Quotes

Leyna was full of funny quotes today. She was also full of clumsiness! She nearly broke at least 7 bones today. Her feet have literally grown out of her shoes in the past week. From flip flops that fit perfectly to toes hanging off the edge. It's amazing. She's in a size 9 now!!! So, I think she's a bit off balance and accident prone. Hopefully we can keep her from seriously injuring herself while she readjusts.
Anyway, back to the quotes:

This morning I cleaned the bathrooms and then we went out on the deck to splash in the pool for a bit. Leyna went inside to go potty and a minute later I hear her desperately yelling, "Mommy! Moooommmmyyyyy!" I asked her what was up and she said with despair, "My pee is BLUE!" LOL. I guess I didn't flush the rest of toilet cleaner down when I was done and the poor girl didn't notice it until after she had peed. Gave her quite a fright!

Later at lunch she was telling me that she doesn't want to grow up. She said, "I am who I am and I like being three." :) For the record, we love who she is and like her being three and are in no hurry for her to grow up either!

And finally, at dinner I told the girls Uncle Steve was coming over. Leyna asked why and I told her he was going to look at our car. She asked why again and I told her because he knows a lot about cars. "And ThunderCats!" she exclaimed. Wow, talk about random! LOL

And this conversation went with the following pictures:
Leyna - "Look at my ears Cora!"
Cora - "Wow! Look at my ears!"
Leyna - "Pretty!"

Lots to do

I think it's going to be a busy week. I have a to-do list 20 items long. Today I crossed off 2 things and added 4. It's going to be that kind of week - there are TONS of things to do around here. Luckily I have two girls who love to play together and can make up games and entertain one another all day long. Pet shops, parades, formal balls, princesses and dwarves skydiving off beds, the possibilities are endless. We did make it to the library for some play and story time, and after  dinner we splashed in the one puddle we could find in the neighborhood

And even after a long day together they still hadn't gotten enough before bed time... ;)

Lots of pictures

I'm sleepy! Here are some pictures from today :)

Nana and Pee Paw returned from vacation with gifts. Very well received :)

VERY well received!

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Funny how much more she loves the pool when she is fully dressed

Overtired girls really wanted to sleep together tonight. I've since moved Leyna to her own bed for fear of someone getting kicked in the face. SO cute while it lasted though :)

Surprising facts

Today we spent a few fun hours at the pool. The girls had a blast and were braver than ever. We spent a lot of time holding them in the deep end and both girls actually "swam" in the shallow end by laying on their tummies and kicking their legs.

And now for the surprising facts. You might be surprised to find out that despite all of the princess things and dresses, Leyna LOVES bugs. One of her favorite books is "The Icky Bug Alphabet Book." She is constantly hunting for them outside, holding them, and rescuing them from various situations (though occasionally they need to be rescued from her). The other day she found a potato bug in a store and took it safely outside to be with it's family. Today she rescued this little moth from the kiddie pool and held him until his wings were dry enough to fly.

And Cora? She is a snack-a-holic. This girl would much rather eat snacks all day than sit down for a meal. She spent a good 30 minutes straight eating instead of swimming today. Goldfish, blueberries, french fries...you'd think she had a bottomless pit for a stomach and yet she's such a tiny little peanut.

3 weeks...

... until this little munchkin turns 2!

Ugh, I can't take it!
She seems like such a big girl these days. She has lots of big girl sayings and is memorizing all kinds of songs and singing them ALL DAY LONG. She even rolls her eyes at me. Great! Another thing she does all day long? Alternate playing lovingly with her sometimes bossy sister and then torturing her until she literally screams in frustration. It's a talent. She also let herself out of her room this morning while the rest of us were still sleeping and wandered downstairs only to find herself all alone and scared. I woke up to far away crying wondering why it wasn't coming through the monitor. It's tough growing up :(
But today she and her sister played mostly nicely. At one point Cora was a cat being held captive in her pet shop cage:

And later they were two princesses in their castle:

Love these growing up girlies and hope they stay little for a long time!