Farmer's Market

It that time of year again...when our favorite Saturday morning activity starts back up. The girls and I headed off to the Farmer's Market yesterday. It was Read Aloud Day so the girls received free books and got to meet Clifford, the big red dog.

(That little girl couldn't stop hugging him.) We listened to one of our favorite market singers and watched his lovable pet bird.

We skipped the popcorn this time in lieu of cookies. LOVE this picture of Pumpkin. She is either thinking, "It's so cold! Can we just go home now?" or "Seriously MOM! Another picture?"

Rain, Rain...STAY!

This last week we had several rainy days.  I don't mind a rainy day here and there and I especially love a good thunderstorm.  One evening after a good storm the girls and I went for a walk looking for puddles.  They had a ball puddle jumping!

 
 Their boots were a bit soaked!

The next night we went for a walk together as a family while blowing some bubbles. A little ways into the walk the rains came again. This time it was just rain so we let the girls run around in it. They had a ball and thought it was the best thing ever.

 Complete JOY!

Funny Girl

Pumpkin tries to get out of finishing her supper by saying her tummy hurts then immediately asks, "Can I have candy now?" Friday she was trying to get out of eating her strawberries with this new excuse, "I can't eat them because my boo boos hurt." (I'll let you figure out what she calls boo boos, think chest.) 

Last week Pumpkin told me: "Do you bemember when I made your hair turn gray? You're not even a grandma!"

 "Mommy, can you put a clip in my hair so my hair doesn't get in my brain?"

 "Did God put glue on us so we'd stick together?"

 Scenario: The girls have quite a collection of little plastic animals (the ones you can buy at the farm stores) and added 3 new ones to their collection today. They have been playing with them all afternoon. Pumpkin: "Do you like my pokey-pine?" (Translation: porcupine which is actually a hedgehog)

Daddy and I were watching the news and the reporter said, "We're not sure if it is booby-trapped." Pumpkin giggled and said, "He said booby!"

11:11 p.m. - From the top of the stairs,"Mommy, is Dr. Seuss a doctor?" Oh man...it's going to be a long day tomorrow. At this stage of my life, I do not like napping children anymore due to the late night consequences.

Pumpkin wanted to go outside and watch the man who is mowing out front. I told her she couldn't to which she replied, "Because you don't want him to mow my hair." ;)

Me: "Only a sip of that pop because it has caffeine in it." Pumpkin: "Bemember it gives us power!"

Pumpkin: "Mommy, is this Star Wars?" Me: "No Honey. This is Starbucks."

Pumpkin (pretending to be a Mommy today): "I'm going to the doctor's to get my new baby. They mailed it to me." ;)

Pumpkin: Mommy, why do you have that stuff on your hair? Me: I am coloring it because I have a few gray hairs. (UGH!) Pumpkin: I gave you those, didn't I? ;)

Me: "Do you know you'll always be my baby, even when you are all grown up?" Pumpkin: "When I'm all growed up, my Rapunzel dress won't fit me anymore. I'll have to get a bigger one." She's so sentimental. Ha!

Crazy Dreams: Pumpkin ended up in our bed this morning. In her sleep I heard her say emphatically, "But the little dragons are the same!" Hmmm...no idea what!

Me: "What do you think Daddy would like for his birthday?" Pumpkin: "Alive Baby that pees." Me: "I think you are picking something that you want."

Pumpkin: "But it would be a boy one for Daddy." "I'm not going to have kids because I am going to be the grandma to Sissy's kids someday."

Gymnastics Show Day

Pumpkin got to show off her stuff at her gymnastics class on Monday. Each student did their floor and beam routine for eager parents in the audience. Pumpkin did great. It has been so fun watching her do her thing every Monday. She loves it and really is doing well. Here are two videos of what she did Monday.   (Click on the play button to make the videos play.)




Each student received a medal after doing their routines. Pumpkin was over the moon when she got hers.

 She has a FABULOUS teacher. We love her!

Hair Cuts

In case you didn't know Great Clips is having their big $6.99 hair cut sale.  This means the kids get hair cuts!  Both of the girls had been begging to get their hair cut.  This is old hat for Peanut since she had her hair cut really short last year and donated to Locks of Love.  Her hair was trimmed in the fall but had grown to past her shoulders.  Pumpkin on the other hand has never had her hair cut.  I have to tell you this was REALLY hard for me.  Her hair was all the way to her bottom and gorgeous.  We get comments about her hair ALL OF THE TIME.  I mean look at it!



Gorgeous!
Daddy told me that since she really wanted to get it cut, it was time. BUT Saturday morning came and he got wind that she wanted it cut short. He promptly came downstairs and talked her into having just a few inches cut off. I thought that was pretty cute. He wasn't ready either for those long golden locks to be chopped off. We all agreed except for Peanut who still wanted her sister to have short hair. We told her that next year when she is 5 we can get it cut short since that is how old Peanut was when she got her hair chopped off. By then it should be long enough to donate to Locks of Love.



Pumpkin who LOVES Tangled the Disney movie about Rapunzel thought that since Rapunzel's hair turns brown when it is cut in the movie, that her own hair would turn brown when it was cut. 



She had about 4 inches taken off of the bottom and some layers added in. It doesn't look that much different just a bit shorter. The stylist got quite a kick out of her because she just sat in her chair like she had done this a million times before. She was very serious, chomping away on her gum.
Peanut got an angled bob which is ADORABLE. It's what she had done a year ago and we all loved it. She wears it well.  Here they are from the back after hair cuts and making their own personal pizzas.

Done!

Daddy turned in his final paper for the semester last Sunday.  He has one more class and a final project and he will be finished with his MASTER'S DEGREE!!!!  Wahoo!  He got lots of "help" as he finished up the semester.

Big House

The girls LOVE the song Big House by Audio Adrenaline much to their father's chagrin.  Pumpkin especially loves to sing it and dance around.  I caught her singing it a few weeks ago and had to share!
(Click on the play button to see the video.)