a friend took this at her daughter's birthday party....kiki looks so happy, i'm bummed that her face isn't clean and she has a soda mustach....
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
sisters make the best friends
i know i ask my girls to share and take turns and talk nicely to each other, but halle has a level of sweetness in the way she treats kiki that i dont' know where she learned it. heres some cute examples:
i just joined a gym, i told halle and kiki they would stay in teh day care, while i went to class. later i heard halle telling kiki, "mommy is going to a class and you are staying with me. and i am going to protect you and take care of you, so don't worry." it was so sweet, i hadn't even told halle to do those things.
after dance class halle's friend broke a cookie in half and handed half to halle. without even a second of hesitation, or a word from me or kiki, she grabed her half , broke it in half and handed half to kiki.....i dont' know if kiki would have even asked for it or if i would have even told halle to do that, halle just thinks about kiki all on her own
in the car on the way to the gym, i gave them each a bag of cheese crackers and sprinkled like 10 m&ms in the bag. kiki ate out all the m&ms first and most of the crackers by the time we got there, halle hadn't. they put there bags in their seats and we went in. when we got back in the car and started driving, halle looked over at kiki with her empty bag. once again, kiki didnt' ask for any of halle's (she knows when things aren't her's) and i didnt' tell halle to share, i knew kiki would understand that she had eaten her's and i was ready to remind kiki....but with out any hesitation again, halle held up her bag to kiki and said, "what color m&ms do you want from my bag?" and she shared the rest of hers with her....i was so proud of her.
coming out of the gym, halle told me she took kiki to the potty (which is in the room, so i'm sure that just means she stood there with her) but halle loves to take care of kiki. kiki said, "halle took me to the potty and wiped me" (she also said, "i did poo poo and halle said, 'oooooo, yucky'")
yestarday me and halle went to pick kiki up from the nursery at church. as soon as kiki saw halle , she screamed, "HALLE, HALLE!!!" and she ran to her with open arms, she wrapped her arms around halle's neck and her legs around halles waiste, halle held her up like a little monkey and they spinned around the room, while kiki yelled, "i missed you, halle, i missed you!"....they had only been serperated for a couple hours, but even after one hour of dance, that is how they act when they reunite....it always makes me happy, but yestarday it made me extra happy because another mom in the room said she had never seen anything like that before and had never seen sisters so close at such a young age, she said her and her sisters never got along till they were adults. my sisters were my best friends from very little, through teenage years, till now....i am happy to see my girls so in love.
whenever kiki is upset, halle can't stand it (and vice versa) but halle tries so hard to make kiki happy, she will dance in front of her, make silly faces, tell jokes, remember things she said days before that made kiki laugh and say them again. its really nice...and sometimes it works
yestarday kiki hit her head, halle quickly grabbed a blanket and wrapped her up in it, while kiki laid there. then halle said, "mom, she looks like the baby Jesus, all wrapped up"...for the rest of the evenening halle called her baby Jesus and took care of her, fed her dinner, each bite, rocked her, got her dressed for bed. it was cute and kiki, who LOVES to be treated like a baby, loved it!
tom told halle he was just taking her to the see the nutcracker, halle was excited about their date, but i could tell she did wish kiki was going. she asked me if kiki could go and i said, it was too late at night, but i heard her telling kiki, "when your bigger you can go with us, would you like that?"
i think its really sweet how the girls are never competitive and halle never throws anything in kikis face, and could out smart her and be mean . she got a gift from grandma and told kiki she would ask grandma to mail one to her. she never tells kiki that so and so is her friend and not kiki's , even though they usually are older. even though she likes to take care of kiki, because she understands kiki has limitations, she treats her like an equal playmate and like a friend
i just joined a gym, i told halle and kiki they would stay in teh day care, while i went to class. later i heard halle telling kiki, "mommy is going to a class and you are staying with me. and i am going to protect you and take care of you, so don't worry." it was so sweet, i hadn't even told halle to do those things.
