After the washable, non-toxic paint dried on the bird houses for a couple of days, we took them outside for some more painting. Jaden and Morgan got butter knifes and spread the peanut butter of the roofs of the houses. Then, they put bird seed on the peanut butter. We hung them outside on the clothesline. They turned out pretty cute.
I am always looking for ways to entertain/educate the girls on the days I am here with them. I worked Saturday through Monday, and now I have the rest of the week off with them. I found these bird houses already put together for $1, and had them each paint one. Tomorrow, I will show you what we are going to do with them next...
Jaden has become very serious about her babies lately. She wants to take them with her, and even has a car seat to put them in. She got really distraught one day when I decided to drive off and her baby wasn't strapped in her car seat!!
Should I tell Jaden that she has to open her eye to see through the magnifying glass?
Jaden and Jadyn digging for artifacts
Ok, I thought this display was very creepy... It appears that a mother dinosaur and over 30 babies were found together. How sad! 
They are so big that they look fake!
This one is amethyst from Uruguay
What looks like a rock, is not necessarily a rock. Can you imagine an 1800 pound rock? I always hear of people stealing copper wire. I wonder how much this 1800 pounds of raw copper is worth?
Jaden sifted through sand in a search for gold. It was actually pyrite, or "fool's gold".
This amethyst is from Uruguay, too. As you can see by the note card below, they named this one "Mickey Mouse" (Morgan's favorite)
The bunny wanted to check out the pretty rocks, too :0)
Cousin Andrea took care of the girls on Tuesday so that I could do one of the audits. Morgan and Jaden always have fun with her, and usually come home with their hair done up, too!!! On Wednesday, I gave Jaden a piece of paper so that she could make Andrea a thank you letter. This is the picture she drew. I love how she draws her people... It cracks me up every time!! The legs and arms come directly out of their round heads!! Since Patrice's hair is long, Jaden drew it long (but it's standing straight up instead of laying on her head). Since Aunt Sally has short hair, she put dots for her hair (she calls the pokie dots). And, now I just noticed that Uncle Ray doesn't have a mouth!!! She is too much sometimes!
She is only 2!!!! I am in the middle of potty training her, and I hate this stage... I hope she gets it soon. She is so tiny and cute, but she is in charge of the house (so she thinks). I have to keep reminding Jaden that Morgan can NOT tell her what to do, and if she does, Jaden does NOT have to do what Morgan says. Can you imagine!!! This tiny little girl tells my big (almost 5 year old) girl that she can't leave her room. Then, I hear Jaden crying in her room. I go to check on her, and Jaden says, "Morgan won't let me leave my room." Or she says, "Morgan said I can't change my clothes." There are a million different "Morgan said I can't" situations. The crazy thing is that when Morgan says it, Jaden does what she tells her to do. Hmmmmm... And I thought the oldest child was always the bossiest!
Jaden has gotten somewhat braver...
She is now scared to death of the way the swing makes her feel!
