The Office is now COMPLETE!!!!

The office - aka: Matt's masterpiece, is now complete! I'm so excited, I now have my space and the girls have theirs. It's so creative and relaxing - I can just envision all the fun and learning that is going to take place there. Okay I know, there will be a squabble or two, but they have their own computers, their own space - I think we're looking GOOD.

What can I say - I'm a glass half full girl;-)

My little Indiana...

This week at Kindergarten has been all about Thanksgiving - the history, being thankful, the foods, you name it! So when Grace came home today dressed as an Indian I wasn't surprised. And boy did she look CUTE!

Grace's 1st tooth!

Hannah Montana Concert

Monkey attack...

I'd gone to Pat's house to take senior pictures and the girls were inside w/ Pat and Kim - playing and I'm sure Grace was customizing some one of a kind art pieces... Ophra was playing in the background, apparently interviewing the lady who was attacked by her friends chimp/ape - something from the monkey family. When w/out notice Ophra had her remove the veil she had covering her face, I guess what was left was just awful. I know I should be proud to know this lady survived, but my two little girls saw it, and for the brief minute that it remained on have been TERRIFIED of the "monkey who had the bleed". Grace is afraid to go to the bathroom by herself at home, and Eva wouldn't sleep upstairs. I didn't see it, but Matt said it was bad - he turned off the set. I'm hoping they easily forget it b/c Eva kicked me all night long!

Madeline bit me on the nose!

Today when I picked Eva up I was running a little bit late - I'd gone to get Gracie at school first so we could all go to the park before it got dark. I walked into Brenda's w/ Grace and Eva came running out saying, "MommyMadelineBitMeOnTheNOSE!" all one word:-) It took me a minute to realize - she'd sayd "Mommy Madeline Bit Me on the NOSE!" even though I was looking right at her cute little button nose and she has a big red ring on it! OUCH! Poor baby, and of course b/c of Eva's history:-) I had to ask, "Did Eva do anything to her?" But Brenda (thankfully) said "No, nothing." Guess Maddy was just having a bad day.

Brenda said when it happened, she got a tissue for Eva and there was some blood and Eva called for her friends to see "her bleed!". After doctored by Brenda, and Maddy was scolded, Maddy was in the playroom crying when Eva went in and told her, "Maddy, why you cry? All you hafta do is say you sorry. It doesn't hurt no more." Isn't she cute!!!

Apparently Maddy's mom cried when she heard, I felt bad for Eva and can't look at her little nose w/out thinking "Poor Baby!" but you can't live in a glass house and throw stones! I know from past experience w/ Eva you can try all you want to keep them from biting and it still may not matter:-) So Eva has proudly wore her war wounds - telling everyone what happened;-)

Playing in the leaves...

Playing in the leaves – for the first time ever we raked (and blew) leaves into a pile so the girls could jump in them. And we have sooooo many leaves, it’s crazy! Grace would literally go underneath the leaves and disappear. Eva would get upset looking for her and Grace would POP up! Eva would be both happy and frightened at the same time. I couldn’t believe my little girl who doesn’t like bugs was okay doing this but she loved it!

Lovely Knits

A big tooth.... already???

Okay so Grace's tooth hasn't even fallen out yet and she's got a tooth coming in behind it! YIKES! All I can think about - worry about, is she's going to have awful teeth:-( Dad said I should just know that she's going to have to wear braces, which I'd figured, but I don't want her to have horrible teeth before the braces fix them. I mean she's so cute right now, this tooth looks like it might come in UNDER her tongue! Dad says - and I guess I should listen, since he IS a dentist, that once the baby tooth comes out it will move forward... I keep telling Grace she needs to wiggle that baby tooth like crazy! I still remember being in at Dad's office when Amanda Weintrout was in the office SCREAMING - I was terrified. Dad later explained that they were "helping" her to get her baby tooth out so there was room for the big tooth, I then went up stairs and pulled my front teeth. All Dad would have to say if I had a loose tooth was "let me see it" and I'd go pull it.

Mommy’s little helpers...

Grams was out getting Kim and w/ Day Light Savings I have to start Senior pictures much earlier, so the girls came along w/ me and hung out and even helped some!

Aren’t they cute!