Sara Grace's New Friend

Some ladies from church came to visit for a little while this past Saturday. They brought their new puppy with them. (Yes, Sammy actually let a dog in the house--he didn't have much say in the matter!) Her name is Daisy and she is a Chiweiner (I think that's what the lady called it--chihuahua and dachshund mix). Sara Grace, who usually isn't overly fond of dogs, LOVED DAISY! I think it's because Daisy was so small--Sara Grace didn't really feel threatened by her. Anyway, Sara Grace had a great time loving on/tormenting this dog. Her favorite was pushing her around in her doll stroller!! I hope this isn't a glimpse into the future--dogs with hairbows carried in purses! :)

So Sara Grace

Okay, so last night, I caught several very "Sara Grace" things on camera. I don't know if you can tell in the videos, but she has pink eye, so we stayed home from church. Well, clearly, the pink eye wasn't affecting her much. She was still very much in her normal high spirits.

This first video catches one of her new phrases (and one of my favorites). She has started saying, "Be right back" when she goes to get something. It is the cutest thing to me. She puts one little finger up in the air--"Be right back". :)

This next one starts out with her doing a prompted "Oh man!". She does this genuinely when I tell her she can't do something she wants to do. She'll say "Oh man!" and stomp her little foot. When it's sincere, there's a little frown that goes with it. This one was requested by Mommy, so it's got a smile with it. I was about to stop recording after the "oh man" performance, but she went straight into singing, so I thought I'd keep recording. The "Bible, Bible" part is her version of "Jesus Loves Me" (the Bible tells me so). But, then, she goes into "This Little Light of Mine"--that's what the blowing on her finger is (Don't let Satan pffft it out). It's kinda a combo of the two songs.

This last one I caught as I was about to upload the other videos onto the computer. This is one of her favorite things to do. Sometimes the songs are recognizable, but other times (like this one), they are simply Sara Grace originals! She even includes her own applause at the end! Enjoy! :)

Jay's Dinosaur

Jaybird has been studying dinosaurs at school. Last Thursday he brought home an assignment from his teacher saying that she wanted the kids to make dinosaurs at home using things they had around the house. They were supposed to be as creative as possible. Jay and I worked together Monday and here's what we came up with:
We used a paper plate and plastic spoons to make a stegosaurus....or as Sammy calls it, a SPOONASAURUS!! :)

A Day at the Park

One day while Jaybird was still on Christmas break, I decided to take the kids to the park for a picnic. It was kind of a cold day, but we were needing to get out of the house and it sounded like a fun little outing. That morning at the grocery store I let the kids each pick out a Lunchable to take to the park on our picnic. After we got home and put all the groceries away, we bundled up and headed to the park. It was pretty chilly while we were eating, but once we started playing, it wasn't too bad at all. And the best part was that NO ONE ELSE WAS THERE!! :) We had the whole park to ourselves! The kids LOVED it! :)




This picture is of Sara Grace and I riding the seesaw together. :) She just thought it was the funniest thing that I got on there with her! She just giggled and giggled! We had a good time! :)



Jaybird, of course, is an old pro at the whole playground thing. He had a great time running from toy to toy and not having to wait his turn to play on anything! :)

The kids played REALLY well together, too. They rode several of the rides together. Here's a video of them on one of the rides. And, as a side note, I know it LOOKS like Sara Grace busts her face in this video, but I'm pretty sure she didn't! :) She came close and that's actually the reason I stopped the video when I did--attempting to avoid a busted lip. But, when I watched the video at home, the look on her face toward the end looks like she actually DID bump it. There was no crying though, so I'm pretty sure she didn't get hit.....or maybe she's just EXTRA tough! :)

Some fun peek-a-boo pictures. :)







Jaybird was quite the brave boy this day. It made me quite nervous, but he seemed quite calm. He spent quite a bit of time just standing up at the top of this climbing ladder. He'd let go and hold his arms up in the air. I think he knew it was making me nervous--which made it all the more fun for him! :)







Here is a picture of Sara Grace's slide experience. She wanted BADLY to do the slide. She begged in her little Sara Grace babble to do the slide. So, I helped her go up the stairs and make her way over to the slide. Then, this is her response (facial expression translates "You've GOT to be kidding! I'm NOT going down that thing!!"):

And, here's a video of another of her slide experiences. Just to translate "Sara Grace-ese" for you, she says, "Please, please." And then, "Down." And, I'm guessing the screech at the beginning can be translated into, "MOMMY!!! I REALLY want to go down the slide, but I'm too scared!!" :)