A couple friends and I met for lunch, then had an hour-long massage, and then went to see Sex and the City. It was an incredible day--total girl talk all day long, no kids interrupting us, no husbands interrupting us. The massage was so needed! And we had the entire movie theatre to ourselves, so we talked as loud as we wanted, laughed as loud as we wanted, and even threw popcorn at the screen. And when I got home, the girls didn't fight once the rest of the night. Could I ask for more???
Thanks Mom and Dad for watching the girls so we could have a girls day out!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Secret confessions...
The girls had a dental check-up today with Dr. Jerry and Miss Debbie, who they they just adore. They don't dread going to the dentist like I do, which is good. Both Dr. Jerry and Miss Debbie (husband and wife; kids go to my high school) went on and on about how clean their teeth are, how well they brush, how proud they are that the girls have no cavities, etc. and etc. Macy and Kaylin just grinned.
Here is my secret confession: the girls never brush their teeth. I can count on one hand how many times they have brushed their teeth in the last year. It's pure laziness on my part--in the mornings I'm tired, and don't want to take the extra 3 minutes to have Kaylin brush her teeth. In the evenings, I'm tired too, and don't want to take the extra 3 minutes to have them brush their teeth. I KNOW they should brush their teeth--I have horrible teeth, and I'm sure they are doomed also. But so far, so good... :)
And on another note, poor Kaylin has such a small mouth, she's in for a rough time. Her palette is very small, and on an x-ray, you can see the permanent teeth under the skin. They are huge!! There is simply no room in her mouth. So, just like her mother, she will have an extender in the roof of her mouth as those permanent teeth come in. Dr. Jerry said "we'll be getting to know each other very well."
And one more side note, they also commented that Macy FINALLY has a loose tooth, that will probably come out by the end of the summer. This is a HUGE deal--all of Macy's friends have lost teeth, and she still hasn't. It's been a major issue at our house. So maybe there is hope yet.
And the girls brushed their teeth tonight. :)
Here is my secret confession: the girls never brush their teeth. I can count on one hand how many times they have brushed their teeth in the last year. It's pure laziness on my part--in the mornings I'm tired, and don't want to take the extra 3 minutes to have Kaylin brush her teeth. In the evenings, I'm tired too, and don't want to take the extra 3 minutes to have them brush their teeth. I KNOW they should brush their teeth--I have horrible teeth, and I'm sure they are doomed also. But so far, so good... :)
And on another note, poor Kaylin has such a small mouth, she's in for a rough time. Her palette is very small, and on an x-ray, you can see the permanent teeth under the skin. They are huge!! There is simply no room in her mouth. So, just like her mother, she will have an extender in the roof of her mouth as those permanent teeth come in. Dr. Jerry said "we'll be getting to know each other very well."
And one more side note, they also commented that Macy FINALLY has a loose tooth, that will probably come out by the end of the summer. This is a HUGE deal--all of Macy's friends have lost teeth, and she still hasn't. It's been a major issue at our house. So maybe there is hope yet.
And the girls brushed their teeth tonight. :)
Monday, June 9, 2008
Who are these people?
The girls and I ran errands today, and one was to the high school. While I worked on a few things, the girls played with the Photo Booth on our Mac's. I showed them how to do the effects and take their picture, and they had a ball while I worked. They took a ton, and I picked the funniest ones to share here with you.
Kaylin as she might look as a sunbeam...
And Kaylin swirled...
This one cracks me up. Macy kept trying to make her head disappear, and she finally succeeded. She thought it was so funny that she didn't have a head. It looks like another body part, but I swear it is her shoulders.
Macy as she might look as a sunbeam...
Here's the three of us using the "dent" effect...
And the three of us swirled together...
Now I see why my high school kids spend hours upon hours taking their pictures with Photo Booth. It was pretty addictive!
Kaylin as she might look as a sunbeam...
And Kaylin swirled...
This one cracks me up. Macy kept trying to make her head disappear, and she finally succeeded. She thought it was so funny that she didn't have a head. It looks like another body part, but I swear it is her shoulders.
Macy as she might look as a sunbeam...
Here's the three of us using the "dent" effect...
And the three of us swirled together...
Now I see why my high school kids spend hours upon hours taking their pictures with Photo Booth. It was pretty addictive!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
They do have fear...
and it's called WATER!! Went to Oceans of Fun yesterday and it wasn't quite as enjoyable as Worlds. The girls really don't like getting water in their faces or going underwater. We had fun in the wave pool, the swimming area and the lazy river, where they could keep their faces water free. Kaylin was funny when she realized she could float with her life jacket on!
Hopefully those swim lessons in a couple weeks will help.
Hopefully those swim lessons in a couple weeks will help.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Our children have no fear...
