Liv pushing Claire on the swing
Today we took family photos. My brother in law Francisco took ours. He has never done it before, but he did great! Thanks Francisco. These are the best ones. Which one do you think we should blow-up put above our fireplace?
Here is a post to make sure I'm 'keep'n' it real'! Yesterday I was painting our walls a lovely blue. The girls were playing in the yard, getting sandy and probably causing trouble. Liv ran inside crying. She fell and scraped her leg. I went to tend to her- bandaging, snuggling, you know the drill. All the while little Claire came inside... to the paint. She took the roller and decided to paint the floor. I am seriously grateful that we have wood floors. She didn't get too far before I caught her. I thought about taking a picture... but wait... there is another story about that!
Liv likes to play in water. She always seems to manage to get something wet that shouldn't be wet. Like her sissys head, or electronics. One of the things she decided to "wash" for me was my camera battery charger. We can no longer charge the battery. I had to order a new one. It should be here soon. I can't wait to start taking pictures again!
So- that is the latest trouble these two are getting into. I could list so many more mischevious doings, but I don't want to ruin their sweet reputation ;)
Well-I don't usually just blab about random thoughts, but sometimes I do- and since the last video was a little on the boring side I'll give you some things to think about!
First of all- I have a lot of nightmares. My friend told me that they did a study on it and that people that sleep on their backs have more nightmares then people that don't. Over the past year or so I've been testing the theory. I concur. If I sleep on my back I always have creepy dreams. Like last night. I had dreams that people were trying to turn me into a zombie by injecting me with something and making me drink a special juice. Don't worry- I got away. ;) Anyway- I try my best to sleep on my side or belly but I LOVE to sleep on my back. So it stinks. If anyone else has bad dreams regularly- you should test the theory!
Yesterday we went back to our old neighborhood to visit our old friends/neighbors. Our old house has actually been sold AGAIN! Crazy! Anyway- we miss our neighbors SOOO much. I am glad Livie was 2 when we left because she would have been depressed for weeks if she really understood what we were moving away from. We had the best friends/neighbors any one could ask for. Liv absolutely loves the girls that used to be next door. There are 3 all about her age. They are all so much like Livie with active imaginations and sweet as can be. She gets along very well and they have a blast when they play together. Plus- Liv has two baby friends just born months of her. It is just sad. It makes me want to cry. Not to mention- I loved the mothers of the neighborhood and the ward. The mothers were the best of the best. Loving, patient, always thinking of others. They were perfect examples to me and so christ-like. I very much miss it! I do not miss the house so much. I also do not miss driving forever just to go anywhere (although it did save me a little more money!) So- mostly we just miss our friends. I guess it's not so bad. We are only 45 minutes away. Oh- I almost forgot to mention. Liv cried for a good 10 minutes when we left. She says they are her BEST friends!
On to other business.... I'm not sure I have much else to say. I got teeth impressions for a new night gaurd. I grind my teeth like crazy at night (probably from the night mares!) I've noticed both Liv and Claire grind their teeth too! Interesting. It makes my teeth really sensitive. We have no dental insurance so it was $250 to get it. Spendy. We are thinking of getting rid of ALL our health insurance. Our premiums went up over $100. It just seems like a waste of money for how much of it we use. We could build up our own health emergency fund quite easily with how much we pay. It's ridiculous. Any thoughts? (we pay $700 a month for health insurance- doesn't include eyes, dental, maternity or any other specialists)
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A day in the life of me. Lots of messy faces, and ridiculous outfits. trying to convince her to wear other things and trying to convince Claire to let me feed her- it's just not worth it!
I will add it is so cute to see them learning and growing. They want to be so independent!
