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Brother & Sister

The oldest and the newest have a very cute bond. K1 is very responsible, of course, and likes to take care of her brother. Here she is a while ago when she was about J's age. So cute....

And here is a recent picture of J which shows you why we think he one of the cutest baby boys EVER. :-D

Love of fruit must run in the family. The look on his face kills me. I think he looks a lot like his oldest sister in this picture.

And the love...

Because Pictures Are Easy

My Sweets

They are growing up too fast.

It just dawned on me that I have to change my post tag from "the girlies" to "the kidlets". I actually catch myself still saying "the girls". Hopefully, I'll change my habit before Judah is old enough to actually be offended. :)

Olympic Obsession

Karis really got into this year's Summer Olympics in Bejing. She's not only competitive (I know, sad, for one so young, but it is what it is-- and a typically 1st born thing) but also quite patriotic. Ever since the Olympics she has been a track and field star.

The other night I was over at their house, and she and Ky were racing. They are serious about their racing. They kneel down, put their feet in the "blocks" (which are usually boxes or anything they can find that will stay put), and even put their fingertips down like the runners did. I showed her how to use her cap gun as the starting pistol which made her quite excited.

The two of them ran their race and at the end, Karis exclaims, "America won!" which made me laugh. I asked Karis if she won the gold and she said she did. Then I asked her if she was respresenting America, which of course, she was. Ky came in second, so I asked Karis, "What country is Kylie from?"

Her response: "She's Chinese."

Yes, we laughed for a long time.

Look What Happened

..... while I was at work on Monday:

I cannot describe how much the girls enjoyed tras.... I mean, decorating my car. :)

Best of Friends, Worst of Enemies

I made the girlies hug-- which they did somewhat grudgingly-- and them told them they could wrestle.

Which they did quite excitedly.

New Favorite

So, I'm finally getting around to posting a picture I've taken with my new camera. The camera is amazing. Of course I love it! I'm still in awe of it.

I took a few shots. But I picked this one as my favorite from the ones I took on a recent family walk. The weather here has been AMAZING lately.

The picture is not as clear on the screen as I would like, but hopefully you can appreciate the captured moment.

Haircuts

So, yeah, you all know I haven't been posting, but I wanted to leave you with a short and sweet post featuring my dear girlies. They recently got haircuts and this was just too cute not to post.

I'll be back soon.... I think. :)

Big Girl Bike

K got her first big girl bike! Make sure you watch all the way until the end of the video because there is a surprise at the end. Hehe.

She's growing up too fast!! And by the by, don't you just love little kids' helmets?

The Second Generation Continues The Traditions

Jon and I spent a lot of time when we were kids finding various ways of sliding down the stairs. K found a new way that I don't think we ever tried.




Unfortunately for her, K got a rug burn sliding down the stairs. I just HAD to take this picture because I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this. She apparently REALLY needed a band-aid for her rug burn. Never mind that, not only did it not help AT ALL, it also barely covered her "wound". Too funny!

PS: You may need to play the video a few times.

Most Spoiled Dog Ever

Photographic proof that we do indeed have the most spoiled dog on earth. :) She's so cute though, I must admit.

Girl Talk

I wish I could keep a tape recorder on the girls all the time. They are at the age where they are constantly cracking me up.


We were riding in the car today and I was talking to them about my upcoming trip. They asked me where I was going and why. Then the older one says, "Can we go with you, JuJu?" I said, "Well, do you have a plane ticket?" The younger one says [quite emphatically], "Well, I have A LOT of money!!" Then the older one says, "Well, Daddy will buy us some plane tickets." Don't you just love kids' views on money? :)

Baseball Girl

The older one got a pink baseball helmet and pink bat for her birthday. She's turning into quite the little athlete. I have a video of her hitting that I've been trying to post for a while, so I guess I'll keep trying because it's cool.

To Melt Even The Coldest Of Hearts

Here is a short clip of my dad trying to get the girlies to crack up. He succeeds fairly well and you all know there's just something about children's laughter. It's very contagious and uplifting.

Too Funny Not To Share

So, I was talking to my auntie on the phone and we were starting to say our goodbyes. She was leaving the office to go home, gathering up her stuff. All of a sudden, she says, "I wonder if I got everything. I'm not sure where my phone is. I probably left it in there." Of course, I immediately just died laughing. Once she realized she was ON her phone, she started laughing, too. Great memory.

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I've also been meaning to share this hilarious and incredibly bizarre happening. A few days ago, I was at the park with a friend. We were sitting on a bench, eating pizza when a little girl (she was 7 years old) walked up to me and asked, "Are you trying to get pregnant?" I blinked a few times, almost fell off the bench, and then said, "Uh, what?" She repeated the question, "Are you trying to get pregnant?" I gained my composure enough to ask, "What makes you think I'm trying to get pregnant?" In my head, I'm thinking, "Does eating a slice of pizza at the park mean you're trying to get pregnant?"

She vaguely explained that if you "eat everything on the table, that means you're going to get pregnant." Uh, okay. I had one piece of pizza. It was just too weird to really get into, and she wandered onto another subject, but we laughed about it for a while.

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I just can't stop with the funnies. I've been storing them up for y'all. The younger one has a tendency to... well, pick her nose. :) We've been trying to break her of this habit and she's actually doing well. The other day, however, we all caught her digging deep. At least two of us said, "Ky, don't pick your nose." Her reply: "Well, it's way back in there." We all cracked up so loudly that we might have undone all that training. :)

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Okay, last one because I don't want to leave the older one out. My mom and I were watching the girlies the other night and I started playing playdoh with them. We made all sorts of shapes, including eyeglasses. Then, the girlies just started putting shapes on their faces, like a mustache. My mom had gone upstairs and I decided to go get my camera. When I came back upstairs, I was in the other room messing with my camera. I heard the older one trying to get herself a drink and spilling water on the floor, so I ran in there to help her. All of a sudden, she starts furiously rubbing her nose and whining. Then she started crying, still rubbing her nose.

I kept asking her what was wrong and finally she told me she had put some playdoh up her nose. I looked up her nose but couldn't see anything at all. She kept rubbing her nose and I was afraid she was going to push it up higher. I held her one nostril shut and got her to blow out her nose. The first time she blew, some red liquid dribbled out so then I believed there was something up there. After a few more "blows", a piece of red playdoh popped out. I was trying sooooooooooo hard not to laugh especially because she was still upset.

The funniest part of the whole situation was when, after the playdoh came out, she said, "I thought that would be funny, but it wasn't." It was all I could do not to fall off the chair. See, I took a picture for her scrapbook. Will she thank me some day? :)

Just Because

She's so cute. And silly. But mostly cute.

Happy Birthday, Cuteness

We had a party today honoring her 3rd birthday. It was a little chilly, but still, a grand time was had by all.

She's photogenic, isn't she?

Kaia and Luke were quite rowdy!

Happy Easter in Pictures

I hope all of you had a wonderful day celebrating the resurrection of our Lord!

She had all her eggs in one Wal-Mart bag.

She was trying to get the egg hidden under the van.

This picture totally cracks me up.

Yes, they found these.

Alex shows his juggling ability. The look on his face is hilarious.

The boys got to hide the eggs but I had to watch them so they didn't steal the candy out of the eggs first.

Open. Closed.

Now you see them.....

.... and now you don't.

And this is why I'm so happy to have my camera back. :)