Small Miracles

I asked MJ to clean her room in the morning. It was a disaster. of course I thought nothing more, and anticipated a war. To my pleasant surprise she came to me later that day and said "Mom I cleaned my room." I was doubtful, but thought to check it out anyway. This is what I found:

I have never crapped my pants before, but if there were ever a time! I had to take a picture for proof :)

Picture time

Carolyn and I were trying to get a good picture of the babies for the b-day party. It was NOT a success, but we did come up with some other fun pictures.

First Otter Pop

Jens had her first very own Otter Pop- yummmmmmmm. I dunno, I think she liked it.

Chevy's

Benefits of a big family? Sometimes they do really cool things, and invite you to go.

So my cousin Kristen arranged a tour for the kids at Chevy's. It was super. They played with play dough, ate yummy stuff, checked out the kitchen- and all for free.

Swim Party Day

They have a party at the end of swimming lessons. When I worked at the pool I loved it. We got candy - and you can never go wrong when there is candy. It is a bit different as a participant with kids. Mostly because before we just sent the kids on their way, no matter how sticky or messy they were. Now I am the one left with the sticky messy. But it makes for good pictures :).

MJs Song

Tonight we were in the car and MJ said "dameit" which is how MJ says damnit.
Mark: "MJ choose better words"
MJ: "Daddy I am singing the dameit song"
Mark: "How does that song go?"
MJ "dameit dameit heLLO heLLO"

Princess Bike

Last year MJ had a bike-a-thon at her school. She was one of the very few that still had a toddler bike.
On Thursday we saw one craigs list and got it. We cleaned it up a bit, and this was the reaction:

The week run down

So I have been good all week about blogging!! Here is a rundown of the happenings:

Sunday:

Mark and MJ made newspaper hats. MJ loved it-- loved it so much she carried around newspaper all day (not the hat, the newspaper). I went to a . . . memory gathering for my moms friend Willard. He had been in the hospital for a while from complications of a brain tumor. The gathering was at a bar.

Monday:

My super cool cousins had an extra ticket to go to the shark reef. It was pretty cool. Pretty small- and I am glad I didn't have to pay for it. Jens was asleep for most of it. MJ had fun being there with her cousins. I thought she would be a bit more excited about the sharks and crocs because she loves them, but not so much.

Here is what is really interesting about the picture- MJ is 3. There are only 2 kids younger than her in this picture. Yep. The oldest one next to her is 8.

Tuesday:

We are in swimming lessons again. This time Jens and I are doing a class.

MJ thinks her barbie needs to go to lessons too. Except the barbie has lost her swimming suit so she is naked.

One of the best parts of lessons is the nap Jens takes after.

Wednesday:

I would like to think MJ is a princess, but DIVA is more suiting.
She slept with these gloves not once, but twice this week.

Thursday:

MJ has figured out the letter M, and for the first time she has written one- legibly all by her self.

Friday:

My Grandma Kathryn and Grandpa Bob came to visit. Bob and MJ worked on a clock they brought.

Can you see any problems with the first placement?
And of course while I was adjusting the clock, Jens figured out how to stand up.
Cute huh?

Its a love hate relationship

Last weekend was Phishy's Bday. I love and hate this dog. He is excellent for MJ. Just ask her, she will tell you she is the boss of him. And he will do anything she says (yeah, dogs are dumb). But he can be sooooooooooo annoying!!! He barks licks-sheds, and shits. But he is priceless to MJ- and to me the fact that he can keep her occupied for an extended period of time is priceless :)

Jens Bday Party

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