guinea nibbles I

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the day after the girls took this picture, guinea nibbles died. i let them take a bunch of pictures.....they were guinea nibbles doing all kinds of strange things....the next day she was dead and when tom looked through the pictures/evidence....he swears it had something to do with it.....something about humiliating it to death.....

we'll miss you pool!

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this is the last week of the pool.....i'm sad the weather is cooling off and our fun summer is coming to an end....

being silly

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*the girls still play dress up everyday and dance. i wonder when they'll out grow it. hopefully not for a long time. its so fun to watch!
*barbies are their latest favorite toy now that i moved the house into their room and they have more room to play. they can play together for along time and play so nicely together!!
*i set up a craft table and set up a craft supply area next to it in the playroom. they love it. they can color and do crafts for at least an hour a day. today they convinced me to buy a white , with a black and white picture shirt at kohl's . it came with markers. they colored it for me today and are SOOOO excited for me to wear it! i can't wait to show it off, i know they will be so proud of themselves!
* we've been swimming in the evenings still. kiki can swim really far now. underwater, lift up her head and take a breath and go back under and swim further. halle is great too.
*kiki started a ballet and tumbling class. she loves it. she has been waiting to do this since halle did it last year!
*halle LOVES gymnastics. she talks aabout it everyday and practices everyday. she is soooo strong. she can do real pushups and loves to work out, doing squats and crunchies and other exercies everyday. she even started hoping out of the stroller to run with me now and then.
*me, "halle are you excited that aunt lynn is moving here?"
halle, "yes, but i would like it the most if both your sisters were moving here" (she's sooo sweet!)
grandma garrett got kiera the tent in the background for her birhtday. they love it. they even napped in it one day!

*we are still having a fun summer even though all our friends went back to school. luckily i family with 5 kids age 5-11 moved into the neighborhood, they homeschool too, we have had a couple fun days with them. but mostly we have fun with each other.
* yestarday we went to the mall to hold a puppy. i let the girls try on clothes. they were in heaven, trying on these sequence adult dresses, but they were supposed to be really short , so they were floor length on the girls. then we held our puppy and rode the esculator.
then we went swimming and babysat their friends that night.
*today we went to kohl's, then walmart, then i said i would read to them while they laid in bed and listened. we all feel asleep, i am loving the couch i put in their bedroom. tonight we went swimming again.
*before they go to bed, we snuggle for a couple books, then they get in bed and i ask them what scripture story they want to hear. read it and then read a couple chapters from sweet valley kids. we read daniel's and the lions den a lot. kiera loves it for some reason. tonight halle said, tell me about adam and eve. halle thought adam and eve's being naked in the garden was funny, but admitted she would like to be naked all day too (she usually is just in underware).

guinea pigs

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so the official name of the guinea pigs are guinea nibbles fat and fluffy snowball, guinea nibbles for short and apples.....

i 'm wondering if its normal for kids to play with a guinea pig for at least 3 hours a day....and the only reason they stop is because i tell them we are doing something else now, the poor thing needs a nap. its the first thing they ask for in the morning adn they have to say good night to them before they go to bed.


they play animal resucuer with it , animal doctor, they build it houses, set up doll furniture around it, put clips in its hair, barbie tiaras on it. dress it in baby clothes, push it in barbie cars, put make up on it, build pet shops and cages all over the playroom, and put stuffed animals and apples in different cages. build it lincoln log homes, let the barbies ride it. take it for walks in the wagon outside around the neighborhood (not my fav. its sooo hot!) take it the playground, push it on the swing. it sits with them for "preschool". they have picnics with it at lunchtime , push it in the baby stroller, put it in the baby craddle and toy highchair.
luckily apples is calm and does whatever they want. guinea nibbles does not like to come out and usually runs back to its cage the second they losen there grip on it. it was bitting them and so i told them they couldn't hold it for a week. now the girls just don't tell me when it bites them. the other day i saw kiera grimace in pain. i said, did that jsut bite you, and she said, No, i'm ok, its ok, i was being rough with it.....which she wasn't , but she's willing to lie for it......

apples is the best pet ever, defineltly earning its keep. i have never seen kids so in love with their pet before. they snuggle, kiss on and tell it the love it multiple times a day.

animal doctor

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the girls love to play animal doctor or animal rescurer....
look at kiki checking out this dogs eyes....she is so cute!

laptop

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this is halle's "laptop".....
computer chair, keyboard and moniter......she loves to find a key , press it and then write it on the moniter....

marshmellows

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halle used to be able to trade toys with kiera really easily. kiera is so sweet that ususally you just have to ask, can i have that and she'll give it to you. but when she says no, halle has become a master mind at getting what she wants......here are some examples of her classic lines:
"kiera , can i have that pen your using" (halle)
"no" (kiera)
"would you like me to draw you a picture of ariel? you love ariel. i can draw you a pretty picture of ariel if you let me use that pen." (halle)
"yeah, ok!!!" (kiera)

halle, "kiera, i'll trade you this stuffed animal, for the one you have."
kiki, "no:
halle, "but mine is a magic monkey. its really cool. would you like a turn with a MAGIC monkey?"
kiki, "yeah, ok!!!"

its time to go, i say, halle, go get dressed. halle is too lazy to go upstairs.
halle, "kiki, will you go get me some clothes"
kiki, "no"
halle, "kiki, would you like to pick out my dress today? you can pick me out the prettiest dress you can find. i can look like a princess today. would you like that, kiki?'
kiki....running upstairs as fast as she can to pick halle out a dress.

its really not mean the way halle is saying it and not that often, and being a youngest child, i know that , that is part of life, so i just laugh when ever i hear it......

the party! scroll down for the slide show

last night was kiki' s party! it was sooo much fun! we had so many great friends come help us celebrate! we love big parties, so i said all siblings welcome which made for a party of over 50 people! all those people and all that fun, made kiki feel like the most special kid in the whole world! it was fun to do all the planning knowing how excited she was getting for the party!!! Thank you to all our wonderful freinds who love kiki and made her birthday so amazing! she was in heaven at the party and all day today, wearing her new clothes (and halle) and playing with her new toys (and halle).
at the party , we made antenna, butterfly necklaces, flower pots, planted seeds and put cute little butterlies sticking out, played twister, games outside, ate hot dogs, chips, chilli (thanks to tom!), cake, made by amazing and generous friend, ice cream had sooo much fun!!!

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Kiki's 3rd birthday party!