What makes Jordan happy these days??

Swing Now?!!  This is what I hear most of the day.  Jordan grabs my hand and says "swing now, swing now!"  I think she would sit her ALL day if I let her.  She's asking to get back in within 5 minutes of getting down.  

after pushing Jordan and Callen for at least a couple of hours throughout the day while holding Brynlee, I had to set her in the stroller to watch before my arms fell off!

Cosmo Killed the Easter Bunny!

I am not sure the easter bunny will be making it to our house this year.  At least not if Cosmo has anything to say about it.  I had to herd the girls the other way when I saw cosmo with his newest Catch.

Blowing Bubbles!!!

For this activity we made homemade bubbles and then mixed the bubble solution with paint in a shallow dish.  Then we used a straw to blow bubbles into it until it was a big mound.  We then placed a piece of paper on the bubbles to make a pattern.

This activity was very fun.  Both girls were very excited to be able to blow bubbles with their straw without getting in trouble for it.  It was going great until Jordan accidentally sucked in instead of blowing out.....poor girl.  She then proceeded to throw up all over.  We got her and the kitchen all cleaned up and she wanted to go back to the bubbles.  I then noticed Callen's pan was leaking.  She ran over to check Jordan's and......this is what happened.

I then gave callens bubbles to Jordan since Callen dumped all of hers.  This turned into a huge battle with Callen telling me that she was not going to be my daughter anymore etc etc.   So this activity did not end as well as it started..maybe next time :)

A Craft a day keeps the "missing daddy" blues away :)

I love love pinterest and have found several activities for the kiddos that I want to try.  Time goes faster when we stay busy and my day goes better when I keep the girls busy so we are trying to do at least one craft a day on days we don't have anything else going on.  

For this activity the girls filled a pie tin with baking soda and then we colored vinegar with food coloring.  They used droppers and dropped the colored vinegar onto the baking soda and watched the color fizz up.   They both enjoyed this for quite awhile!

Monkey Joes

Monkey Joes is one of Callen's favorite places.  Jordan is starting to enjoy jumping on the bouncy castles but not quite there yet.  She did however like sitting in the car even though i've never put money in to make it run.

Jordan making her way up the big slide.

and coming down!!!

very blurry but this is Callen and her friend Ava coming down.  they came down to fast I couldn't get a good shot!

And thankfully this is how Brynlee enjoyed her outing.

Happy Baby Brynn

Brynlee has just started smiling when she sees me and I can't get enough.  These are the biggest smiles i've gotten so far so of course I had to grab the camera.  What a cutie!!

Big sisters love trying to get her to smile too!

They are so sweet to baby B (most of the time).  They both wanted to hold her hands and it was just too cute. 

Guess who else misses you?

Well Dan, I was doing laundry and laid your flight suit down to hang up later..it hadn't been there more than 10 seconds when Cosmo got up from his nap on the other side of the bed to migrate over to your flight suit.  I guess the girls and I are not the only ones who miss you :)

Happy 2nd Birthday Jordan!

On april 2nd our baby J turned 2!  It's amazing how fast 2 years can go by.  Jordan is at such a fun yet challenging age right now.  Not a day goes by that she doesn't make me laugh, make me proud, make me want to just hold her, and also frustrate me beyond belief!  She is talking more and more every day and I love seeing her continue to grow and communicate more and more.  She loves to do everything her big sister does which annoys Callen to no end!  Now that the weather is nice Jordan asks to swing ALL the time, she could sit in the swing for hours and be perfectly content.  She is still my little peanut, she only weighs 22 lbs :)  She still has her beautiful dark skin that makes everyone jealous.  I love that she still gets excited EVERY time she sees Cosmo that cat.  She is beginning to enjoy holding baby Brynlee.   For some reason she calls me Momma even though we have always said Mommy and I love it because it's all her.  She refuses to let me play any show except Dora and then rarely does she ever sit through an episode anymore.  She still wants to be held all the time and gets mad when i'm holding the baby and not her.  If she doesn't get what she wants she stands on her tip toes and arches her back and makes a very high pitched scream.  She throws the biggest tantrums, she literally throws her self onto the ground (which huts) so then she cries even more.  It's one of the hardest things to get her to eat a meal which is probably why she is so petite.  She Loves Loves Loves her binky, it is going to be a bad week when we take that away.

I couldn't imagine a day without my sweet J bird, she makes every day worth it just like my other two girls.  I am one lucky "momma" :)

Squadron Easter Egg Hunt

Callen was with a friend at another easter egg hunt and someone offered to hold Brynlee so I was able to enjoy helping Jordan with her egg hunt.  She was super excited to have her basket but was a little too cautious and refused to let go of my hand at first.  She pulled my hand down with hers to pick up the eggs! After a few she got the hang of it and let go of me so she could hunt.  Here is a video of her after she started noticing the eggs for herself!  I didn't get any pictures inside as I was busy with both girls but from across the room Jordan pointed and said "bunny...big bunny!"  Yes, the Easter Bunny made an appearance at the party.  However as he got closer she clung to me and wouldn't get close enough to say hi.  Later as we were eating lunch, our seats were at the end of a table and as the easter bunny rounded the table by us Jordan started screaming and scrambling onto my lap to get away from him...so, Easter Bunny we're happy to take your eggs but please do not come close!!

First Soccer Day

Callen had her first soccer practice/game last Saturday.  She was great during the practice but wasn't so sure about everyone swarming the ball and getting run into, she stood and watched for a minute and then just walked off the field..guess we have some work to do!  However, she definitely looked cute in her pink shorts/shin guards/ shoes and of course she insisted on taking her own pink soccer ball :)