Star Wars vs. DWTS?

Brian and I were watching Star Wars - The Clone Wars on Sunday. Maia walks past and asks what movie we are watching. I tell her 'Star Wars'. She says, 'I don't want to watch Star Wars, I want to watch DANCING with the Stars'. I guess girls will be girls.

Kira's field trip to Gardner Village

Kira went on her first field trip back in October to Gardner Village to see the Halloween decorations. She had a great time. She was very excited to get to ride on a school bus for the first time and spend the day hanging out with her friends. I've posted a few pictures...let me know what you think.

We need to get some money

The other day we were eating breakfast and out of the blue Kira says to me, 'Mom, we need to get some money and take it to my school. Some people don't have ANYTHING! They don't have coats or food or money, so we need to give them some money, ok? Don't forget, ok Mom?'

Big Girl Potty

Maia went on the big girl potty all day yesterday!!! She has been going off and on for the past month or so, but all of the sudden decided she was going to use it all the time. I am so proud of her. She gets a huge smile on her face after she goes. She is very excited about wearing big girl panties soon. She of course likes to do these things by herself. She insists on getting her princess step stool, putting it by the wall and turning on the light. She then takes the stool and puts it by the toilet. Climbs up the stool and sits down. She even has to flush herself. If I try and do any of this for her I get the 'I want to do it by myself' talk. This is a talk that I get from her CONSTANTLY. Independence is supposed to be good though, right?

Baby Talk?

I've never been one for baby talk. Every time I hear a Mom talking that way to their child I cringe. I've tried to make a conscious effort to always speak to the girls as I would an adult. I've never really used simpler words in exchange for more complex ones. The other night, the girls were playing one of their favorite games, which is building a fort in the living room, creating a tunnel between the couch and the ottoman. Kira said something that caught me off guard. 'Maia, I'm quite nervous about travelling through the tunnel'. While this is a perfectly fine sentence for an adult, when it comes out of the mouth of a 4 year old, you have a tendency to stop and wonder...have I gone too far with the adult language? Am I somehow making them grow up faster than they should? I decided to listen for the next few minutes to see if this was just a fluke. Some examples I heard are, 'Wow, that was wonderful', and 'Maia, I am so proud of you. I love you so much.'. I decided that having a decent vocabulary at that age isn't the worst thing in the world.

Halloween

We had a great Halloween! The girls both dressed up as fairy princesses riding on unicorns. Brian and I went as vampires. We all get done up first thing in the morning and walked in the school parade and volunteered to help with Kira's school party. Kira loved the glitter make-up she got to have on, while Maia loved trick-or-treating. We all headed up the mountain to Mike and Susan's house for a party. The girls totally crashed after the sugar from all the candy wore off. Kira woke up the next morning upset because she said that it was going to take too long for Halloween to come again.

Before I forget, I want to record the costumes they have worn in the past:

2004 - Kira - a pea in a pod
2005 - Kira - dinosaur
2006 - Kira - Lion, Maia - Lion
2007 - Kira - Kangaroo, Maia - Kangaroo