after dance class halle's friend broke a cookie in half and handed half to halle. without even a second of hesitation, or a word from me or kiki, she grabed her half , broke it in half and handed half to kiki.....i dont' know if kiki would have even asked for it or if i would have even told halle to do that, halle just thinks about kiki all on her own
in the car on the way to the gym, i gave them each a bag of cheese crackers and sprinkled like 10 m&ms in the bag. kiki ate out all the m&ms first and most of the crackers by the time we got there, halle hadn't. they put there bags in their seats and we went in. when we got back in the car and started driving, halle looked over at kiki with her empty bag. once again, kiki didnt' ask for any of halle's (she knows when things aren't her's) and i didnt' tell halle to share, i knew kiki would understand that she had eaten her's and i was ready to remind kiki....but with out any hesitation again, halle held up her bag to kiki and said, "what color m&ms do you want from my bag?" and she shared the rest of hers with her....i was so proud of her.
coming out of the gym, halle told me she took kiki to the potty (which is in the room, so i'm sure that just means she stood there with her) but halle loves to take care of kiki. kiki said, "halle took me to the potty and wiped me" (she also said, "i did poo poo and halle said, 'oooooo, yucky'")
yestarday me and halle went to pick kiki up from the nursery at church. as soon as kiki saw halle , she screamed, "HALLE, HALLE!!!" and she ran to her with open arms, she wrapped her arms around halle's neck and her legs around halles waiste, halle held her up like a little monkey and they spinned around the room, while kiki yelled, "i missed you, halle, i missed you!"....they had only been serperated for a couple hours, but even after one hour of dance, that is how they act when they reunite....it always makes me happy, but yestarday it made me extra happy because another mom in the room said she had never seen anything like that before and had never seen sisters so close at such a young age, she said her and her sisters never got along till they were adults. my sisters were my best friends from very little, through teenage years, till now....i am happy to see my girls so in love.
whenever kiki is upset, halle can't stand it (and vice versa) but halle tries so hard to make kiki happy, she will dance in front of her, make silly faces, tell jokes, remember things she said days before that made kiki laugh and say them again. its really nice...and sometimes it works
yestarday kiki hit her head, halle quickly grabbed a blanket and wrapped her up in it, while kiki laid there. then halle said, "mom, she looks like the baby Jesus, all wrapped up"...for the rest of the evenening halle called her baby Jesus and took care of her, fed her dinner, each bite, rocked her, got her dressed for bed. it was cute and kiki, who LOVES to be treated like a baby, loved it!
tom told halle he was just taking her to the see the nutcracker, halle was excited about their date, but i could tell she did wish kiki was going. she asked me if kiki could go and i said, it was too late at night, but i heard her telling kiki, "when your bigger you can go with us, would you like that?"
i think its really sweet how the girls are never competitive and halle never throws anything in kikis face, and could out smart her and be mean . she got a gift from grandma and told kiki she would ask grandma to mail one to her. she never tells kiki that so and so is her friend and not kiki's , even though they usually are older. even though she likes to take care of kiki, because she understands kiki has limitations, she treats her like an equal playmate and like a friend
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
pet worms
the girls caught some earthworms and for days treated them like pets. this is kiki pretending to eat one, just to gross me out....
some cute things halle has said lately:
on thanksgiving tom said to go around and say something your thankful for. halle said, "my family" kiki said, "turkey" tom said, "mom" and when it got to me i was thinking for a minute and halle whispered across the table, "say your thankful for daddy"
halle whispers in my ear pretty much once every day, "your the most beautiful mommy in all the land" or "your the best mommy in all the days"....she does it to tom to and to kiki (daddy or sister)....its really sweet
halle said, "mommy , quick come look out the window" she lead me to a beautiful pink sunset and said, "look what Heavenly Father made for me"
me, 'what happened when Jesus said, 'peace, be still' to the water?"
