I <3 Pinterest!

I am absolutely addicted to Pinterest! I love that I can find anything I want. From something to cook for dinner, to disposal cleaners, to how to move and everything in between. 

But today I put two ideas into use. Putting plastic bags over hanging clothes so the are ready for our move next week. 

But my favorite from today, was this...

Coloring in a moving box! The girls had just as much fun coloring as we did watching them. 

One of my friends Erin even got in in the fun this evening. 

Who can say anything bad about a task that entertains the girls several times in one day? I sure cant! 

Babysitter TV

The last few months Jake and I have been in the process of selling and buying a house. It has been one mess after another. It has been so stressful. It has actually just been horrible. 

And because of this whole mess, Jake and I have done nothing but fight. If we are talking we are fighting about one thing or another, or so it seems. We have come to a point where we are just done. Done with the stress from the purchase of the new house. We have decided to back out and just rent. Yet, still we fight. Oy

But that's not the point of this post. The point is that I'm stressed about everything. And because of that, today the TV is babysitting. More specifically Rio is babysitting. Normally i feel like I'm not being a good mom and I hate having the tv on so much. But today, I don't think I can keep my cool long enough to keep them entertained. 

I am so ready to get everything figured out and for life to go back to normal. 

The end of a summer

This morning I got a txt just before 8am from a friend, so naturally I can't go back to sleep even though Jake has the girls. So as I'm laying here listening to Jake chase the girls around upstairs I started thinking about the summer. 

There have been hundreds of laughs, stress (house sales crap), tears, new words, adventures, lots of tough conversations, friends and family. I even worked out with my sister in law. 

But today is the 12th of August. How did this happen? We leave for Burlington on Thursday the 15th! That means we have been here almost 8weeks! Where has the time gone?

We have had so much fun and I can't wait to do a post with some pictures. BUT there is also so much we haven't done. I feel like i haven't been able to connect with any friends...Jess, Pansy, Melissa, Sharree, Shauna, Beth, Cassie, and the list just goes on and on. I made a new friend at Ami's wedding (Laci) but haven't been able to get together with her. We have seen family, but has it been enough to tide us over until Christmas? 

I was looking back at a post I did in June about our busy summer. I remember thinking as I was pitting pen to paper so to speak that it seemed like we had a lot of spare time even with all the events we had planned. Somehow time has gotten away from us again.

I can hear the girls upstairs (and coffee) calling my name. I better get up and moving. I'm not going to sleep these last few lake days away. 

Enquirer

Jake and were standing in line at Fred meyer a few days ago. While I wait for the lady in front of us to be done, I naturally look around. This is one of the magazines I see. 

Here's the thing...WHO CARES?!? Why is the weight of an actress important? Fat. Thin. Big boobs. No boobs. And so on. Why is this something the public cares about? 

Normally I would just look right past something like this. But that day, I just couldn't. I decided I didn't want to wear my low cut swimsuit from last year. 

Mistake. Big mistake. 

I had tried on suit after suit. A size 14 was to small. It has been no secret that over the past year I have struggled to lose weight. It took 5 months to lose 10 pounds. That's less then 1 pound a week. Can we say frustrating? 

Ok, back to the picture. Who says a woman has to be skinny? The media, that's who. We see skinny women all over, magazines, advertisements, movies, tv shows, and so on. 

I remember watching the movie Pitch Perfect wondering why it was ok to have a charecter named "Fat Amy". I also remember being sadded at her response to why she called herself that. It was something to the effects of "You are just going to call me fat behind my back..." 

It's true. It's totally true. We, especially us women, judge others. But I think we judge ourselves more harshly then we do other women. And it's all because of things like this magazine cover. 

I am not looking forward to the day one of my girls comes home crying because another little girl made fun of her...but I know it will happen. It always happens. I just hope I can raise my girls to not judge based on weight, or skin color, or religios beliefs, or every other thing we are all judged on. 

I hope my girls grow up to love themselves as well. I struggle with weight, but I try to eat healthy and excersise. I don't want them to grow up thinking those are the only things that are important. It's about being happy with yourself. Being healthy. Who you are inside. NOT how much you weigh. 

Oh am I in trouble!

