puzzle

This is where you'll find Little Bit most days...she loves her puzzles. She will put it together and then take it apart and put it back together again. and again. and again. and again....

read-a-thon

today was the gold medal assembly for kindergartners who read 120 books between Thanksgiving break and spring break. YEAH LITTLE DUDE! way to go! Can you tell she loves her medal? yipee little bit wants one too...guess i should have made two lists of those books we read....there is always next year right?

the day

do you ever have those days when you feel like - gee - i was a good mom today. had a productive day. all aroudn good day? yesterday was NOT that day. not only did i lose track of time and was not at the bus stop on time (yes i have to be at the bus stop or they will not let her off) the school called and said "the bus is waiting at your bus stop", i also completely spaced ballet! What happened to my brain!?!?!?!?!?! so glad the mayor is back from his trip.

bread

so today - i thought i'd post a recipe. My visiting teacher gave me her bread recipe and it is soooo yummy! I use a bosch to make it and it is so simple! I made it last night for my dinner swap, i hope everyone liked it as much as we do!

1 cup warm water
1 cup sugar
4 tsbp yeast
mix together in mixer

add
1 cube butter, melted
2 tbsp salt
4 1/2 cups water
5 cups flour (i used wheat flour here)

mix together and add 6-8 cups of white flour (i've had to add more) until the dough doesn't stick to the sides of the bowl. mix for 10 minutes on low. take lid off (or it will break when it rises), cover with a towel and let rise til double - I usually leave it for an hour. bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes depending on your loaf size. I can get 5 good size loaves out of one batch! Enjoy! one loaf always gets eaten as soon as it comes out of the oven.

I love 3 year olds

the fish

pulling everything off her bed (there is a LOT of things on her bed!)

I love that when i ask her for help, she comes running! (as opposed to her sister, who resists) today I asked her if she want to help me take the sheets off the beds, and she came running and was so excited to help.

She loves this fish - it has to be right next to her in bed. Does she sleep on it? no. she tells me "it is for daddy when he sings to me". There is story behind the fish...long ago my mom sent halibut and salmon back from AK with the mayor's dad. it all went into the freezer and several months later we opened this huge package of "salmon" only to find it was a fish pillow wrapped in fish market packagaing and weighted with those blue freezer things. Very funny mom!

Ballet

Little Bit started ballet yesterday. she is taking it from a young woman in our ward who decided to start her own dance lessons. She is only 15 and we think she is adorable! the girls love her, she was the first babysitter we ever hired. Little Bit had so much fun and is still showing us all the "moves" she learned. I often hear - no mom, you are doing it wrong! She is excited for next week and wishes it were everyday! She has a couple friends from church in there with her, so that makes it extra fun.

The Drama!!!!!

(hey booboo, they are wearing the "makeup" in these pics - we drew hearts and flowers and butterflies with the "blusher", pretty lip gloss and just touch of eye color! they love it!)

Monday and Tuesday were beautiful here! We loved being outside and spent a good chunck of both days outside. Little Bit has decided that she only likes to give a sad face for the camera. in that first picture, she was "sad because Little Dude told her she wasn't good at jump rope". It's little dude's new thing lately and she is getting quite good. problem is little bit wants to do everything big sis does, big sis doesn't like that and so when l.b. can't - l.d. makes a big deal out of it and makes l.b. feels bad....ahhhh the drama! amd i forsee soo mch more drama as they get older!