One Reason

Just one of the many reasons I've had to laugh today:

Emma Lee: "Mommy, why are you sneezing so much?"
Kerri: "I think it's because the boogers in her nose are dancing."

*Officially, this mommy does not condone the use of the word "boogers." Unofficially, this mommy might not have been able to keep from laughing her head off.

Kerri's Turn

Just like we did last year for Emma Lee, we let Kerri get her ears pierced since she's an big kindergartner now! She wasn't about to let me forget that it was her turn!

She opted to take Mr. Penguin along with her to keep her brave. It was a tough deciding between Mr. Penguin and Jessie, but in the end Mr. Penguin won out due to his squishy and huggable nature - much more comforting.

It didn't take her long at all to decide which earrings she wanted. She chose cute little multi-colored daisies.

So excited! Not nervous at all! 

She was so brave! Here's the video. She came close to crying, but in her words, "I just chose to laugh instead." Typical Kerri!

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Here's the before and after shot! Don't you just want to eat her up!

8-11-11 (A Little Late....Again) + Back to School

So, this may be cheating a little, but I was behind on this month's photo challenge and decided to just wait a couple more days since I knew I'd be taking some back-to-school pictures today. Here are my sweet girls:

           My Kindergartner!!!???

My First Grader!!!             

We had a great first day back to school, and I think we're all really excited about this year. We talked about when we need to have/do/be for a good school year. Here's the list they came up with:
Good Snacks (first and most importantly!) ;)
Obey and Listen
Fun Trips with Friends
Respectful
Patient
Always Do Your Best

We also started out the morning by going through all their books and talking about what we're going to learn this year, and then I asked them what else they might want to learn about. Kerri had an immediate and very specific list:

How do butterflies make cocoons?
Are butterflies and bumblebees cousins?
How does lightening strike down?
What is the sun made out of?
Do fish really do school underwater?
She also wants to learn about ants, bumblebees. . . well, actually all bugs, rainbows, snapping turtles, and everything underwater. I'm thinking science will be a big winner with her!

Emma Lee wasn't quite as specific, but she's most excited that she gets to learn cursive because that's been a request of hers for a while. She also wants to start a nature collection, and "harder" math "like grown-up math" was at the top of her list.

Anatomy of a Sleepover

Make-up

Dress-up

L-R: Flashlight Fashion Girl, Tinkerbell (who must have spent too much time with the lost boys), Ninja, & Purplicious Fashion Mermaid

Pizza

Dancing

Ice Cream

Movie (with popcorn of course!)

and slowly,
one-by-one,
eventually,
hours later,
just before midnight:

Sleep!

Turbulence

You know the airplane game you play with your feet?

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Well, Kerri hit a little turbulence the other night.

*I promise, we didn't do this to them when they were babies!

**Just an FYI, those are Andy's feet - mine are much prettier! ;)

Our Little Drama Queen

While we try not to promote the negatives aspects that can come along with having a drama queen in the family, we love it when the more positive side of her dramatic tendencies pop up. Here's Emma Lee giving a little reading about one of her favorite characters: Amelia Bedelia.

Simple Recipe for Crazy Fun

Take 1 strong daddy and 1 brave girl.

Add a pool full of water and toss until thoroughly mixed!

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*Substitution: 1 diving board can be substituted for the strong daddy, but the results aren't nearly as good!