Garage Sale!

Today was my much anticipated garage sale. Problem - it rained in the morning. Problem - it started at 9am. Problem - I had to actually set up in the garage (as opposed to the driveway) because of the rain, thus it looked like I just had my garage door opened to show my cluttered garage. Oh well - we got several customers, just not as many as I had hoped or expected. We are going to try it again next Saturday - assuming it doesn't rain again. :)

Craft Night

This month it was my turn to host craft night and we made cute little project boards from HERE. I don't think that anyone finished tonight for various reasons but we still had a lot of fun chatting and lightly crafting. :)

"Why is everything upside-down?"

This is how I caught Riya watching TV today. It must have made it more interesting. :)

PS - I promise that we do other things besides watch TV, although it might not seem like it.

We also had fun getting together with friends for Cinco de Mayo tonight! My phone battery was too low for me to be able to take any pictures but it was really cute!

Morning Ritual

This has become our almost daily ritual. Jayden and John go off to school and the girls plop down on the couch, request a blanket to snuggle together and they watch a show (usually The Backyardigans, Blue's Clues or Kai-lan) on Netflix in their PJs. I joined them today and looked over and had to capture the moment. Emma's pose is her signature pose. Left hand pinky and ring fingers in her mouth - right hand index finger playing with her ear. Riya has recently taken up the habit of biting her nails - she does it when her mind is elsewhere... like watching a show. She will even bite her toenails!
Just had to capture the girls in their own elements. :)

Silly Emma

I caught Emma trying to spray herself in the face with the water sprayer that John uses to fix his hair. She couldn't quite figure it out so I, being the nice mom that I am, decided to show her. She loved it! I just did little squirts but she kept wanting more! Here's her cute little wet face anticipating the next squirt.
How funny is that?!

Riya's Rash

This morning, as I was getting Riya dressed, I noticed a few little red patches on her skin but didn't think much of them because she has somewhat sensitive skin and usually it's nothing. By this evening, she was showing signs on her neck, legs and arms. I quickly lifted her shirt and saw this - and there was more on her other side. It looks to me like the reaction she sometimes has from bug bites but it didn't make sense because it wasn't there (like that!) this morning - when I first saw red.
She wasn't complaining of itching or anything but she did think the rash was fascinating! She stood on the chair by the sink, topless just staring at her rash... turning and twisting so she could see it all.
We decided to give her a bath and change her bedding and see how she did. The bath seemed to help - the rash was already fading by the time she got pajamas on.
Who knows - but if there is a rash to get, Riya will probably get it. She got them often when she was an infant and they are so hard to diagnose that I usually don't even take her in unless it becomes more than just a rash. She seems fine for now!

Emma Surprises

Emma is a very busy little girl. She can almost always find some way to entertain herself. Often times, we find little surprises in places we least expect it. This was my surprise tonight - as I was emptying my box of Robin Eggs (Easter whoppers - in case you weren't aware) in to my hand, I got a bobby pin as well! I didn't realize we got bonuses like that in those cute little cartons! ;) Thanks Emma!

By the way - what was the verdict on the crayons? They really do wipe off (and it comes with a wiper in the box of crayons) but the crayons themselves feel kind of waxy and they seem to get on anything they touch. We were getting a bit frustrated with this at church - especially because John was sitting right in between Jayden and Riya - his white shirt kept getting marks on it. I grabbed a wipe from my bag just to try and... it came out! All of us ended up wiping our clothes at some point during the meeting but we were thrilled with the fact that it came out! Emma's dress was white and, for some reason, had a hard time letting go of the marks but I'm hoping that regular stain remover will get it out. John's shirt ended up mark free though. We'll let them stay around - carefully. The kids loved them!!