Little Miss Hailey has always been our little daredevil. Not afraid of anything, except the monster at the end of the book. The first time in the water for the summer she chargers right in. She tries to push the limits all the time. Going one step further after we told her she was far enough away. We are constantly telling Miss Hailey to be careful. 

Miss Hannah on the other hand is the complete opposite. She isn't sure about shadows when walking down the driveway. Always investigates new textures before touching them with her feet. When climbing off the toys at Carls Jr on the way over to the lake, her feet didn't touch the floor (by maybe an inch) making her upset and scared to get down. She earned the name Hesitant Hannah, and that name has suited her...

Until today. 

 We always though Hailey would be the first one to climb out of the crib. For the last few days she has even been working in it when I go to get he girls out of bed after nap. I've been getting Hailey out of bed first so she doesn't figure out how to climb out on her own. 

Apparently I was wrong. It wasn't our adventurous Hailey but our cautious Hannah who crawled out of the crib first. And of course, in true twin fashion, Hailey climbs out as soon as I close the door. 

Now that I'm putting pen to paper so to speak, it shouldn't surprise me that Hannah was the first at this. Hannah has always tried so hard to do things. Practicing and practicing until he gets it right. She was the first of our girls to sit, and stand, first to crawl and walk. It might have taken her 2 weeks to master standing but she was still the first to stand. 

Hailey just watched and stood up when she was ready. There isn't much practicing for Hailey, she just does it. 

Well, now this just opens a new can of worms for me this summer! Like I said, I'm in trouble! 

At least I can enjoy this beautiful weather between going down to check on the girls. 

Bubbles!!!!

It is a beautiful day in Tiger territory today! I went to coffee and a little shopping with a friend. The girls got some uninterrupted daddy time. And jake gets to coach his BE Blaze. Not to mention the amazing weather! 

There is no question that these girls like water. Always have, and I hope they always will. They also both love bubbles! So, what better thing to do but combine the two? Kiddie pool + dish shop + water = great entertainment for Hannah & Hailey! 

We've gone from being slightly afraid of the giant pool of white, saying "icky" when we touch the bubbles to standing in it...

...to thoroughly enjoying...

...to deciding all our balls needed to be in the water too...

We have even played all the bubbles away...

What a great way to spend a beautiful afternoon! 

Hailey says...

We are constantly amazed at what Hailey can say. I swear, the words that come out of this girls mouth! (And no, no swear words yet.) Jake and I decided we should make a list of everything the girls say, and what better place to do that then in a blog? So here we go.

Hailey says....

No (well duh) 

Hi

Cat 

Dog

Cheese

Nakey (naked)

Avocado

Read

Caterpillar (first said on 6/15/13)

Boobo

Mom

Dad, dada, daddy

On

Meow

Moo

Ribey (instead of frog)

Cloth

Blanket

Bottle (started as baba)

Bakey (for blanket)

Bink

Go

Bird

Boobies

Baby

Caillou (how could I forget that one) 

Help (when she needs help and when she wants to help you)

Kipper

Balloon

Spoon

Yumm

Down

Okay 

Etein (Einstein)

Abade (not really sure what this is, apple maybe)

Boo

Juice

Ball

Ouch

Deesty (sister)

Boat

Duck

Mine

Bubble

Shhhhh

Hot

Cookie

Ear

Eye

Mou (mouth)

More

Gone

Now

Wow

Woah 

Walk

Hat

Run

Hair

Egbert (a charecter on Poppy Cat)

Hurt

Button

Nana

She has started saying two word sentences as well. 

Hailey says...

It broke

I fall

I bonk

Oh no

Hi babe

A bird (for Angry Birds)

Oh boy

Go way

I color

I down

My juice

My <insert any of the previous words>

Right there (first said 6/16/13 in the bath)

Thank you

It <insert any of the previous words>

I scared (first said 6/19/13)

I drive

Jail bird (said 6/22/13)

Even THREE word sentences come out of this girls mouth. She has said...

I rip it (said 6/19/13)

Hailey is also learning letters. So far she knows...

W

E

C

A

(Most of these she is able to point out)

She is also learning numbers. So far, we have heard her say...

One

Two

I know there are so many more words our little Hailey says. I will update this post with more as we think of them and as she says new words.

Hailey at 18 1/2 months