New Old Crayons

My mom gave me a Family Fun magazine the other day and it had a little article on how to use all those broken crayon pieces most people have lying around. Since it seems like K breaks crayons every time she picks one up, we have lots. I usually just throw them away, but I managed to find enough in her pencil box to do the project.

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All you do is sort out the colors you want and put the broken pieces in a muffin tin. It said to bake on 350 for 8 minutes. Ours took about 12 minutes to fully melt b/c we had some extra thick crayons in there. Then we just had to let them cool. Once they were fully cooled they pulled away from the sides and popped out easily. (I did spray the tin with Pam b/c I was worried they wouldn't come out).

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She was very happy with her new "circle" crayons.

It's funny how much kids can enjoy the little things.

Creating a masterpiece.

Ta da!

I just ordered Family Fun from our neighbor boy's fundraiser so I'm looking forward to getting some fun, new ideas to do with the girls! Anybody have any good ones I can use?

Vatican Cooties

We picked some zuccini from our garden the other day and ever since then K thinks it is hilarious to beat her stomach with a zuccini and say what sounds like, "vatican cooties, oo, oo, oo". I had her say it over and over to me and I have no idea what she is saying. I thought she was trying to say zuccini but I really have no idea. I got it on camera so maybe someone else will hear what she's saying? Whatever it is it makes us laugh which makes her keep doing it. :)

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So for your viewing pleasure...vatican cooties. Oo, oo, oo.

Jump and Bounce

We got to go to a really fun birthday party on Sunday! It was at one of those inflatable places. K was so funny. When we walked in the door the was gripping the present so hard it was shaking and she said, "I'm so excited!!!!"

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She whipped off her shoes and ran straight for the slides!

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And picked up quite a bit of speed on the way down!

She was about to bust out of her skin!

She's smiling so hard she kind of looks like she's making a monster face. :)

She ran from one to the other trying them all out.

I put Boo down on one but she didn't seem to like it too much.

Or maybe she was just exhausted since she was supposed to be napping. Thankfully Daddy was there. He is the best at getting her to sleep. I can't hold her like this b/c she automatically thinks it is time to eat, but when Daddy holds her like this she knows it's time to sleep. He managed to keep her asleep for over an hour, even amidst all the squeals from the party goers. :)

K wore down about halfway through. Probably something to do with the fact that she hurt herself. I think she must have thought she was still on an inflatable b/c she jumped up into the air as hard as she could and landed smack on her bottom! I'm sure she was anticipating a bouncy surface...too bad she was on the floor which was cement with just a thin carpet over it.

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She must have really hurt herself b/c normally she will get right back up and keep going no matter how much it hurts, but this time she cried and cried. At one point I said, "Don't you want to go play some more? You don't want to spend all your play time crying." She said, "I do! I just want to cry!"

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Thankfully she seems to have just bruised her tailbone. We were worried when she said her back was hurting later that day, but the next morning she was just fine.

She got her second wind when we went over to the baby/toddler area which she was technically too old for.

Boo woke up and enjoyed a little play time too.

Go, go, go!

"Ta da!"

After the tailbone brusing incident K would only slide on her stomach on the slides b/c she said her booty hurt so I went up with her a few times. It was actually really fun!

I used to love things like this when I was a kid. It's fun to watch K enjoying it so much. :)

There was a little play set in one corner of the room.

And I actually managed to get a good picture of these two together!

After that we went into a big room and had pizza, cake, and watched the birthday boy open presents. What a fun day!

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Happy Birthday Ry!

Oh Tooo-dle!

When we went to Canada, K was introduced to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She thought it was great and ever since then she has been calling people in the same manner as they call the little Mouse-ka-tool guy.

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Are they saying Oh Tool? Or Toole? Or is it Toodle? I can't really tell. K says Toodle, and ever since she has been calling for all of us in the same way, "Oh Daaaad-dee! Oh Moooom-mee!" When she is calling Boo she says "Oh Tooo-dle!" and the funny thing is that Boo answers "Ahh?" and it sounds like, "Yeah?" I only got them doing it once on the video, but they had done it about a dozen times before I started videoing.

