Blog Dump

It's been awhile so here's a couple for Carter and Skye fans out there ;)

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First up, Skye. I just love her 'moooowwww' instead of 'no'. And picking her nose, well, that's one to embarss her when she's older ;) I don't think the 'moooww' will last long. I've caught her practicing 'no' when mooow one is watching.



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Second, is teamwork! 'It's a lot of job' says Carter. I call it free labor ;) j/k, kinda! Skye loves to clean, give the girl a wipe and she'll clean for a half an hour. What fun!


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Pictures;
We've been busy canning. To wash the tomatoes I put them in the bathtub. Carter says 'I've never seen anything like that before!'



Yes, it's true. And I've never tasted anything better! My version of winter sunshine.




Finally, the kids and I walked the Mackinac Bridge. Well, sort of. It's the mini Mac and it's at DSC right now.


and another (better) picture from that day. We love this children's museum. It's the best for preschoolers in the greater area.




So, that's what we've been up to. Looking forward to fall. Staring new classes for the kids. Preschool home school, apples, cider, cooler days.....

Signs at (almost) 18 months

Well it's been 5 months since my last baby signs update. Here is our current list, she learned quite a bit in 5 months and added many, many more verbal words as well. Some days she'll belt out complete sentences 'I did it' she'll say. You just have to listen close, which can be difficult with a 4 year old big brother stealing the show all the time!

Blueberry
Music
Hat
Hurt
More
All done
Hot
Bath
Hi
Phone
Outside
Fish
Duck/bird
Elephant
Eat
Drink/Water
Nurse
Ice cream
Bicycle
Shower
Cow
Horse
Dog
Cat
Bear
Train
Ball
Balloon
Blow kisses
Flower
Book
Lotion
Measure me
Toothbrush
Bunny
Squirrel
Shoes
Socks
I Love You
Cookie
Turtle
Diaper Change/Potty
Peek-a-boo
Cry
Play
Banana

Points out body parts;
elbow
nose
hair
tongue
teeth
mouth
fingers
toes
foot


Her favorite word is 'MINE' and she's very much into doing it herself!
I think she knows more signs than her brother at this age, but I have no written record I can find :( so now you know why I blog about these things....it helps me remember! I'm working on video-ing this, I have very little video of Carter signing :(

I would say we are at our peak for the signing, as she starts to use more and more words the signs become less and less used. I remember two of the last signs Carter used were Thank you (on the Halloween he was 2 is when he gave that one up) and more (he still uses it when his mouth is full!). He still knows the signs and does them with Skye and with me, sometimes he'll make some up as well.

Carter is 4!!

Wow, he's 4! I wonder what sort of changes we can expect from him? He's so different from a year ago. Yet so much the same.
Curious and wonder surround him. Last night we took him to a magic show and he was the only kid asking 'how did you do that?'
He is very thoughtful, always thinking of others.
A wonderful big brother. He has such a special way with Skye. They crack each other up :)
He get songs stuck in his head (just like Mommy)
He loves books
He surfs the Internet (what Rescue Hero shall I get next)
He'll eat just about anything. And that of which he doesn't like he says 'Mom, I'll like onions when I get older'
He's a fish in the water.
He loves to do 'projects' with mommy and sis
He loves doing errands with Daddy
He loves his friends
He's an active, happy boy of 4. wow. 4.

Here is a slide show of the changes in my little boy in one year.
Last year's show

5 Things Meme

From my friend Angie's blog

I was tagged with this Five Things meme by Barb at Skittles Place.

List five things in your refrigerator:
1. Smoked fish from vacation that needs thowing away
2. Pizza from Saturday that needs thowing away
3. Hot Dogs
4. Ground beef for tonights dinner
5. Not much else, we are grocery shopping 2nite!

Five things in your purse or backpack:
(I only carry a diaper bag)
1. MP3 player
2. diapers and wipes
3. a few snacks
4. bandaids
5. complete change of clothes for 2 adorable kiddos

Five things in your car:


1. Crumbs (from food)
2. toys
3. cd cases (one for us, one for the kids)
4. 1st Aid Kit
5. Kid's emegercy kit (crafts, toys, markers, magazines, books)

Five things in the world you want to see before you die:

1. my kids having kids
2. anything
3. as long
4. as it's with
5. my family

YOUR TURN!