Mikayla

I realized something peculiar yesterday about Mikayla. When she started to roll, she figured out both ways the same day. On the day that she started to sit for long periods without support she also started rocking on her hands and knees. First time crawling happened on the same day she started to clap. When she started clapping for attention, she also started having to feed herself (No matter how hungry she got, she would not open her mouth for a spoon. She had to do it). Yesterday she started to pull herself onto her feet. She's been perfectly happy just pulling up to her knees the past month, but now she's standing. Mikayla has accomplished two things every time she has done something new in a day. So, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when Ben found her climbing up the stairs by herself yesterday, but I was.

It was so funny to watch. She had absolutely no concept of falling. She would stand on the stairs and bounce. And try to straighten her legs which caused her to slide backwards. She tried bouncing constantly. She was so proud of her self. She now screams and cries because we've blocked the way. I am so crazy in love with her!!!

p.s. we get internet on the 10th so we can post more often and post pictures then.

Our Place

Told by me. Ben may tell his own later. Brianna stopped using the potty when we first moved in and to encourage her to use the bathroom Ben let her help put the Spongebob bath decor out. It was so funny! When Ben first opened the box, Brianna grabbed the toilet seat and took it to her room. Ben had to go get it several times. She also would play with everything on the counter tops. She's figured out how to climb up there, so nothing is safe. It drives Ben crazy that she can't leave it alone.

Then three days ago I was cleaning the fish tank and while I was putting the fish back into its home it flopped onto the floor! It's side fin was bleeding and it wasn't swimming around. I was extremely upset thinking I killed the fish, but the fish is still alive and doing just fine. You can't see the bleeding because he fell onto his other side.

We got a washer and dryer yesterday. When we were hired we were told that the only thing we had to get was a refrigerator. And we naively believed that. We were annoyed to find that the house lacked a washer and dryer. Remember Brianna isn't using the potty and the laundry is piling up fast. After going to my in-law's house 1 time to do laundry I was stressed about how I would get the wash done. Ben found a store that refurbishes old sets and gives a 90 day warranty. I was so excited that Ben got me a washer and dryer. We did have some in the trailer, but we did not take them because I hated them. But seriously they didn't get the laundry clean. After I washed and dried a load I would then spray everything with Fabreez so it would at least smell clean. Stains never came out. And the washing machine was incredible loud. The dryer had to be run three times before the towels were dry.

Pictures of our front room, dining room, and kitchen. And you can see our refrigerator.

Boogers

If you've read the title you might have an idea of wants coming. It's going to be good!

A week or two ago I had a friend over and we were visiting while Brianna was playing. When all of a sudden she walk over to the light pole and announced, "booger". I went and looked and sure enough she had picked her nose and wiped a booger onto the light pole. My friend and I had a good laugh about it. She then relaid what her son had done. I think this is common with boys. Anyhow, her son would put his boogers on the wall above his bed. So when you moved the bed you could see a line of boogers. So gross.

Since then I have seen her pick her nose. I explain that it is yucky and that big girls don't do that. Hope it lasts.

Yesterday we returned a van to a nearby school and we were waiting for Ben to run the key in. Brianna spotted a man picking his nose while walking by, when she started to yell at him! She was yelling, "No pick nose. That yucky". Over and over she was yelling it. I'm pretty sure the man heard because he looked in our direction. My window was down so we wouldn't roast. I was so embarrassed. I called Ben to get him to hurry. Which thankfully he did.

Artsy Fartsy

I have always enjoyed taking pictures. Well, recently I have been experimenting with our cheap, little camera to unlock its true awesomeness within and I'm pretty proud of some of the results.