Seven months

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She is almost crawling , weighs 15 pounds, will sit up for a long time, thinks everything belongs in her mouth , has learned how to scream like a girl ,and LOVES her big sisters.

She has no teeth , but somehow still manages to bite me .

Go figure

And we think we might have a red head on our hands :)

I think I am calling today Poop .

That name seems fitting considering the word "poop" was the first word out of my mouth today . Well , a four letter variation of it anyways .
I awoke to a loud THUD sound on the floor , followed by screaming . Myka rolled off the bed AGAIN ! I sat straight up and yelled " POOP" ( or something like that ) and scooped her up off the carpet. She cried for about a minute. Not just regular crying but the kind where they hold their breath and have their mouth wide open. I took her out to the living room and she calmed down. That's what i get for co - sleeping........

It was a good thing I was up because it is Wednesday and that MOPS day !! I had alot of getting ready ahead of me this morning since it is spring break and I had to take all my little monkeys with me.
We made it on time and everything !! I had deposited my children and was enjoying my ME time when the nursery worker poked her head in and pointed at me.

uh-oh

That's never a good sign .

Myka had pooped all over everything !! Her car seat , her clothes , her feet , the floor, and the nursery worker .

poop

poop

and more poop .

I cleaned her up , apologized profusely to the poor woman that had to change her shirt because of my daughters bowel movement , and brought her back to the meeting with me.

She flirted and babbled with all the moms. She is such a ham .

I love her , poop and all .

The Rainbow connection.

Lexi had her spring musical at school last week . It was call The Rainbow connection , and what can I say . I laughed , I cried , It was better then RENT . My little girl of course was the star of the show. ok ,in my eyes at least . She had a duet and was sooo stinkin cute on stage.
I am so proud of my little girl .

I remember when she was younger her preschool had a Christmas sing. I was so excited . She was four and it was the first time she had ever been on stage for anything. I bought her a beautiful new dress , curled her hair , and even let her wear a little lipstick . We invited family members and had our cameras charged and ready to go.
Imagine my disappointment when she spent the entire performance sitting at my feet crying because her stage fright was so bad.

I was so upset.

I have always had a love for the stage. I just assumed that my daughter would have the same love for acting. I remember sitting there that night mentally flushing all my hopes and dreams of her being a Broadway star down the toilet .

fast forward to second grade.

She was awesome on stage. She smiled , sang on key , and didn't once try to run off stage to cry at my feet .

Broadway star or not. She id MY star !!

Free Breakfast and stuff .

It was some weekend. We bought our new camera !! We decided on a Nikon D40 . We got a smokin deal on a package. We got a bag , tri- pod and a 200 mm zoom lens . I went to the park today and had SOO much fun with it. I need more practice, but I am feeling pretty good about pursuing photography as a means to make a little extra money .

Speaking of money , We went out to breakfast this morning . When we got to the register to pay . The manger said our bill had already been paid. We were like " huh " . The manager told us that the gentlemen sitting behind us had taken care of it. I have no idea who he was , but it made my morning. We decided that next time we go out we are going to pay it forward.

I love random acts of kindness .

What we are up too.

It has been almost a month since I posted. I have a good reason I promise. You see NASA needed my services involving a top secret mission to Pluto, er , the planet formerly known as Pluto.

So , in reality life just gets busy.
things are groovy. Myka is almost six months and the kids are doing awesome in school. We are starting to sort things to get ready to move out of our apartment. A part of me is kind of sad. This is the apartment that I feel like we became a family in. It was where we brought Myka home from the hospital and spent the first six months of her life.

*sigh*
I know we need more space. The girls need a backyard to play in. A nicer area would be great too. I am hoping we can keep them in the same school. Lexi has made massive improvements this year. Last year she couldn't even read , now she is reading chapter books.
We went to the showcase of learning at her school , she was so proud showing off her work. There were plants growing and reports on Abe Lincoln hanging on the wall.
It was also the night of Ashlynns first school musical. They were all so stinkin cute. My favorite part was when she jumped off the stage , came to where I was sitting , and kissed me. Then she went back on stage. She only jumped off the stage one more time. That was to tell he teacher her face was itchy :)

What a weekrnd !!

We had quite a busy weekend. Sat I gave Myka some avocado.

Then it was time for our first sink bath

Then off to the lake . It was 75 degrees on saturday.

I have squinty sun face , but I love this picture.

Here is some more lake fun. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend !

I love this one , they look like they are telling sister secrets.

Go Cardinals !!

The Cardinals MIGHT go to the Superbowl.

That is awesome.