Carly: Miss C loves to sing. She uses a lot of catch phrases and music to describe her feelings and explain circumstances. A few examples...When she sees a bee she will burst into song: "When the dog bites, when the bee stings (pronounced: dings)..." Or somehow, nearly each time I ask her to help me with something (Carly will you please close the door, put on your shoes, pick up your toys...) as she so willingly flutters off to complete the task she begins singing, "Cinderelly, Cinderelly, lots a day a Cinderelly...mop the flooor & clean the dishes..." (yes those are the words in order of how she sings that song). And finally, if she asks you who your favorite princess is, upon your answer she will sing you that Princess' song. Be sure to say your favorite princess is Ariel next time she asks. ;)
And...every other conversation we have with her either makes our hearts burst with joy or our stomachs hurt from laughing. Just this week she has said to me, "Mom, you are so beautiful in your heart," "We bought you these flowers because your WHOLE family loves ya" and "Ganks, Mom, you're just the BEST!"
Luke:
Luke loves popcorn. He generally eats is while squatting over the bowl, two-fisted. One evening, Brian decided to throw the popcorn up & catch it on his tongue. We all clapped. Luke then took a big handful of those delicious freshly pooped kernels and threw them across the room followed by an expressive applause! We had a good laugh over that one.
Healthful Living
I really don't consume any food worth writing about as I consistently drink 2 meals/day, so I'll share another one of my go-to recipes:
1.5 Cups frozen spinach
1/2 an orange
1 tbsp of goji berries
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1 tsp of camu powder
1/2 C orange juice
1/2 C water
Ice to taste
Places & Spaces
The kitchen re-model is coming along quite nicely. Our motto is: slow & steady wins the race. ;) Brian has taken on this project with very little help from me. We painted the walls in February, and then the cabinets have taken most of May & June. It's really just prioritizing when we need family time vs when he can devote a good 3 hours to getting a section of cabinets done. Hopefully by next "quarter" he will have completed the back splash.
I love the piece we added to the kitchen and continue to love the new light fixtures.
I also love sitting down with this devotional I've been reading in the mornings with a cup of coffee. Sometimes I enjoy it inside & other times I sit in a lawn chair in the yard while the kiddos play. A co-worker actually gave it to me upon finding out I was a Believer and I think of her every morning.
Growing Minds
Carly has completely immersed herself in the imagination of play stage and doesn't need a whole lot of interesting activities to occupy her mind. When she does get bored, however, it's nice to have a few things to turn to. She doesn't enjoy baking (sad) but at least we found that out! A few times I asked her to help me measure/pour/stir and she just had no desire. She doesn't really want to do arts & crafts and reading only happens when she's in the right "mood" so finding ways to interact with her that are educational can be a bit tough. She loves her alphabet puzzle and her matching game...but she really just wants to act out life with her little dolls (that happen to be Disney princesses). She is quick to be helpful in cleaning or organizing and receives quite a bit of praise from us when she does so willingly and successfully.
Luke's mind grows by pushing, pulling, touching, throwing, running, bouncing & bumping. He is beginning to take interest in shapes and enjoys figuring out how something works (open/close, anything that moves on wheels, etc). He wants to do-it-himself and will let you know it! He's beginning to point and recognize his animals...although it would be helpful if he could verbalize what he's pointing to! He's got "Dog" & "Mooo" down. ;)
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