Too Old and So Cool

I've been having a lot of moments lately of realizing how big Kyla is getting. She's not my little tiny baby anymore and time has gone by way too fast. However, she is at a great age- always doing something funny. I love to hear what she will say next! She says the most hilarious things and sounds so grown up when saying them. Here are a few things she has said lately (in the past couple of days) that I think are so cute and so funny:

-Mom I just watched a movie and it was SO COOL!
-Dad, you are the best! (just randomly)
-Mom, you do not have two baby girls! You have one kid and one baby!
-This is so scrumptious! (she's been saying this one a lot lately, she knows we think its funny)

There are a million more but these are the most recent ones. She says "cool" a lot!

I actually did it!

Well, I actually went through with it. How much shorter could I get really? The girl who cut it did exactly what I asked and I really do like it. It feels good. I'm not loving having these huge pictures of my face on here but I did say I would post the end result...well here it is.

Curls

My friend Amy put her two little girls hair in sponge rollers the other night and I got to see the cute curly outcome the next day. I loved it and so I thought it would be fun for Kyla to try it. My mom was over tonight and put the curlers in. It took me back. I hated sleeping in these things! I remember several times as a little girl but mostly I remember sleeping in them in high school for Chatelaines (dance team). Not only would we have to sleep with the uncomfortable pink rollers, but before putting them in we would have to squirt sugar water on our hair. This ensured that the curls would hold for...pretty much ever! So gross. You'd have to wash your hair several times to get it out.

Kyla did not keep the curlers in. While brushing her teeth before bed she wanted them out. We won't get to see the curls this time. She did however LOVE having them in for about an hour. She admired them in the mirror. Heidi of course cried and wanted one in. My mom put one in her hair and she was SO excited to show Kyla and to join her at the mirror. Hopefully one day they will both turn out with tight curly cute hair the next morning....not tomorrow though.

I love these girls.

Something hysterical I'm sure.

Poor Heidi.
Yesterday she had a fever and this is how she was most of the day-

curled up on the couch with binky, blankie, and J.J. So snuggly though.

Betty Spaghetti

This is Betty Spaghetti. We got her last fall and both girls have taken turns being totally in love with her. My mom bought her for Kyla when she was very into mermaids, Ariel, Dora Mermaid, and was a mermaid for Halloween. She came with a skirt and two legs so that on occasion she can turn into a "human girl." She's been MIA for a few months now and I haven't seen her out and about. Yesterday that changed. Kyla played with her for the entire day, even putting her to bed in the baby crib that is next hers at bedtime. At one point she asked me if I wanted to see Betty put on a show. I said yes and she proceeded to take Betty's head off (her head, body, arms, tail, etc all come apart) hold her by the two pigtails and sing a "beautiful" ballad as if Betty was singing. I laughed out loud. She cracks me up. Betty is still in the bed today and hasn't been played with yet. I guess she's tired from the show.

Dancing School

Every Tuesday (since February) we've been going to the Little Gym, or as we like to call it "dancing school." It is a combination of tap, ballet, creative movement (free style- my favorite part of the class because the girls really get into it), and gymnastics. Kyla has really been loving it. Her favorite things about the class: 1.) watching herself dance in the mirror 2.) waving at me and Heidi through the glass window 3.) her outfit & dance bag 4.) the stamps that she receives on both hands and feet at the end of the class 5.)lining up behind the teacher as they move from station to station singing the Jazzy Bugs song. As you will notice, I didn't say the dancing. She does get into it but her attention span is that of a 3 year and she gets distracted easily- that's why she is waving at us several times during the class. It's fun to watch and of course as soon as Heidi hears its dancing school day she seeks out her own little tu tu and starts singing, "dancing school, dancing school, dancing school!" So cute. The "recital" is in June...come watch if you can...it's pretty funny.

My Glog

This is what Kyla said when I asked her if she liked my blog, "Yes, but where's your glog?" She looked around the room trying to see it (it was on the computer right in front of her). I'm really liking this whole blog thing. I don't know if its very interesting to read or not but I like doing it and I like reading other people's too.

clip clop clip clop...

