Book Worm

She is constantly asking me to read her books and she is always quick to inform me before nap or bed time that she can not go to sleep without a story...Which quickly turns into 3 books because she is 3.

Birthday Girl...

We have been talking about turning 3 for months. To say she is excited is the understatement of the century. Of course she is also just as elated to turn 4 then 5 then 6 etc... When we checked the mail today and revealed to her she got a birthday card from Great Grandma Sugiyama she could hardly contain herself.

She played with the card the rest of the day and the $50 ended up lost for a few hours and then found crinkled up in a drawer after an all out manhunt. Thanks so much for the birthday gift Grandma! 

We love you!

Their Favorite Playground...

I make my bed every morning and yet by the end of the day it looks like I didn't. I blame these two. This is hands down their favorite place to be. Toys, books and little girl giggles can almost always be found under these covers.

They are lucky they're cute because rolling over onto a lego is just about the worst feeling on the planet.

Tractor Tower

This lego block ensemble is called a tractor tower. Bailey named it and informs us like a million times a day that she is off to build one. This one managed to stay upright even after every last block we own was placed on it, a small miracle. She was so proud.

 And demanded a picture with it. She also wanted to give it a hug.

 Which ultimately led to its demise...

 And of course sadness ensued. Sometimes she cries about it till we remind her to just say "oh nuts" and move on. 

This just about sums up my love/hate relationship with the legos. Hours of entertainment and endless amount of tears/fights/and did I mention stepping on one of these things is possibly the worst feeling in the world?

Fruit Snacks & a Movie...

It is hilarious how happy each one of these kiddos got when Sam and I told them we could turn on a movie and eat a package of fruit snacks...

And even more impressive was how still and attentive they were. Even Hazel, the endless roamer, was more than happy to sit back and pretend she was one of the big kids.

When the Cat is Away...

Every day I leave them for a few minutes to take a shower. I try to do it at a time when they are full from breakfast and deep into their play time. Sometimes I manage to time it perfectly, but most of the time I come out to screaming/fighting/yelling/or the entire box of brand new tissues scattered all over the floor. I would like to say this is the first box of tissues that have met a tragic end, but lets just say I will probably be blowing my nose with a tissue pulled out of a plastic bag till next year.

It really is remarkable how much damage these two can really pull off with ten minutes of zero supervision. And even more impressive that all 3 of us are all still alive.

Pizza Capsule

She is still in love with her capsule class or "school" as it is lovingly referred to in this house. She gets rave reviews every time I go to pick her up and she loves to show off her special projects she has made.

Sam is about ready to sign her up for an acting class because she is so animated and such a ham all the time.