We bought our season passes to Worlds and Oceans of Fun today,(thank you Mr. Economic Stimulus Package) and decided to try them out. Bobby works out there as an EMT, so we only needed passes for us girls. We met Bobby there at 6, after he got off work. The park was dead...we basically walked onto all the rides, only had to wait maybe 1 time. A couple of the kiddie rides in Camp Snoopy the girls rode several times without getting off. (We rode the Wacky Worm three times in a row...ooh, the excitement!)
But the main reason for this trip was Macy's first experience with the big roller coasters. She's ridden a couple big ones at Silver Dollar City, but not WOF. Those of you who know Macy well will know she has been measuring herself since last summer to see if she has reached the beloved 48". She definitely has--she's almost 50"! In recent weeks she has almost been talking herself out of the rides she dreamed about all winter. I'm not above bribing my children, so we bribed her with a new Webkinz if she rode all the major rides. That was the ticket.
First major ride up was the Timber Wolf, a wooden roller coaster that is so bouncy my teeth rattle. I rode it with her, and she screamed and yelled. The funniest part was her running as fast as she could to Bobby to tell him all about it, and then dragging him to the line to ride it with him.
Next up was the Detonator, which shoots you straight up a loooonngg way. This is one of my favorite rides, but Bobby rode it with her. I tried to video on my phone, but they went up so fast I couldn't catch her face. Bobby said her facial features were hilarious!!
Next was the Mamba, the one she has talked about since last year. She sauntered up to it without a second thought, and she and Bobby rode in the last car, the one that goes the fastest over the hill. Bobby said the entire way up the hill she kept saying, "are we there yet?" The teenagers in front of them kept turning around and smiling at her every time she asked. She told me afterwards it didn't make her stomach drop, but it did make her face hurt. :) She couldn't stop smiling after riding it!
The final big ride on the bribe list was the Boomerang, a ride that is short but goes upside down and backwards. She started to chicken out and run for the exit, which I found amusing considering that out of the other major rides she'd ridden, this one was the tamest! But come to find out, the car made a loud noise when it came back to load. Macy is terrified of loud noises, so that is what spooked her. Bobby grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back, and she got her first experience of going upside down.
Last stop was Spinning Dragons, her favorite ride from last year. We wanted to try to get Kaylin on it. We measured her at the start of the gate,and she was right there--maybe a smidge too short, but we decided to chance it. Kaylin didn't bat an eye--she's watched Macy ride it and other roller coasters so much, she doesn't realize she should be afraid. One worker said she was fine to ride, another said "well, let's check her again." If that lady had said no, I would have let her deal with Kaylin crying for the next hour. But she said yes, and on we went. For the first hill, Kaylin was sitting backwards, so she didn't know it was coming. Macy and I had the advantage to see it. The look on Kaylin's face when that car dropped into the hill and started to turn was absolutely priceless. What I wouldn't have given to be able to take a picture or a video at that moment. Kaylin loved her first major roller coaster, and we got back in line and rode it again.
We're raising these girls to have no fear; I don't want them to be afraid of anything--I want them to think there is nothing they can't do. Macy is 6 and has ridden the Mamba, the Detonator, the Boomerang, and the Timber Wolf. What teenagers--or adults--can say the same thing?
But the main reason for this trip was Macy's first experience with the big roller coasters. She's ridden a couple big ones at Silver Dollar City, but not WOF. Those of you who know Macy well will know she has been measuring herself since last summer to see if she has reached the beloved 48". She definitely has--she's almost 50"! In recent weeks she has almost been talking herself out of the rides she dreamed about all winter. I'm not above bribing my children, so we bribed her with a new Webkinz if she rode all the major rides. That was the ticket.
First major ride up was the Timber Wolf, a wooden roller coaster that is so bouncy my teeth rattle. I rode it with her, and she screamed and yelled. The funniest part was her running as fast as she could to Bobby to tell him all about it, and then dragging him to the line to ride it with him.
Next up was the Detonator, which shoots you straight up a loooonngg way. This is one of my favorite rides, but Bobby rode it with her. I tried to video on my phone, but they went up so fast I couldn't catch her face. Bobby said her facial features were hilarious!!
Next was the Mamba, the one she has talked about since last year. She sauntered up to it without a second thought, and she and Bobby rode in the last car, the one that goes the fastest over the hill. Bobby said the entire way up the hill she kept saying, "are we there yet?" The teenagers in front of them kept turning around and smiling at her every time she asked. She told me afterwards it didn't make her stomach drop, but it did make her face hurt. :) She couldn't stop smiling after riding it!
The final big ride on the bribe list was the Boomerang, a ride that is short but goes upside down and backwards. She started to chicken out and run for the exit, which I found amusing considering that out of the other major rides she'd ridden, this one was the tamest! But come to find out, the car made a loud noise when it came back to load. Macy is terrified of loud noises, so that is what spooked her. Bobby grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back, and she got her first experience of going upside down.
