The Meeting of Black Birds

Where do these bird come from, and why are they so fasinated by certain places? These particular birds we saw were everywhere... thousands of them in one spot. We don't see this in our country town, so it is wild to see when we travel outside of our little 1 mile town.

The Great Protector

This is Jaden and Morgan's favorite game~ Jaden pretends to be the mommy & Morgan pretends to be the baby. They play it so much that I don't even respond to "mommy" being called out any more. When Morgan says it, she is usually referring t her "other" mommy.

Now, I have to share this little tidbit with you... Jaden asks some off the wall questions. I think it is a game to see how many questions she can come up with in one day! Yesterday's off the wall question was:

Jaden: "Mommy, If a mommy has twins in her her tummy. Then, does a mommy have a baby in her tummy and then the baby has a baby in HER tummy?"

Then, a couple of weeks ago, when she saw the mobilized shopping carts inside Target, she was fascinated by them. Like most kids, they look like cool cars, and she wanted to ride in one. I told her to get off of the cart because the carts are for people that can't walk. She looked confused. She got off of the cart, and said, "But, Mom, if they can't walk, how do they get to the carts?!"

Where does she come up with this stuff?!

Future Manicurists of America

You can put this down on the list of fun things to do. Morgan & Jaden got these nail polish bottles in their Easter baskets last year. The nail polish is REALLY thick, so it doesn't waste. Plus, it peels right off, so I don't have to worry why they do my nails :o)

Morgan could paint her nails all day. She loves it so much!

Birthday Dinner

The best part of Morgan's princess party was the dinner afterwards. Grandpa Lyale & Grandma Leslie treated us to Red Lobster! Yummy! I LOVE their house salad with ranch dressing, and the biscuits that melt in my mouth!!! I had crab legs and shrimp scampy. Morgan chose mac & cheese with a side of broccoli, & Jaden chose mac & cheese with a side of rice. YYYYuuuuuMMMMyyyyy!! It was so good!

My Little Princess

Where has the time gone? How can she possibly already be 3 years old?! I wish I could freeze time and save these moments forever! They are so precious!

Enough presents for 10 children

Morgan had a lot of help opening her presents, but she didn't seem to mind at all. Once she opened her first gift, that is all she needed. She was ready just to play with that one gift! She went on opening another gift (while Becca helped open the rest! LOL!) She now how some items she can use to help her keep her princess presentation- beads to make necklaces & bracelets, a princess book, pretty clothes, a doll, a My Little Pony, etc. She loved all of it!!

Party Games

I don't have pictures of all of the games that were played at the party. I was busy keeping the kids busy with the games, and LeCount was socializing... So, we didn't get many pictures. You'll just have to believe me on this one.

We started out with appetizers & welcoming people to the party. The girls handed out wands and goody bags as the children arrived. The children got into the ball pit (above) and jumped around and got to know each other.

Then, we did the first game. It was bean bag toss. The children had to toss a bean bag frog onto a lilly pad. Each lilly pad was worth different points, but all of the children got a reward of stickers at the end.

The next game was pin the lips onto the frog. You can see that one above. There were 3 children that actually got the lips on the frogs mouth. The rest had lips on his legs and the wall.

We moved onto making a craft after that. The children decorated princess mirrors with jewels, and even the boys joined in!

Yummy! Princess and the Frog Cake!

Grandma Leslie purchased this cute cake for the party. It was the very last Princess and the Frog cake! For some reason retailers weren't sure how well this preincess's stuff would sell. I had a hard time finding party supplies specific to the movie. According to one of the retailers, they purchased a limited supply as a test to see how well the items would sell. Luckily, Grandma was able to find a place with the cake, and the very last one available! It was yummy!

Getting Ready for Morgan's 3yo Party!

Princess and the Frog wands for all of the girls were waiting by the door (above) & a ball pit/ bounce house was set up in the living room.

LeCount placed the streamers, and someone placed the balloons, but I am not sure who (above)

Jaden helped take the wrappers off and place the plates, plastic ware, cups, & napkins. I worked on making the food (pigs in a blanket & yummy dip)- Grandma Leslie & Grandpa Lyale bought the food, balloons, cake, ice cream, and provided their home for the party!!!

We started out the day running a step behind. Morgan was really upset when we went to go out the door. Temper tantrums can last for a couple of seconds to minutes. This one lasted minutes. By the time I got her strapped in to her car seat, I wasn't sure how well the party would go. I expected to see Morgan, all dressed as a princess with her hair going every which way & laying in the ground kicking her feet in the middle of her party. Luckily, by the time we got across town to Grandma Leslie & Grandpa Lyale's house, she had calmed down. Whew!

Sent we were running late already, I got right to work on the food. LeCount took over hanging decorations, and Jaden helped placing things out. We were finally finished at 3:00PM (the exact time the party was supposed to start)!

Happy Birthday!

I showed Morgan how to draw a birthday cake on her art easel. Jaden was still sleeping, and Morgan & I spent some quality time, just us two birthday girls. Once Jaden woke up, she saw the picture that Morgan and I drew of a birthday cake. Jaden wanted to draw me a birthday cake (but she didn't want me to watch). I stepped away, and when I came back, she had draw the picture on the tope with 7 candles. I told her it was beautiful, but I wasn't seven years old- to which she said, "Mom! There is not enough room on the cake to put all of the candles for how old you are!" She tried anyway, and wound up with just enough, then, I pretended to blow out the candles and make a wish! Wow! That is a lot of candles!

A need to dig

Jaden woke up with a need to dig. She asked me if I could take them some place with a sand box. I took them to the museum with an archeological dig. The video I took is hilarious, but you know they were covered in sand!

Turtle Shells

One of the greatest things about homeschooling are the field trips we take. I like to take them to see things that give them a hands-on knowledge about the subjests we are learning. We went to the local museum to check out the animals. We found these turtle shells. Very cool!

Warm weather in January means time for a walk!~

I have no idea why this happens, but it has always been this way in Texas. One day the wind chill has the temperature in the single digits, and the next day it is sunny and 70 degrees! This whole week has been beautiful! To take advantage of it, we have been going to the park, going on walks, having a picnic, and anything else we can think of to spend time outdoors.

By the time of Morgan's birthday party on Saturday, we are supposed to be back to cold.

Sea Monkeys

Remember Sea Monkeys? Well, we are done studying our ants and our butterflies, so I thought these might be fun. We started them up today, so we have a few days before the eggs will hatch. Jaden and Morgan keep checking the water just in case one has hatched. They have upgraded some of the items that come with the kit that are supposed to make the Sea Monkeys live longer than they did back in the 80's. Stay tuned for updates!

Golfing with Grandma

Watch the videos closely and you may learn something! This is how the pros do it!