MOPPING DAY!

Tenille helping mommy mop.

Lacey helping mommy mop.

So my floor hadn't been mopped since the baby was born, 4 weeks to the day! I can hardly believe Dylan is that old already. Anyhow, so I HATE looking at a dirty house and I haven't had much time to clean it. Surprise Surprise. Since I nurse in the chair next to the kitchen, I sit there and look at all the dirty sticky gross spots on the floor. I decided that the only way I was going to get it done was to have Tenille and Lacey help me. Dylan was of course sleeping. The cutest thing, after we were done there were little girl footprints all over the floor from them walking on the wet floor. The first couple times they stepped on the floor, they slipped and I kept reminding them that it was wet and to be careful, they finally got it! Now that I've found a way to mop the floor, we will be doing it more often. Plus, I think the girls really like to help me do things, and then the feel more a part of what I'm doing.

MISC PICTURES



Dylan

Update on the hair post. Lacey's crazy hair.

Lacey head kissing Dylan

Tenille holding Dylan

THE PARK

Today I took my kids to the park, definetly a challenge, but worth getting them out of the house. I took them to the North Ogden Park across from the library. It is a good park for kids to play on, lots of slides, two kids swings next to each other so I don't have to run from one end of the swing set to the other. Anyhow, here are a few pictures I took to capture the fun!


This is both of the girls swinging, Tenille is on the left, Lacey on the right.

This is Tenille swinging.

This is Lacey swinging.

This is Tenille in the little tunnel.

Lacey is in the front, Tenille is in the back. Getting them in there together took a little bit of coercion.

Afterwards I took them through the drive through at McDonalds and got a 25 cent ice cream cone for the two of them, As you can tell, half of it is still in their carseats (I must wash them tomorrow!!!) This is a picture of Tenille enjoying her ice cream.

This is Lacey, she's in the sun, but believe me her face is JUST as ice creamy as Tenilles. MILK, it does a body good!!!


I made a goal to get out of the house more and socialize. I met some really nice ladies that also took their kids to the park. Sometimes I just feel isolated in my house. Brad made the suggestion that it might lighten me up a little bit if I got out of the house more with the kids and without the kids. After doing it more, I agree with him, I feel less stressed which is surprising because I have to get 3 kids ready and in the car, which is a feat in itself. While we are at the park, Dylan just takes a nice little snooze in his carseat, which is nice! I just get to play with my girls! I can't wait for fall because then the weather will be a bit cooler and it will be all the nicer to get out of the house!

Another benefit of getting Tenille and Lacey out of the house is it helps them to socialize with other kids and also helps their behavior at home. A change of scenery for anyone is always good I guess.

Today I have been doing a lot of thinking and pondering. I sat down while Tenille and Lacey were sleeping and wrote down a whole bunch of goals. It really does help the soul to sit down and better yourself once in a while.

Hair Today!



Gone Tomorrow


Hair is Finally Back!!

So Let me tell you. Why I had to have girls, let alone two girls first is beyond me. I have NO idea how to do girls hair, I've attempted it with Tenille's fine locks, but then she just looks like Pebbles from The Flintstones. HEE HEE. Anyhow, I think they actually need a little haircut because it is really unruly, when they wake up from sleeping or nap it is EVERYWHERE!

This is Halle, our adopted daughter. We adopted her in Dec. 2003, she passed away in January 2004, when she was 3 months old.


These are my twin girls, Tenille and Lacey. They are 17 months old.


This is my son Dylan, he is 3 weeks old.


This is our dog Pogo. I got her when she was just 6 weeks old out of a cardboard box in front of a grocery store.