Post 2: Ballerina

Bounce Place, 4 mos, Ballet

On Tues we headed to a bounce house place w our friends. 

Jax def was afraid in some of the more challenging obstacle courses- especially bc the only way out was forward. It was tough! P was very reassuring to Jax. So sweet. P said to me and Hill, "I sure missed you guys..." (She was on vacay for a few days.) Hill was obsessed w the huge slide. Obsessed.

Below is Mr. 4 Months Old himself. A hungry beast, this one.

En route to ballet.

Jax said to me yesterday "Tiffany really is an awesome person." True dat.

We got to watch a mini performance. Hilly was attempting some moves and completely mesmerized. Uhoh.

After Halloween party at school. Hills and I hung w her BFF Emily. When Hill saw Em at drop off (Emily's older bro is Kyle who is in Jack's class), she yelled "There she is!!!!" Jax wore her sparkly dress today. She walked in and her teacher said to her "wow! Sparkly shoes, hair bow AND dress!" I was just psyched I got some navy blue in there! 

Jack read Ben a book after lunch. She kept saying "Ben? Are you listening???" 

Committing Crimes

I gave the girls each a bowl of goldfish before bed Friday night. While the rest of us watched Doc McStuffins, Hill was feeding Hannie through the gate at the top of the steps. At Uncle Craig's on Sunday, she hand fed their poodle pizza. If this isn't an altruistic child... I dunno who is. 

And below is the triple B. BBB himself. Tonight Hill was having a tantrum and Ben started giggling at her and she snapped out of it immediately and started laughing with him.  Similarly, Jax was reading to him and in the middle of the book, looked up and threw it down and lunged toward him for kisses and said "I can't read to you- you're too cute!"  Couldn't have said it better myself.  :)

Big man on campus. 

Saturday morning, Hilly let him play w her fingers. 

Ballet. 

Jack and I built a budget castle out of diaper boxes. She painted it. They both lost interest after an hour. Glad I didn't buy the $150 one from Land of Nod! Ha! 

Cousin jenny hooked us up w clothes- Jack never takes off these shoes in the house. They are huge so she can't wear them out. But she would. She told me they are the most beautiful shoes she's ever seen. Also, that entire outfit below is her 2nd cousin's. The girls love handmedown clothes boxes. 

Wild and crazy Saturday night at playground. And there is no other way I would've want to spend it. 

Cousin Nenna and Ben! The only pic I have. They played on Jill's bunk bed. Hill hit her head 100x. 

Below- we got home and realized Hill had a fever. :(

She was miserable last night and all day. A million tantrums. Fought w Jack. I put them in their room at 6:15 for bed bc I needed a break and they were miserable anyway. They sang and laughed until 8:30pm tonight. It was music to my ears and only the 2nd time they got along today but it lasted for 2 hours. See? How nice that they share a room. Otherwise they would've fought all day and then forgot about each other in their own rooms. Small houses rule. 

P's dad picked up p and Jack from school while I stayed w the shorties in the parking lot. They exited the school skipping- all of them. How great is that! Haha

School Pics

Jax was at school ("coose") on Wed so we hung out at the mall like all the cool kids.

This Ben pic cracks me up.

Post bath, Jax is miserable wet and cold. Since I have 2 kids to dry and 1 I also must diaper, I improvise: in lieu of human snuggles, here is a blanket cocoon.

Thurs started out rough..

'Til Gma D arrived and we hit up the Natural History Museum. 

Gma taught Jax how to play Memory. 

Digging for fossils in Ice Age exhibit.

Ahem... See below. Real wooly mammoth hair.

Lunch.

How adorbs are these pics????

Today the girls had gym.

This bath just happened. The girls are exhausted. They played for 2 hours w handmedowns from my cousin Jenny: Ariel shirts, glitter, sparkles- like heaven to them. 

Speaking of, last night Gma put the girls to bed when Jim and I saw Gravity. She showed the girls her Disney pics on her iPad. They were going crazy. As I was leaving, Jackie yelled "Cinderella! She is beautiful!!!" And Hill was yelling "Tigger!" Right now they are relaxing while watching Garfield before I forced them I read the Halloween books I got them. 

Oh, Jack was mad at me today and I said "You are grumpy!" She responded "No I amin't!!!!" 100x. So cute! 

Also when we arrived at gym (Gma D came to watch and hold BBB in the bleachers), hilly said "I play!" And "I had fun!" afterwards. I have a video of her flying on that crazy thing. Will post.