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Happy 6th Birthday!

Wasn't it only yesterday that she was 2? I'm sure that it was. She loved her blankie and loved to go on walks. She sucked her little thumb until it was raw and we had to tape gloves on her hands to heal the infection. She couldn't wait until Daddy got home. . still can't! Her favorite thing to do was play the keyboard and swing. . . oh the swings. If you put her on the swings it could be more than an hour pushing and pushing. She would still kick and scream when it was time to go home. She was not afraid to talk to anybody. . and she still isn't. Her favorite food in the world was fruit snacks. She couldn't wait to go to school like Ty Ty. Now, she's in Kindergarten and loving every minute of it! I can't believe how she's grown!

Her favorite color is PINK

She LOVES her music class

Her best friend in Kindergarten is Sean

When she grows up, she wants to be a VET

She is the entertainment of our household with her wit and silliness.

She reads like a pro

She loves swimming, kitties and playing with Tyler and Mo.

She always brings Mo to us first thing in the morning. . .and I do mean FIRST thing in the AM. . I'm talkin' before the sunrise . . . joy of our life.

She learned to tie her shoes

She learned to ride her bike without training wheels. . . only in the grass MOM!

We love you Paige! Happy Birthday!
now, stop growing!

trick or treat!

We Love Halloween! The weather was absolutely perfect and we got through 2 nights of tricks and treats without any crying. . . amazing! Here are the little spooks. Tyler was a "reaper" (a.k.a. mythological creature from the depths of the underworld who doesn't talk or smile. HELLO preteen.) Paige was a black cat. . . and Morgan was the mouse. Shane and I were the King and Queen of hearts. Now, this is the first year that Shane and I have ever dressed up together. This is big folks! Next year we'll go for something a little more moveable, bendable. . . sittable.

the end

Happy Halloween!

pictures

I love having a free afternoon to take the kids out on a photo shoot. I try not to do it a lot, because I don't want them to hate the camera. We found a nice little cotton field just down the street from our house and Thursday night I dressed them up and took them out into the field. They had never seen cotton growing before.

Paige: Where are we going
Me: To this cotton field just up the road
Paige: Cotton?
Me: Yup
Paige: Can we eat it?
Me: It's not cotton CANDY. Well, you could eat it if you want to, but I don't think it would taste very good. . . I mean, don't try to eat it.
Tyler: Paige, you make clothes out of it!
Tyler: Mom, how come we don't wear clothes made out of sheep's fur.
Me: Sheep's fur! HEE HEE!
Me: 'Cause it's itchy, and it's too hot in arizona
Tyler: oh
Paige: is there a playground in the cotton?
Me: um. . . no.
Paige: dang

thinking

Hey, sometimes you do what you gotta do to think more clearly. . . to really keep the focus.

The award goes to . . .

Some days your kids are just over-the-top cute. Sometimes on those days, other people's kids are really cute too. It just so happened that day was today. Double whammy, two birds with one stone. . . that sort of thing.

Cute display #1 :

We'll call him Mr. "L" (which may or may not stand for Mr. La La La La Love)

He was my photoshoot today, what a cutie, right!

Cute display # 2:
"Mr. La La La La Love" puttin' the moves on Morgan.

(cute only until Morgan knows the word 'boy')

Cute display # 3:

Poutiest lips that you ever did see.

Seriously insane lips plumpness going on here.

Cute display #4:

the "Low Squat"

There is only ONE "Low Squat" and she's doing it. Don't try this at home. You may injure yourself. Believe me. Her little diaper is about 2 millimeters from the tile. Connie says she squats like a Russian. (Quite frankly, I'm not sure I want to see any Russians squatting.)

Cute Display # 5:

This is what Paige was holding when she came off of the bus today. . . ummm, "can Mom borrow that for a little few pictures?" I'm such a nerd. Check out the little nest. It's made out of garbage, probably from the school grounds. The bird is a cotton ball with feathers glued on it. She played with "her" all afternoon. I think we've found the perfect family pet. 100% recycled and we wouldn't have to bury it at the end of the summer.

I also wish that I could have had a video camera today when Morgan learned how to nod 'yes'. All I said was, Mo, do you want a cracker and her head started bobbing up and down. Of course I had to put it to the test to see if she really knew what it meant. Sure enough!

At dinner:

"Mo, do you want a cookie?" ------ head bob yes

"Mo, do you want a punch to the face?" ----- pause. . . . scowly eyes. . . punching her own face. . . all of us cracking up

"Mo, do you want some juice?" ------ head bob yes

I would have also liked to have a video of Paige singing Mo a little lullaby in the car on the way to dinner. . . so sweet.

Like I said. . .some days you want to string them up by their toenails, and other days it's just one "cute" display after another. I love these kids. I love watching them grow and learn. They're oh-so-sweet and sometimes sour, but always always always my babies, no matter how big they get.