The girls and I had a great time at the play group today. We played at the playground and then on the beach. Anna loves going to the beach. Here are some pics of the girls from today's trip. Anna ended up wearing her swimsuit the rest of the afternoon.

At the playground
on the beach
Kate trying to find the sand.
Digging with friends

Kate's Mood Ring Effect Hair

As we are all aware Kate's hair is ridiculous. It makes her look like a extra small toddler and not a baby. Her hair is most always crazy but the nuances seem to reflect her many emotions, much like a mood ring. If you've had any experience with a mood ring it tends to stay on one color 98% of the time. Kate's hair does a similar thing as the following pics will demonstrate. All demonstrations of similar emotions. It is important to note that Kate's hair is not styled in any of these photos.

Exhibit A
The fright wig

Exhibit B
Laying flat, a rarity



At Christmas- A who ville child
Exhibit D
The class clown
Exhibit E
Partial Bufonte hairdo



And lastly
Exhibit F
Utter ridiculousness

What Kate can do!

Because Anna can talk its real easy to write about her. So to include Kate here is a list of some things Kate has done recently.

1. Walk all over the place in her walker, including following me into the laundry room and trapping me behind the door.
   
2. While in the walker she can take all the kiddie Magnets off the fridge and chew on them, pull the little red chair over. She peeled the manufacuturer's label off the bottom of a little fold up table I keep in the kitchen.
   
3. While I'm carrying her she thinks it is hysterical when Anna walks behind us.
4. Loves to be tickled.
5. Pulls Anna's hair
6. Laughs when Anna is crying because she got in trouble.
   
7. She now has 2 bottom teeth and with her hair we call her "goofy tooth"

Comic Relief

Here is a list of only some of the things that Anna has said or done in the last week or so. Hopefully this list will provide you with some comic relief as it has done so for us.

• After her second "accident" of the day Anna removes her panties and says to herself, "No more panties for me!"
• Anna has invented several variations of common words and even a new word. A lollipop is now a lollapop, a teddy bear has become a teddabear (yes thats one word). And a paper towel is a nakin towel.
  
• We have been teaching her please, thank you etc. for the last year. She pretty good at it but she shows her personal flair when she says, (Thank you so much)
• After Mike lost his wallet and I washed my cell phone in the washing machine and tried to console us saying"Its alright, Daddy(Momma) we go get you a new one at Wal-mart, then you'll feel better. Eat pizza you'll feel better"
• She likes to sing all the time here is a sample of her latest work
• Cinerella (Cinderella) repeated in a dreamy voice.
• Sweet Treats, Sweet Treats, is what I like to eat. Sweat treat,Sweet Treat I like ice cream. (Sung while waiting at the drive thru at
  Bruster's Ice cream )
• Instead of singing, "Who did, Who did, Who did,who did, Who did swallow Jo, jo, Jonah" She sings, " Pooted, Pooted, pooted pooted", etc.
  
• Some quotes by Anna
• "I run really fast in Target!"
• "You can't spank me Mommy."
• "I'm afraid of the snakes and cows under my bed"
• "The sweet potato says I yam what I yam" repeated from a Leap Frog Book.
• While reading BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR WHAT DO YOU SEE. Upon seeing the white dog she says, "Daddy, don't shoot the dog, OK"
• While playing barefoot outside with Ayden who lives next door, " I don't have feet, I can't play in the mud."
  

At home with the kids and loving it!.

I love my new job as a stay at home mom, though it is quite different than I imagined. I expected my house to be cleaner, art being made, loaves of homemade bread to give to friends, push the kids in a stroller, make it to the Library's story time, make clothes for the girls , have craft time with Anna, running and exercising... etc. As you can guess I'm only partially succeeding. Much of the time I am much busier than I thought I could be. I am gaining more confidence in my ability to this new job. I feel settled and enjoy exploring all the different fun places this area has to offer. There are lots of fun parks everywhere. Anna love it. The Lexington Park Library is huge and they have such great programs for the children. Anna really likes to go there and play on the kiddie computer and the big helicopter bookcase. Its big enough for children walk inside.

We are really enjoying where we live too. The neighborhood is wooded and is quiet. Our neighbors to the right of us are our age and have a little boy the same age as Anna. They have fun playing together. I just got a double stroller yesterday at a huge consignment sale. and I've already used it 3 times. The girls love it. It has allowed me the freedom to get exercise and walk to the store. I love it.