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Thursday, June 28, 2012

First Day of Gymnastics

Dear Layla,


For as long as I've known Daddy, he has always said that his kids will not play soccer.  He thinks it's boring.  I think it's adorable to watch a bunch of 6 year olds chase the ball like a swarm of mosquitos.  At that point, it's not really soccer anyway. I say that my kids can play anything they want.


Today you started gymnastics.  You didn't have a choice in the matter, but I think you liked it.  One day when you are old enough you will tell us what activities you want to participate in, but for now you will just do what we want to watch you do.  






And I will always choose the stuff that looks adorable.


Love,
Mommy


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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Panties

Dear Layla,


One of my goals for this summer is to get you potty trained.  We've been really working on it for a few days now.  I say, "really working on it" because you've used the potty for months now, but you haven't really mastered things yet. Most of the time you have just a little accident in your Pull-Up and then finish peeing on the potty.  Is that too much detail?!  Oh well. 


I'm hoping that your new panties will help do the trick. They have princesses on them!  What little girl doesn't just love princesses?  And to be really real, I'm sure that there are plenty of boys that like princesses too.


Love,
Mommy

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Folding Sheets

Dear Layla,


It took me years to learn how to fold a fitted sheet.  Learning how to tuck one corner into the other, then all the corners into one, and folding everything into a neat square is ridiculous.  When I was first learning how to do it, I would skip the whole corner tucking dumbness and go straight to the folding step and hope Ya-Ya wouldn't notice. :)  


Now I can fold laundry without having to cheat. Do I think it's a super fun chore? No. Do I think you think folding laundry is super fun? Yes. Yes, I do. 


You actually love folding laundry.  You take whatever it is that you are folding, roll it into a ball and applaud yourself.  You often yell, "I do it" when I try to fix it.  


Hmmmm, rolling laundry into a ball kinda sounds like cheating. I guess great minds think alike. 


Love, 
Mommy




Curtains

Dear Layla,


It's still surprising to me the everyday, ordinary things that you use as toys.  Well, on second-thought, I think I should rephrase.  I'm still surprised that I get surprised when you use everyday, ordinary things as toys.  


(Author's note: I wrote, rewrote, read and reread that last sentence at least seven times.)


This summer I decided to take on the project of painting all the trim in the house.  It's a looooonnnnnng project.  It takes a while to prep, paint, and put the room back together when there are two little kiddos in the house.  Last night I stayed up until 3:00 in the morning to paint the living room.  I knew I needed to do it all in one night because there are NO WAY that I would be able to do any painting while you and Noah were awake and nap time would not give me enough time to do anything productive.  When I went to bed, I left all the furniture and toys in the middle of the room.  


You thought having the living room is disarray was wonderful.  You especially loved running behind the couches while yelling at the top of your lungs.  You also loved playing with the curtains.  You must have done this curtain thing for ten minutes, but I only managed to video the last few times because I couldn't find my camera in time.  I missed all the times that you made Noah laugh and your sly smile where you know that you are doing something naughty.


Love,
Mommy




Bananas

Dear Layla and Noah,


Back when I was in high school and college, Jackass was a popular television show.  It was so popular, in fact that they got several movie gigs.  Basically it was a group of idiot guys doing a bunch of idiot stuff.  Stuff that hurt.  Stuff that was gross.  Stuff that was socially unacceptable.  I didn't really get it.  Watching some dude willingly getting kicked in the groin isn't funny so I didn't watch it.  


However, I did catch a prank they pulled on some unknowing participants that were eating outside on the patio of a restaurant.  The patio was right beside a stop sign and on a very steep street. The idiots drove a hearse up to the restaurant and stopped at the sign.  While stopped, the back of the hearse flew open and out rolled the coffin.  Can you imagine everyone's reaction to a coffin rolling down the street?! The idiots had a camera set-up across the street of the patio to capture the people's reaction.  Their faces were awesome.  So awesome that I am giggling as I think and write about it. 


Watching you two eat a banana makes me think of Jackass.  It is totally disgusting.  You both insist on stuffing the banana into your mouth making you gag and banana goo gets everywhere.  I'm still in disbelief that I actually recorded the disgustingness.  I'm sure the Jackass idiots would be impressed.


Love,
Mom




Monday, June 25, 2012

Beach Trip 2012

Dear Layla and Noah,


Daddy and I tried to take you two to the beach during Labor Day weekend 2011.  We packed up the car, made arrangements to stay at one of Jay's (Daddy's stepdad) beach condos, and drove to Gulf Shores.


It was a disaster.  A tropical storm came in that exact weekend and rained-out our plans.  I was beyond bummed.  At one point in the weekend, the rain stopped so we drove across the street from the condo and looked at the beach.  That's right - LOOKED at it.  Daddy and I showed you the giant waves and white sand. 


In June 2012, you both finally got your chance to experience the beach when we went to Jacksonville to visit Ya-Ya and Poppa.  You both enjoyed the sand, but the water was a different story.  Layla loved digging and trying to fill the wagon with sand.  Noah just enjoyed eating it. :) It wasn't until we were ready to leave that y'all decided that the water was a fun place to play.  Layla started to enjoy the tugging feeling of the water as the waves went back out.  She thought it was so funny!


I'd call the trip a success!


Love,
Mommy





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