100th Day of School

Paige's class dressed up like 100-year-olds to celebrate the 100th day of school. Here's our best guess at what she'll look like in 94 years. She'll still like pink, she'll wear slippers, knee-high socks and sweaters so she won't get cold, and she'll have short, curly grey hair and wear glasses. When we first took the rollers out, Paige was not impressed--she said, "I'm supposed to look like an old lady, not a clown!" A bunch of baby powder for the grey, some wrinkle lines, powder, blush, lip gloss, and a flower clip later, and she was satisfied. Because, says Paige, "old ladies like to look pretty!"

Conversations with Paige

Paige is my thinker...and planner...and worrier. She has always said the funniest things, and lately, I can tell she's really trying to figure everything out.

Last night before bed, she asked, "Mom, how can you tell if a boy is righteous?"
Me: What do you mean?
P: Well, I really want to marry a boy who's righteous, but I don't know how to tell. I have a couple boys in mind...
Me: Really--who??
P: It's a secret...I can't tell you.
Me: You can tell me anything.
P: No, it's a really big secret. I can't tell you. Mom, do I have to have a baby?
Me: No, you don't have to.
P: Does it hurt a LOT?
Me: Yeah, it hurts, but it's worth it. It only hurts for a little while and then you have a baby forever.
P: What if I don't want a baby in my belly?
Me: You could adopt a baby.
P: No, I mean, do I just tell God, "No, thank you."
Me: Um, kind of...
P: But what if I had a boy baby? What would I name him? I mean, there are lots of pretty girl names, but what would I name a boy?
Me: Maybe your husband would have an idea.
P: MAYbe...

Oh, Paige, I love you. I hope your husband will be righteous and a good listener. He's not going to be able to get many words in anyways...

Valentine's Day

We started our Valentine's celebration this weekend at a fun church family dance. There was a dinner, a dessert competition, a craft table, a photo booth, and of course, dancing!

James and the girls rockin' out to Taylor Swift:
Superman firefighter dancing with Daddy:

The photo booth:

There were fun props:

heehee:

And the girls had to wear heart braids and clips to school today, of course!

Boys' Haircuts

Before:

After:

My Little Brother by Mother Goose

I love you well, my little brother,

And you are fond of me

Let us be kind to one another,

As brothers ought to be.

You shall learn to play with me,

And learn to use my toys;

And then I think that we shall be

Two happy little boys.

Sledding!

It snowed last week! Our friends, the Johnsons, said they knew a great sledding hill, so we went with them to check it out. I was a little skeptical at first because our yard has a nice slope to it and the kids are pretty happy sledding on that--plus, since James had to work, it meant I had to take Douglas outside in the cold. It turned out to be an incredible sledding spot that looked like some bunny slopes I've seen (minus the chairlift, unfortunately! It's really the driving range for the golf course...), and we all had a great time.

The little yellow dot in the middle is Michael. We got out of the car and the kids all ran over to the top of the hill. I was about halfway there when Michael took the sled, sat down, pushed off, and zoomed down the hill, all by himself!

Another of Michael:

Hi, kids!

They convinced Karl to walk over to the other side and try that even longer hill. Douglas was really toasty!

What a fun time! The only problem is that now when it snows, our yard just won't seem so great any more!

Superstar!

Paige was the kindergarten superstar last week! She got to be the line leader, the special helper, have her class sing a song to her every morning, and more! The best part was that she got to bring in show-and-tell every day. She brought in her lovey, which is a stuffed dog named Butterball, her ponytail that was cut off (?? her choice!), her bitty twins named Alexander and Alexandra, her pink tutu and flower crown, and Douglas! We had a lot of fun visiting her classroom and I even got to read two of her favorite books (King Bidgood's in the Bathtub and The Tub People) to the class while I was there. It was a really fun week for her!

Here she is dressed up matching the Twins!

Why Girls are Fun!

Ashley wanted to try on my wedding dress the other night and we had so much fun playing dress up!