Cleaning Day

P and C played especially well today. Usually when I try to clean that's right when Cason cries to be picked up and Paige wants me to play ponies. Today I played for a little while after breakfast, but after that they played together. So I actually cleaned up the house quite a bit, while they tried on costumes from the dressup basket. Then they wanted to watch Dora, so I set them up in our room while I cleaned the bathroom.
Cason did take one movie break to help me.
This afternoon I helped Colton with some math, so Grama Trudi was entertaining the kids. Paige got to make Valentines, and was VERY into it. She made a TON, and is VERY sure about which one is for Whom.

Our Addictions

Jess: Nothing (besides me and the babies of course) because he's the most stable and balanced person on earth.

Me: Hot tea, made with my awesome purple teakettle. (This is actually good, because a few weeks ago it was coffee)
Paige: This dress (which I have to force her to take off long enough for me to wash it once in a while) You probably noticed it's in like 6 of the last 7 posts.
Cason: Shoes. Anyone's.

"YEAH MAN!"

This morning we finished our delicioso german pancake,
and Paige asked me to play ponies. She's been wanting me to play ponies like 6 hours a day since Misty dropped off those new ones. This morning I said "I need to do some cleaning first, and then I'll play with you, k?" She asked if she could help, so I had her putting away the laundry I folded, when it went in drawers low enough for her to reach. I handed her a pair of her pajamas and asked "Will you put this in your pajama drawer please?" She goes "YEAH MAN!" and winked at me WHILE clicking her tongue against the roof of her mouth. Jess taught her that trick last week, and she's already putting it to awesome use.

This photo is of course a reenactment:
Now then, Cason likes attempting to do the splits in the kitchen where his feet will slide. He got pretty low this morning.

Sorry

Cason says "Crazy" now. He started yesterday, and I've heard him say it like 10 times. If he falls, or his wagon hits a bump when I'm pulling him, or whatever, he laughs and goes "CWAZY!"

I was changing his diaper this morning, and Paige walked up to the doorway and stood there swinging her camera into the doorframe. I said "Oh don't do that, it might break your camera." She just stared at me and did it again, a little more softly. So I said a little more firmly "Paige, don't do that, it's not good for the wall OR your camera." She got mad and ran out of the room. A few minutes later Cason and I were in the living room and she walked in all slowly and leaned against a wall and asked me "You ready to say sorry?" Haha.

Surprise Toy Bag

Yesterday Jess came home for lunch and told me there was a bike and a big bag of toys by the front door. So I went to see, and it was from Misty, she'd already told me to take the bike, but we kept forgetting. Paige followed me out there, and was SO pumped when she saw it. She pulled it inside yelling excitedly that she got a new bike. So Cason has now inherited her old pink and purple trike, which I should probably spraypaint. Here he is, posing on it and saying "Cheeeeeeeeeeeese."
Paige asked me to take this next one of "me and Cason on our bikes".
I love Caso's fake smile.

There was also a barbie camera in the bag, and Paige loves it. She carries it around, and says "Hey mama, you be Paige, I'll be Brandi." and she takes pictures of everything. Cason grabbed it a couple times too. He holds it backwards, but pretends to look through it and says "cheese". Paige lined up her old ponies with the new ones that also came in the bag, and made them pose for a picture too.
We went for a little walk, Cason riding in the wagon, and Paige riding her new bike. Then we came home and had lunch outside, with the ponies.
Last night, while Paige was being "Brandi", she told me "I'm gonna go in the kitchen and take a pisker of Jess." So she packed her camera onto the back of the bike and rode in there.
Oh, and Cason's suddenly in a dropping his pants phase. Weirdo. He pulls them down around his ankles and runs around laughing, and sometimes dancing.

Ridiclious Rainclouds

I heart grey days and rain clouds. I painted this a while ago...
...and decided I want a raincloud for every room. So today I made this guy:
(Both ideas were copied from stuff I saw online, just so you know)

While I was sewing, Paige walked up and asked "What are you doing dama?" (Sometimes she calls me "dama". It started when she'd be in a hurry, and almost call me "daddy", and in the middle of the word she'd switch the ending to "ama". Yes, she sometimes did it to Jess, and called him "Ma-addy". I love it actually. She still calls me "dama" sometimes, on purpose now. I kinda hope it sticks.) Anyway, she asked what I was doing, and I said "Making a raincloud!" She smiled and said "That's ridiclious." Pronounced "rid-i-klee-ous". She's wonderful.

She got a letter in the mail from Grama, and was really happy, especially when I read the part about the picture on the card looking like her and Lily having a tea party.
Cason spent the day attacking Paige. He'd run up and throw his arms around her waist, or headbutt her in the back. He likes when she runs away screaming and he can chase her all over the house.

Spinach In Flight

These two were CLINGY today. I couldn't get anything done. Until dinner time, and I only got that done because I let them destroy a package of spinach and play with it in the kitchen. Weirdees.