Two Girls and a Boy

What's going on around here? Just trying to keep up with these three little kids. Whew. Often times people see me out with the kids and they say, "Wow. You have your hands full." or "You sure are busy." Yes, yes it is true.

The Girls.

*Brielle was well aware of the fact that on Mother's Day I got to have breakfast in bed and received presents. She then heard that we were planning the same for Father's day. She (like every kid) thought for sure it should be her day. She told me in great detail of all she wanted for "her special day". She wanted breakfast in bed, goggles, a new dress up, etc. etc. Well, she did get breakfast in bed. She was happy enough with that.

*If you know Ava, you know the girl has a grumpy side to her. She can really give some mean looking scowls. I've finally found the way to change that scowling face (for now). I started singing "If you chance to meet a frown . . . " every time she scowled at me. It makes her start to laugh so hard she can't keep the scowl. She now asks me to sing "the mean song" to her.

*Brielle was starting a Disney movie the other day and saw on the beginning when they show the Disneyland castle. She said very excitedly, "Mommy, that is the Disney temple. That is where I want to get married. In the Disney temple."

*We got a new baby girl cousin. Norah was born on June 4 while I was in CA. When I got home we headed over to Landon and Sarah's to meet her. She is gorgeous and the girls loved getting to hold her.*Ava can't say the letter "s" in words. It makes for some very funny pronunciation of words. We love to have her say "sneaky snake" or my personal favorite, "dessert", which is "hurt". Scott taught her to say "No way, Jose!". She says it all the time to me now when I ask her to do something. Not so funny. I always start laughing though because it is "No way, ho hey!". Very funny.

*The girls have very good friends that are sisters and their same ages. They recently invited Brie and Ava over for a tea party so that everyone could learn a thing or two in manners. It was so cute. Brie was really into it and held her tea cup just right and tried to remember her napkin in her lap and "please" and "thank you". Ava on the other hand, licked her plate clean when she was done and spooned sprinkles (for decorating a cupcake) right from the bowl into her mouth. She has a bit to learn about being a lady. Jen and I had a great time watching them and laughing.

*We were driving to a new park for a picnic yesterday and I couldn't quite figure out where it was. Brielle said, "Mom, why don't you just ask the Holy Ghost?" I told her that was a good idea. She said, "But how do you understand what he says when it is just ooooooooohhhhhhh (ghost sounds)?"

*Brielle and Ava were invited to Aiden's pizza birthday party. It was a cute party and they had a lot of fun. I think I might have enjoyed it the most though. That pizza they made was DELISH!

The boy.

*Zachary is at that oh so lovely age of never being still, always wiggling and always putting something he shouldn't in his mouth. In the past two days I have fished out a button, a dime, a hair clip and pillow stuffing. He also crawls just where he shouldn't - down the stairs and behind the toilet to play with the plunger. Aaaggghhhh!

*Whenever Zach does something that I whine about Brielle says in an exhausted voice, "See Mom, I always told you we shouldn't have had another baby."

*Zachary loves to gnaw on anything he can get his hands on. He loved, loved, loved the red vines . . . and the bath afterward. Notice that grin in the second bath picture. That was when he was pooping in my sink!* While Mom was here we spent on afternoon at Grandma's house. She blew bubbles on the deck for the kids. Zachary watched for awhile and then honestly could not contain himself anymore. He was belly laughing so hard. It cracked us all up. He was laughing and laughing over every last bubble he saw. You have to hear him in the video.

*I have two "chupa" kids. Zachary loves his chupa and we are far too afraid to take Ava's away from her at night. So here they sit early one morning, just out of bed, both sucking on chupas.