Last stop was Spinning Dragons, her favorite ride from last year. We wanted to try to get Kaylin on it. We measured her at the start of the gate,and she was right there--maybe a smidge too short, but we decided to chance it. Kaylin didn't bat an eye--she's watched Macy ride it and other roller coasters so much, she doesn't realize she should be afraid. One worker said she was fine to ride, another said "well, let's check her again." If that lady had said no, I would have let her deal with Kaylin crying for the next hour. But she said yes, and on we went. For the first hill, Kaylin was sitting backwards, so she didn't know it was coming. Macy and I had the advantage to see it. The look on Kaylin's face when that car dropped into the hill and started to turn was absolutely priceless. What I wouldn't have given to be able to take a picture or a video at that moment. Kaylin loved her first major roller coaster, and we got back in line and rode it again.
We're raising these girls to have no fear; I don't want them to be afraid of anything--I want them to think there is nothing they can't do. Macy is 6 and has ridden the Mamba, the Detonator, the Boomerang, and the Timber Wolf. What teenagers--or adults--can say the same thing?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Summer Fun II--Royals Game
Another family and us went out to the ballpark today. On Sunday's they have a special deal--4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 Pepsi's, and a bag of popcorn for $44. Not bad!! So another family of 4, plus 4 additional kids, and our 4 sweated it out in 90 degree weather.
The girls--all 6 of them--were so good. None of them were terribly interested in the game, but they watched a little, and clapped at appropriate times. More importantly, they did not fight, argue, or whine. I couldn't have asked for more. One of the reasons we went today was guests under 14 years old got a stuffed animal from Build-a-Bear. It was a river otter from the KC Zoo, and is adorable! Here are all the girls lined up by the fountains in the outfield with their otters.
During the first inning, three of the girls were getting food with the other mom, and I was taking Kaylin to the bathroom. That left Emily and Macy at our seats with the two dad's. A couple Royals' reps came over and asked if they'd like to do the Hat Shuffle in the 4th inning and be on the big gigantic screen. Of course they said yes. So when all the other girls got back, I figured we'd have WWIII. But we didn't.
So the top of the fourth comes, and here comes the cameraman, three official looking people, and the guy who goes on air with them. They get all settled, and we wait for a half inning. Macy was scared to death--she orginally didn't want to do it, and the other girls were quick to say they would. But peer pressure worked in the right direction, and she did a wonderful job.
Here's Macy answering where she is from. It was funny to see her 11 stories tall!!
After the ball is shuffled around, he asks Macy where she thinks it is. The whole outfield is yelling, "1"! Thankfully she said #1. This is Emily agreeing that she thinks the shuffled ball was in Hat #1.
Here's Macy again, in 11 stories of glory. She really held on to that otter! She was so scared, but was proud she did it and was telling anyone and everyone she ran into.
After the game, kids get to run the bases. We had to wait about 45 minutes, but again all 6 girls were wonderful. It was hot, they were sweaty and sticky from cotton candy, and all of them were so good. Here's 5 of the 6 girls running the bases; Gillian ran out ahead of the others.
What a fun way to start the summer! My shoulders and upper arms are pretty sunburned, but that's okay. It'll be tan tomorrow.
And the Royals won 6-1!
The girls--all 6 of them--were so good. None of them were terribly interested in the game, but they watched a little, and clapped at appropriate times. More importantly, they did not fight, argue, or whine. I couldn't have asked for more. One of the reasons we went today was guests under 14 years old got a stuffed animal from Build-a-Bear. It was a river otter from the KC Zoo, and is adorable! Here are all the girls lined up by the fountains in the outfield with their otters.
During the first inning, three of the girls were getting food with the other mom, and I was taking Kaylin to the bathroom. That left Emily and Macy at our seats with the two dad's. A couple Royals' reps came over and asked if they'd like to do the Hat Shuffle in the 4th inning and be on the big gigantic screen. Of course they said yes. So when all the other girls got back, I figured we'd have WWIII. But we didn't.
So the top of the fourth comes, and here comes the cameraman, three official looking people, and the guy who goes on air with them. They get all settled, and we wait for a half inning. Macy was scared to death--she orginally didn't want to do it, and the other girls were quick to say they would. But peer pressure worked in the right direction, and she did a wonderful job.
Here's Macy answering where she is from. It was funny to see her 11 stories tall!!
After the ball is shuffled around, he asks Macy where she thinks it is. The whole outfield is yelling, "1"! Thankfully she said #1. This is Emily agreeing that she thinks the shuffled ball was in Hat #1.
Here's Macy again, in 11 stories of glory. She really held on to that otter! She was so scared, but was proud she did it and was telling anyone and everyone she ran into.
After the game, kids get to run the bases. We had to wait about 45 minutes, but again all 6 girls were wonderful. It was hot, they were sweaty and sticky from cotton candy, and all of them were so good. Here's 5 of the 6 girls running the bases; Gillian ran out ahead of the others.
What a fun way to start the summer! My shoulders and upper arms are pretty sunburned, but that's okay. It'll be tan tomorrow.
And the Royals won 6-1!
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