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Kylie cries out in desperation from the back seat: “Oh no! My skin is starting to peel! My...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:39:27 -0500

Kylie cries out in desperation from the back seat:
“Oh no! My skin is starting to peel! My whole skin is going to peel off and then I’ll see my bones and I don’t want that to happen!”

Upon further inspection, she chipped her nail polish. Oh the drama. Sometimes I wonder what having boys would be like. I find the melodramatic tendencies of my girls hilarious.

Exploring Bay St. Louis.

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:12:52 -0500

Exploring Bay St. Louis.

Jeep road noise is her lullaby.

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:50:51 -0500

Jeep road noise is her lullaby.

Sunday morning mini rant

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:41:06 -0500

Emma says: Daddy, this, outside, puppy, Kylie, Pops, that, hi, hey, hello, bye, tree, pretty, thanks, thank you, you’re welcome, shoes, shirt, teeth, book, ball, drink, go, car, bath, and probably several others that slip my mind at the moment. Does she say, “Mommy” nope. If the child can say “you’re welcome,” she can say, “mommy.”

I realize I’m being selfish, that she says lots of words, but is “Mommy” really too much to ask? Especially since the sounds she makes lately make me think Vietnamese is her first language.

Kylie’s first word? Mommy.

When was the last time you flailed around in the middle of a...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:17:56 -0500

When was the last time you flailed around in the middle of a hula hoop like a fish out of water while giggling hysterically?

This is what Kylie looks like when she’s “not...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:22:09 -0500

This is what Kylie looks like when she’s “not tired.” It’s not often I get to watch this busy girl sleep.

Movie cuddles after a full day. This is the sweetest.

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:40:48 -0500

Movie cuddles after a full day. This is the sweetest.

Riverwalk puddle jumping. Lovely rainy day for a spontaneous...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:14:52 -0500

Riverwalk puddle jumping. Lovely rainy day for a spontaneous trip to NOLA.

Who knew rolling around on the bathroom floor could be so much...

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:44:20 -0500

Who knew rolling around on the bathroom floor could be so much fun?

Started a painting tonight. Second painting of the day. Split...

Thu, 30 May 2013 21:56:06 -0500

Started a painting tonight. Second painting of the day. Split personalities: one when the girls are awake that just tames the chaos, the other when they are asleep is much calmer. It’ll be interesting to see where this one goes when I work on it during the day tomorrow.

“I have to water Emma so she can grow...

Thu, 30 May 2013 19:24:37 -0500

“I have to water Emma so she can grow big.”
“Grow big, Emma. Grow big so you can talk.”

Bath tub belly laughs.

Thu, 30 May 2013 19:17:59 -0500

Bath tub belly laughs.

I never used the “cry it out” method to get my children to sleep. I’m using it...

Thu, 30 May 2013 08:52:10 -0500

I never used the “cry it out” method to get my children to sleep.

I’m using it now over breakfast. I have determined that there is nothing I can do to comfort my daughter over the fact that her chair cannot be scooted all the way in to touch the table if she’s sitting in it. How long can she cry about this? To be determined. Some things she just needs to come to terms with on her own.

3.5 is hard y’all.

Watermelon-eating dance break from water table play on this...

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:13:03 -0500

Watermelon-eating dance break from water table play on this gorgeous afternoon.

Oh. And Emma fed a buffalo yesterday… No big deal.

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:22:43 -0500

Oh. And Emma fed a buffalo yesterday… No big deal.

She’s finished. Feels good.

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:59:30 -0500

She’s finished. Feels good.

Post-work painting. See also: What happens when Monica drinks...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:47 -0500

Post-work painting. See also: What happens when Monica drinks coffee too late. I’ll probably regret this when Emma wakes at 5am.

Sketching snapdragons in the bathroom. Because sometimes bath...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:38 -0500

Sketching snapdragons in the bathroom. Because sometimes bath time is my only “free time” to get anything accomplished. Totally normal. Right?

Sometimes the day is long. And tough. When the husband is out of town all week and the three year...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:58:06 -0500

Sometimes the day is long. And tough.

When the husband is out of town all week and the three year old has the attitude of a teenager and the hearing of my 93 year old grandmother and the baby is teething and you haven’t made one single play group and the house is a mess and outside play time turns into holy hell we’re all waaaaay too hot…

You order pizza. And open a beer. And neither kid complains. And you realize that this was the best decision you made all week. And it’s not just because you put bacon on your half.

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Wed, 15 May 2013 17:02:30 -0500