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NEW PAGE

Hey guys on the top left is a "page"- words that link you to another page. This new page is entitled Kids Wish List.

It is a list of fun toys that I think Daphney and Demitri might like in the near future. I have tried to come up with some fun new toys rather than the run of the mill toys, and supplied links to access the sources. If you guys know of more toys that your kids this age have enjoyed please leave a comment to help me. Thanks!

Painting Daphney's Room

So for a combination of Daphney's birthday and my birthday we painted her room. My inspiration for this wall was the image to the left that I found online. However I thought it was a little boring to look at for very long. Like you glance at it and you understand it completely. So as you can see with Daphney's I simply used two different shapes and I think it helped to make it a lot more interesting. Yes I have seen gorgeous little girls rooms done in grays and a light pink. But I thought this matched Daphney's personality; bold, crazy, energetic, colorful, and somehow perfect! 

I simply used the paint samples to mark and move around until I got the color spaced well.

Little Contributions:

Daphney walked into the kitchen grinning ear to ear with both hands firmly gripped around something she was conveniently hiding behind her back. My face cringed as I knew exactly what she would have done in the time that I had prepared Demitri's bottle. I had previously painted all of the colors on Daphney's wall with just one coat remaining for the last color. Stupidly, I had not expected Daphney to seize the opportunity and set the wet brush down at a child grabbing level.  Sorry I should have photographed it, but let me tell you there were green streaks all along her height and even above that, since she had grabbed the chair to aid her in her mischief. It could have been much worse (like on the carpet), and Daphney delighted in her masterpiece, so I could not yell at her too much for wanting to be like mom. Since Daphney would run in there every two minutes and happily show me her contribution to the wall I wasn't sure whether to simply let the graffiti remain or to begin painting over it. I decided upon the later and I let Daphney instead go OUTSIDE to paint these two masterpieces that she can hang in her room and be proud of. 

Finished Product!

Another Wall in the Room:

Daphney was super excited about something and hurried to follow me out of her room and downstairs. Of coarse she was carrying multiple blankets and stuffed animals and babies and worrying more about their happiness than exactly where she was going. With the mix of excitement and responsibility she quickly crashed into edge of the plain boring typical white wall you might see anywhere on the planet. I giggled softly at her energy that is always crashing and without hesitation zooming off in another direction. When I asked her if she was okay instead of tears and the insistence that I kiss her wound she simply looked up at me and said matter-a-factly, "Pretty Wall!" Haha I am so glad she got to appreciate that wall up close and in person!

Community Fire Department

They started off scared...

But soon made herself at home!

Riding in the Ambulance

We couldn't get her to leave!

Another Day at the Park

These two pictures are Daphney and Demitri at about the same ages...

 Sorry these pictures were taken on my phone... But they capture my sweet little duo so nicely.

Daphney Update!

Daphney and I have been struggling to figure out who is in charge.

FUNNY STORY:
Today I told Daphney that she could not have a smoothie until she ate her breakfast. After an hour and several tantrums with food all over the floor. I finally gave in and said for every bite you take I will let you have a bite of smoothie. She reached over and grabbed the tiniest crumb of toast possible and looked up at me and smiled knowing that she had now won a bite of smoothie.
I responded, "Daphney that was a little baby bite that only earns you a tiny bite of smoothie." She was disgusted when like her bread she could hardly taste her smoothie. I said, "Daphney take a big monster bite instead of a little baby bite and I will give you a giant bite of smoothie to match it." She grudgingly said okay and then grabbed again a tiny little crumb and as she brought the bread near her mouth  a low grumble started that turned into loud roars as she placed the tiny piece of bread gently on her tongue, swallowed, and again looked at me expecting her bite of smoothie for her monster bite!

I was amazed at Daphney's diligence as she drew puppies while we traveled.

My kids love corn on the cob!

For all those in my neighborhood that were worried. My daughter and I volunteered to clean the area of litter around a duck pond. Isn't she just the cutest little volunteer?!

For a refresher on the first attempt to teach her....CLICK HERE

Yes, I couldn't talk her out of eating the dry rice cereal of Demitri's. 

It is just like a giant jar of pixie stick sugar right? 

Speaking of weird things.. Daphney got mad the other day, 

because I wouldn't let her drink out of the flower pot. 

Daphney removed all of the diapers and useless wipes and packed it full of toys and her sippy cup and got all set on her bike to go to her friend Parker's house. Hopefully she isn't like me and one of these days travels the few blocks away by herself.

Home for the Weekend

Grandad made cookies for church, but not all of them made it. 

 There were lots of things to ride in, but Daphney lit up when she saw the motorcycle. She must have known she was making her Papa proud!

While we were home we got to go to Seneca and visit friends and go to the park. 

It is a really fun new park, new since I was a kid at least! 

What Schedule?

Yesterday a friend asked me to explain what it was like to be a stay at home mom... "Do you like have a schedule?" This morning that question mocks me, and the more I think about it I suppose the real schedule is "24/7 expect the unexpected".

WARNING: Not your typical ideal family/double rainbow kind of story.

Today my schedule involved getting woken up at 4:30 am and struggling to ever get Daphney back to sleep. Finally gave up just before 7 since she was throwing up all over me and on my bed. Gave her some milk and started to put the sheets in the washer. Alas, there is no laundry detergent. Daphney mean while is waking her brother up while she spills her milk in his room. I clean it up... And for good measures she spilled the remaining milk one more time. I clean it up... Shane gets back from teaching seminary and I send him to go buy soap. We go downstairs and have a messy breakfast while Daphney potty trains. On a side note who designs a potty to look like a car anyways, don't the designers know that children will want to drive it around and not be able to find it when desperately needed. Consequently, floor needs recleaned, but the dishes are now done and family room cleaned.
I have Shane move the fridge back over so the broom can slide in to store on the side. After he has left for work I opened the fridge and the things inside it come tumbling out. Including a large Costco sized terriyaki sauce that broke and sauce covers the floor and inside of the fridge. That is really just wonderful!

In the process of cleaning that up my daughter does two things.
1.) Uses a pen to decorate the living room wall
2.) Once again woke Demitri (He is now howling)

She comes downstairs and observes me on my hands and knees covered in terriyaki sauce. So what make s sense for her to do?
Why of coarse she won't stay off of my back, and laughing hysterically that she is on even though I want her off. That is when I gave up and laughed with her.

Well good morning schedule it is now 8:30 am!