picky picky

The food wars at our house are ongoing and constant. Every night dinner is a battlefield. Will against will.  It's not fun. Tastes are changing daily and a girl who only wanted to eat cheese for months now announces she no longer likes it. What now? Pancakes are one of the few items Kyla will eat willingly. However, this is what we are left with every day. Only the middle part tastes good. Ugh...I hope it gets better soon.

Yee Haw!

The theme of Heidi's preschool this week is "Cowboy." When she got wind of this from the calendar she knew exactly what she was going to wear. She's been asking about Cowboy week since the beginning of November and was willing to bypass Kyla's birthday and Thanksgiving to get to it. Well, today was the day. She was beyond thrilled, I think mostly because she remembers Kyla's cowboy week.

Look how little she is (not to mention how WILD her hair is)- how can she possibly remember?

And here are a few more just for fun...



Oh Christmas Tree {The Sequel}

It's that time again...time for a Christmas tree. Remember this crazy adventure from last year? We decided to try it again this year but this time with friends and a little more prepared. We geared up with snow clothes, boots, sleds, and food this time and headed for the mountains.

The drive up (and down for that matter) was a little sketchy but once we got there the girls had tons of fun just playing in the snow. We left the tree foraging up to the dads.

Note that this sledding hill is about three feet long. That did not detour and allowed for Kyla to go about 100 times by herself.



This is the "cute" snow outfit I worked up for myself.

The crew (looks more like a gang of toddler girls):

Payton, Kyla, Pearson, and Heidi

Heidi spent the majority of the time doing this...

and this...

While Kyla just thoroughly enjoyed herself (MUCH better than last year).

But my all time favorite pictures from the day are Kyla, Chelsea, and Harper sledding down the three foot hill that I mentioned before. The twenty picture progression I have on my camera is priceless. I will not be deleting a single one. But for the sake of blog viewing here is the gist...

It was a fun time had by all. We came away with a better tree and a better experience. I'm excited for the season to begin.

The Backyard

can't get enough birthday?

We can't.
So here you go.
A few from last night.
Kyla's family party.
She loved it.
Despite her runny nose.



KYLA ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

We ♥  you so much!

Hippie Girl Skating Party

Tomorrow is Kyla's fifth birthday...I can't really believe it. We will be celebrating her on her actual day-the 21st, all week long at preschool (star of the week), and we kicked it off this morning with a little party. That's my kind of birthday- birthday week.

Today she celebrated with her sister, cousins and a few of her closest friends at tiny tot skate at the Skate Connection.

I let Kyla choose off the birthday supply website any type of "theme" she wanted. You know how we like themes in this family but really for this party it was only about the paper plates and napkins. There are princesses, Barbies, and every other character you can think of on there but she picked this- "Hippie Girl!"

The cute cupcakes.

And the goody bags, as modeled by Heidi.

Now let's get this roller party started!

Heidi was thoroughly impressed by her glow in the dark bracelet

but not as impressed as Kyla was with this pack of Silly Bands...they're all the rage you know.

falling several times- check

an ongoing game of follow the leader- check

hokey pokey, macarena, YMCA, chicken dance- check

a crazy race that involved 20ish four year olds- check

slushies for all- check

TIME FOR CUPCAKES...

It was a fun morning had by all. We love rollerskating and we love birthdays. My fingers are now bloody from opening all those Barbies (why do they make them SO hard to open?). The girls have been engrossed in play all afternoon. More on the ongoing birthday tomorrow!

P.S. In case you are worried, I did not roller skate almost seven months pregnant. I probably could have though...I'm pretty good :)

What's Up Now

This post is mostly for myself, for the sake of remembering what the girls are up to right now, at this very moment. This is why I miss Project 365 and why I probably will go back to it next year.

Our Thankfulness banner on the mantle using old Project 365 leftover materials, (thank Lisa for this idea). I love their little drawings. There are several but right there is "Daddy, Baby Harper, and Myself (Kyla)."

This is what one side of our laundry room looks like. The other two walls look the same way. It is Kyla's "art gallery" and nothing is allowed to come down. About half is projects from preschool and the other half is her creations from everyday. I would say she draws at least ten pictures a day.

These are their "offices." Kyla's is on the left and Heidi's is on the right. They "work" in their offices for hours. I like how they each have a computer, a phone, and a camera - the essentials. Kyla has extras and always wears her tie while working.
                                                                                                                                                               

                                                

Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your long hair. This is a new game that has been happening for about the last week....thank you Disney's Tangled. Mostly this is played as play or a movie where Kyla typically directs Heidi in how to be and act out the story of Rapunzel. In case you can't tell, those "cozy scarfs" as Heidi calls them are what they use for their long hair.



And last, but not least this game is still going on daily. Project Runway. That is the designer and model on the left and on the right there is Heidi Klum. Sometimes this is played with Barbies, sometimes they each model outfits, and we are the judges, but Heidi is ALWAYS Heidi Klum.

I love these girls.

For all the debate out there (by my Project 365 friends) this is why we need to go back to picture a day.

I ♥ Harper

Such a good baby and so cute too.

Ten on Ten: Almost Forgotten

Remembering. or Being Reminded.

This is seriously not staged. REALLY.

Preschool Pickup.

Tasting the Rainbow.

New Books.

Pizza Dough Prep.

Being Barbie Fashion Girl.

Rice Krispie Treat Making Helper.

Finished Pizza Dough.

They're Back.

Looks Like a Tough Day.

Join in the fun here!