my favorite pics from Stephanies wedding

there are no words for how much a girl loves her daddy

...and her sister

instagrams

girls, girls, girls

~glow in the dark fake crocs from Food Lion, more fun than toys~ warm cinnamon sugar cookie coffeemate, yuuuuuum~ cousins and giant bears~ fire safety week~

~orange toenail polish~ halloween doughnuts~ I don't like candy corn guy, love him~

~cant really complain about this life of mine~

yo gabba gabba

Nana scored free tickets to Yo Gabba Gabba. 
Presley was sooooo excited!

During the intermission they put up this screen and you could text a message to play on the screen.  This was mine.  I said Presley look your name is on the screen!  To which she replied "Yeah I know, they know me here"   Allllllright.

This was Lucas' message...

This is Biz Markee.

If you have ever wondered just how dorky you look when you sing and dance to these shows with your children; just go to a Yo Gabba Gabba show and sit back and watch all of the parents.  Really good entertainment. That alone is worth the $35 Foofa backpack, the $10 light wand and the $6 lemonade! Yet we buy them, and know it cost a total of $3 to make all 3.  Somehow its worth it. After all, one of the coolest perks to being a parent is getting to be a kid again through them.

what a day!

Presley had her first Kindergarten field trip today.  We went to the Carolina Theater to see "Slim Goodbody."  He was great.  Lots of interactive learning about the body systems and healthy living that was on their level. He had several kids come to the stage to do "awesome body tricks" like back flips and such; so naturally Presley has been running around talking in his voice and doing flips around the house.  Part hilarious and part annoying!

Then we came home and did school.  Later while getting the girls ready to go to the Pumpkin Patch the doorbell rang.  The dogs did their usually barking routine.  If it is someone we know we open the door and our guest comes in and the dogs cease fire.  When it is someone they don't recognize you are stuck with the delima of what to do because when you open the door they will not walk right in, they will stand there in the doorway.  Which means our dogs will either run out the door or (bernice will) bite our visitor.  So I peeked out the window with a baby on my hip and two ridiculous dogs carrying on and there stood two little boys with a change box.  Again if I opened the door I knew Bernice would charge them and they would run and then the dogs would run.  So I did the only reasonable thing, ignored them.  Assuming the ferocious dogs would give them the hint.  Then the doorbell rings.  Dogs are now in a complete frenzy.  So I crack open the door to say "I'm sorry but OBVIOUSLY I cant help you right now."  Before I get that out Bernice bites ME!!!!!  So instead they hear "OOOOOOUCH!!!" and get the door slammed in their face. 

Don't be fooled by the cute exterior!!!

A few minutes later when I got the girls in the car we passed the boys and their mother.  I rolled down the window and let Presley give them some money.  I apologized and explained that my dogs are nuts.  The mom was very sweet and is a teacher at a nearby elementary school and is taking up money for a child in the school who has Leukemia.  Presley asked if we could go around with a box and help collect money for the sick kid.  I almost cried.  Suddenly my giant bleeding bruised leg didn't seem like such a big deal.  (OK slightly exaggerated, but it hurt bad and is very bruised)

Next stop...the Pumpkin Patch

Batgirl...da na na na da na na na, Batgirl

Batgirl in training

Presley said she couldn't wear her mask because her "lash-lies" keep hitting it. (presleyism for eye lashes) so she put it on this pumpkin.  Thought it was cute.  Until we got home and she started taking off her costume and says "mom where is my mask?" Insert crocodile tears. So we piled back in the car and found it right there on that pumpkin. 

I'm tired.  My leg hurts.  I love those girls.

socks

Miley brings me socks and sits down and holds her feet up for me to put them on her.  If I put matching socks on her she pulls one off and gets a different one and holds up her foot again.  She looks down at her non matching socks and grins and shakes her head yes in approval. I have received several strange looks in public.  Blakelee says its cool these days to wear mitch-match socks???  Cool or not, doesn't really matter here.

Not a Box

very very cute book about children's imaginations

Presley's class read "Not a Box" last week.  They were given an assignment by their very strict teacher (just kidding) to draw a picture of their own "Not a Box" over the Fall break to bring in for their presentation next week.

http://youtu.be/3KXuBcdmktY

here is what Presley came up with...

~unicorn~

~prayground~

(aka playground.  The circle with the P in it is a flag and the other horn looking thing is an ice cube, b/c this prayground is in the North Pole; notice the orange coat the person has on.)

~box of doughnuts~

~Lucy and Bernice~

(She labeled them with a L and  B, but decided she didn't like that so she scribbled it out. She gave them both a ball and a bone)

all the pictures have a sun

I'm hoping the psychiatrist would say that is a good subliminal message

instagrams, bits and pieces of our days

sharing with Lucy

girl scouts

nanny

almost missed my turn following this truck