone of voice, "FINE!". I had to remind Paul and myself that everyone gets grumpy sometimes and to not get too upset about her giving attitude. A few minutes later I went up to their room to tuck them in and as I am giving Sophie a hug and kiss, she says "I am going to be with you forever. I am always going to live in this house with you, even when I am a mom. I am always going to live with you, forever and ever." I am 99.9% positive she really meant it and it wasn't just a sweet, innocent ploy to make me forget what happened a few minutes earlier. It was the sweetest thing, the kind of moment that reminds me how much I love being a mom, especially to these two beautiful girls. And the kind of memory that I will remind HER of when she is 16!!
 

Knock, Knock....Who's There??

The girls are really into jokes right now. Every night at the dinner table they come up with new knock, knock jokes to tell Paul and I. For example, Kayleigh: "knock knock....who's there...flower....flower, who....sunflower!"
Sophie: "knock knock.....who's there...couch....couch, who....bed!"
They also think it is hysterical to come up with a new Subway slogan. Instead of Subway, Eat Fresh, we have heard many fun things at the dinner table such as, Subway, Eat bugs, hair, mud, feet and so on and so on.
Kayleigh has also been helping update the website lately (pick out pictures and read as I am typing) and she has been asking who all looks at the website. I thought it would be fun to see if everyone who comes to the website could leave a comment with a new joke for the girls. Then they can see "who's there" and have new material. (Which Paul and I would really appreciate!!) Just remember....a four year old will be telling them.....so keep it clean! That means you, Ashley!!