Raspberry girl

Gloria has developed a rather strange but very funny habit. A few weeks ago during night prayers she was sitting with me, and finding my leg exposed, planted her little face in it and started blowing very loud, um, "gas"-like raspberry noises. Of course nobody could keep a straight face! I was relieved to find that she had seemingly forgotten about it until a few nights ago. She did a repeat performance, during prayers again. With a warm spell here, she has found my leg bare a few more times and taken advantage of the opportunity. The problem is that the laughter she gets is so encouraging that she keeps doing it! It leaves me with one very wet leg! No photos...sorry. ;-0

Monkey see, monkey do?

That is one adventurous girl...or make that two.

Who is queen?

Contestant A
(who happens to be married to the king of this home...She thought on the day this photo was taken that she would be queen of the home, but recently some competition has arisen)


Contestant B


Contestant C


Contestant D


Currently there is some fierce competition between contestant D and contestant A. Contestants B and C are quite happy with the title "princess." Keep watching to see who will win! ;-)

got milk?

We do! It is Mariana's new inspiration for potty training. She usually asks me for milk to drink about once a week (I used to give it to her every day, but she topped drinking it). I don't buy "her" milk anymore because the rest of us use Soy. But I started buying the little container of strawberry milk and letting her have some after she goes teetee. She is suddenly quite motivated!

fun daddy

Enough said.

funnies

Allia is trying out jokes again and getting better...

Today outside after lunch

Me: Yikes, I feel some sprinkles. I think it is starting to rain.

Allia: (swinging really high) Nope, that was just my drool.

Me: (laughing) Grose, what? No, I think it is really starting to rain.

Allia: (laughing really hard) Mommy, it was a joke!

What we've been up to

We have had lots of little things going on that ultimately amount to me not blogging. For one, I am really trying to finish a project I started just before Mariana was born...almost 3 1/2 years ago! I am revamping and refinishing a headboard for our bed handed down to us from my parents. I took the old one apart and got it all ready for revamping while I was nesting just before Mariana's birth. That is how it sat in our garage until these last few months. Now I am almost done, and I will post pics then. I only wish I had a "before" shot!

Anyway, among other things....

We had a visit from Pawpaw and Manah





And this little munchkin is doing a round of marathon teething again. She is cutting her 4th molar, and it looks like the I-teeth will be following close behind. Yikes! She really likes to keep things interesting around here!





I have also made a commitment to myself to spend my time more wisely, so that amounts to not so much "fun" time blogging and viewing blogs on the computer...at least not until I get my other chores done and spend some good focus time on my precious girls!