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And speaking of talking, I swear Boo is. We're pretty sure she has "Da-da" down. We have also heard "Ma-ma" and her sister's name as well. But odd as it is, it totally sounds like she is saying words at times. The other night during our young marrieds' bible study she looked up at T and said, "Hi Daddy!" Clear as a bell! T and I looked at each other like, "WHAT?" and one of the other ladies said, "I heard it too!"

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So we think she's talking but for now I think we will just claim "Da-da" as her first word...just like her sister. She rarely stops chattering and is always making noise. I'll have to see if I can get some of her "talking" on video.

Goodbyes

Our good friends, the Gustafsons, are currently back in Russia! Which makes me both happy and sad...sad for myself because I miss them already, but oh so happy that they have chosen to follow God's calling on their life and serve the people of Siberia. They are such amazing people.

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You might remember from earlier posts that they came back to the states to have their second little girl, Ella Joy. What a cutie. We went to an open house a couple of weekends ago to see them one last time and say goodbye. It was hard to believe how much Ella has grown this summer! She actually weighs just a little bit more than Boo.

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Ella - 3 months, Boo - 8 months

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Jami and I and our baby girls.

Me and my girls.

When they first got back at the beginning of the summer K was actually a little bit taller that Anneka, and now look at them! Anneka is actually a couple inches taller! It's amazing how much kids can grow in just a couple of months because I know that K got taller too. I put some pants on her just yesterday that fit her just fine this spring, and now they are several inches above her ankles. Anneka and K are 5 months apart too!

Goodbye hugs.

We will miss you Gustafson family! But we will pray for you everyday! We love you!

"Laugh With Me" - Part 6

August 3rd

K and I were talking about a reward for her staying dry at night.

Me: "If you don't get wet for five days in a row we will buy some new undies. Maybe Elmo or Princesses or Strawberry Shortcake!"

K: "Or LIGHTS!"

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August 4th

Grandma was over and gave some licorice to K. Later K asked, "Can I have some more of that liquor?"

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August 10th

K came down from her nap and found her Daddy. "My undies were not wet today! Want to feel them?" Then she stuck her butt out in his direction. He looked at me with a "help!" expression on his face. :)

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August 23rd

Lately if K is trying to get our attention she gets close to our faces and says, "Hear this!" and my other favorite right now is if I tell her to be careful, or if I see her standing on a chair (ect.) she says, "Don't worry about it Mommy."

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August 25th

We were out to eat and K had to go to the bathroom. She wanted Noni to take her and when they came back my mom's face was red from laughing so hard. She explained that she and K were playing one of their "silly words" games where they call each other by different names. K had said, "I'm done...Daddy!" so Noni said, "Okay...Koala...let's wash our hands." K responded with, "I need some soap, Loser!" (After we got done laughing I realized that she heard it on one of her cd's where the "bad" kid says it.)

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August 29th

We were riding in the car. S was squealing so I turned around and said, "You're so noisy Boo Bear." K repeated, "Boo Bear, Boo Bear!" Then she turns to me and says, "You call her Boo and sometimes Boo Bear. I call her Boo and sometimes Booby!"

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August 31st

I've never really noticed before but when the girls do something bad I call them a "stinker bear". We were grocery shopping at Walmart and I put something in the basket with K to find that she had gotten a Capri Sun out of my bag, unwrapped the straw, put it in, and was drinking it, all without asking. I said, "Hey stinker bear! Now you don't get to have a snack later b/c that was your snack." Later when I was picking fruit I asked her not to touch the apples. She grabbed one anyway and I gave her THE look. She dropped her eyes and asked quietly, "Do I have two stinker bears now?"

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September 1st

K and Daddy were in the living room and she randomly looked up at him and said, "Burping sounds like hot dogs."

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