That is the sound I hear pretty much at all times when we are home. It's the sound of little plastic princess high heels clip clopping across the hardwood floors. Kyla got twelve pairs for her 2nd birthday (thanks Kristin!). They have dwindled down to about 5 mismatched pairs and even those ones are pretty sad looking. Kyla has worn them everyday for almost a year and half now. Heidi has been wearing them for months with incredible skill. She can run in them. Lately, she can not be without a pair. Putting on normal shoes to go out is the end of the world to her and the moment we get back home she rips off her shoes and socks and searches for the "shoes". All the little plastic stoppers on the heels have fallen out of place making the clip clopping a bit more like clip clip clop clip clop clop. Some days I want to throw them out the window. But they love them.

Can I pull it off?

Here we go again. About once a year I contemplate getting my hair cut short....well I go with the intentions of getting it short but usually come out with it about shoulder length (which isn't techincally short). I always chicken out while I'm at the salon. I feel like it will be more work because I will actually have to do something with it everyday. No more ponytails. I have an appointment for March 28th. My intentions are the same as always- to go short. Can I do it? We'll see. Casey has already said that bangs are not a good idea for me...mostly because he doesn't want to hear me complain about them for months while they grow out. I can't really argue with that, although they would be cute. These Katie Holmes pictures are what I'm thinking...too short? Probably.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

me then & them now

I saw something similar to this on someone else's blog. I thought it would be kind of interesting to find photos of me at the same (or close to the same) age as my girls are now. The two pictures of Kyla and I are both at age 3 1/2. The first picture of Heidi and I we are both around 15 months (I think) and the 2nd one is about 19 months. My mom says Heidi looks how I did as a baby. I can kind of see it from these pictures.

So blonde!

It finally came!

I have been diligently and obsessively working on my Project 365 everyday without a kit. I have been faithfully taking my pictures and doing my journaling without being able to really work on the final product. But yesterday it happened...my kit finally arrived after two and a half months on back order. I didn't really think it would ever come. It is so cute and I love it. I'm so glad that I'm doing this project. Basically, for those of you who have not been around me while I am photographing everything, its a scrapbook type project where you document your life through pictures and journaling everyday for a year. Sounds like a lot of work but really the kit comes with everything you need to make it super cute. I'm so excited.

We miss you Jam-Cat.

Our cat Jammer has been gone almost a year now but Kyla still mentions him often. If you ask her if she has a pet she still says she has a cat named Jammer but that he is lost. A year ago, when he disappeared after moving to our new house we told her that he was either lost in the woods behind our house or that he went to live at someonelse's house. Well, I think she combined the two and always tells us that Jammer lives in a little house in the woods with little tiny cabinets! Yesterday, was the first time she told me that she wanted him back. Sad! We miss him a lot. We had him for 4 1/2 years. He was a great cat...except for a few very annoying habits.

Kyla & Jammer

Heidi & Jammer

Picture Day

My mom and I took the girls to the mall today to get their picture taken. It's a very rare moment for the two of them to take a good picture together. We thought if we took them to the Picture People and it was a real photography session they might be more cooperative...they weren't. They did get a few cute shots but captured some REAL moments as well. That's my mom in the last shot. We love her.

Heidi saying "No"

How could I forget muffins?

They love muffins!

Favorite Food?

My first attempt at really blogging about something: It's always debated what our girls' favorite food is. There are about five things they really love. Since they don't really eat much of anything, when they find something they like, they REALLY like it. Butter toast (peanut butter toast), french fries, red robin chicken strips, spaghetti, and POPCORN are their top picks. (These are besides the obvious ice cream, cookies, and candy- which they love just like their mother). Kyla had about five little bowls of popcorn tonight and was still asking for more.

I'm blogging!

Yes, it is true. I'm actually writing something. I'm going to blog...well, we'll see how it goes. I did set this up in December and it is now March. I've been inspired by all those cute scrapbooker girl blogs out there that I love (you know who you are). And I LOVE reading my friend Krista's blog. She always makes me laugh and her blog makes me miss her. Mine will probably not be quite so cute (or funny) but I'm going to give it a try. I hope this gets easier because it's hard for me to even know what to write right now. Hmm...stay tuned.