halle, "it was like he said, 'red light!' and it stoped"
halle asked me about the naughty boy at church...."is _____ on Santa's naughty list?" ( i said, probably. haha)
Halle, "mommy, last night i had a head ache when i was going to bed and i said a prayer to ask Heavenly Father to make me feel better"
halle, "i have daddy's belly button and kiki has mommy's belly button. and i have daddy's pirate teeth and kiki has mommy's teeth. and i have mommy's color skin and kiki has daddy's color skin."
me, "yes, halle, you are a little bit of me and a little bit of daddy"
halle, "I know, daddy already told me i have some of your genes and some of his genes"
the girls are totally in love with xmas music...i love it to, so we listen to it all day and in the car. halle said feliz navidad is her favorite song and both the girls love to sing it. i heard kiki saying the "bum, bums" in the little drummer boys song and i said , "is this your favorite song" she said, uh huh. and now everytime is comes on she yells out, "its my favorite song!"...i like to sing silent night to them before they go to bed, so when that comes on kiki yells out, "mommy, its your favorite song!"
Halloween
i never posted a picture of Halloween....i think i forget ....after a week of festivals and parties, kiki had finally had enough of being a witch (she had a matching costume to halle) and insisted on being minnie mouse.
Last week i had a Kids Christmas party for all of the girls friends...we invited all our friends, all of halle's friends from church and halle's ballet class....there were about 40 kids there! it was a ton of fun....i brought waffle cones and frosting and everyone brought candy to decorate waffle cones , turned upside down covered in green frosting, they look like xmas trees, i'll post pictures soon......
we played pin the beard on santa (big picture of santa , glue on beard, pin on cotton balls)
me and halle made a pinata, just filled a box with xmas candy and wrapped in xmas wrapping paper
and we played a xmas cake walk game for prizes, like ornaments and xmas straws and erasers
it was so much fun , i can hardly wait to do a valentine's day party.
playhouse
i have been wanting to get one of these houses for the girls for a while now, about 2 years...but even on craigslist they are expensive. i finally found one for 40 bucks, totally worth it....the girls love to play in it. the people even threw in a tiny kitchen and it fits the girls two tiny fold up chairs. (halle had fun cleaning it too)....
Bffs
the girls have really turned into the best buddies. they can play all day together. they don't care when they are the only two in the daycare at the gym. they can play for hours together , even if i have something i'm doing like cooking, they just play and play and i hear almost constant giggles. there favorite games. kitty and owner, where halle takes kiki for walks and kiki wrestles her and licks her all over, while they laugh there heads off. dancing together. mommy and babies, where they each put babies to sleep. hair salon, and make up salon. playing under forts. and hide and seek. and kiki hold one end of the jump rope, while halle holds the other and runs around the house. or we all play school or tea party.
Stone mountain
this is halle holding her letter that she wrote to santa. you can read that all she wrote she wants for christmas is lotion. actaully, she wants, purple sparkle lotion, and kiki told santa she wants pink sparkle lotion. thanks to targets dollar section, it was an easy order to fill. i'm sure their xmas lists won't always be so simple, but for now, i'm happy i can get them exactly what they want!
Uncle Bill
one of many pictures of my girls harrassing my brother. they were so obssessed with him. luckily he is still a kid at heart and played with them non-stop!!!
The twins
halle and trevor are little twins. they are about 6 months apart in age, but match up in size and cuteness.
Cousin love
I finally uploaded some pictures from our trip to UT back in April. This is halle and Aidan....halle talks about him all the time. They were best little buddies, 2 of a kind (2 little melanies, aka oldest child/mother hens). Some how all the cousins just know that there is something special about being cousins and LOVE each other so much. Even though they don't see each other often, halle always mentions them as her best friends and asks when she will see them again. When i told her a few weeks ago that the next day was Thanksgiving, she got excited and asked , "are your sisters coming?" (since we spent last thanksgiving together). it isn't hard to get pictures like this!
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