Thursday, March 11, 2010
My Busy Bees
Monday, March 1, 2010
I Highly Doubt You are STILL Processing...
Maybe when my parents are here and sleeping in until eleven (the time change kills them), I will be able to update. But, I will make the time to change my background. You know that the background is the most important thing about a blog. Without a cute background, no one will care what you post anyway, right?
Daddy/Daughter After Valentine's Dance
Leighton refused to dance with anyone.
But, Carly was up for anything. She even danced with Mr. Roger when Madison wouldn't dance with him. Madison is in fifth grade and too cool to dance with her daddy.
The girls had a great time at the dance. Some of the teachers dressed up as the Chipettes, The Black Eyed Peas, The Spice Girls, and Hannah Montana and performed. The kids loved it. I won't miss it next year, even if I have to borrow someone's son to go.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
When the Cat is Away....
Carly is not even awake.
After breakfast, a comb and brushed teeth, this picture is just for you Mom.
It is proof that I don't send my children to school with that messed up hair.
When the Bottom Drops Out From Under You
Friday, February 5, 2010
Here We Go Again
And she just loves to have you dig around in her mouth!
nuk brushes in every drawer
and not missing any opportunity to work on speech. 
Thursday, February 4, 2010
What Five Days in the House Can Do to You....
Where is Carly, you ask?
Can't you hear the Wii music in the background?
She was in video game heaven.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Valentine Crafting
Monday, February 1, 2010
There's Snow Way!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Busy
Satrday
1. Fiks Mare and Josuf.
2. Clen down stars.
3. Woter the plants.
4. Clen the tabol.
5. Wosh the tabol.
6. Vacyoom the Flor.
7. Ficx the Pikchrs.
8. Ficx the cawch.
9. Ficx the windos.
10. Ti bloons.
11. m you sic.
12. wrek.
13. wotr the plants.
14. ABC padrn.
15. Watr Plants.
She had checked each item off as she had done it, I assume. I really hope she didn't actually water my plants three times. And how exactly was she going to fix the windows? Number 11 took me awhile. (say it out loud)
She had additional days written; Sunday, Toosday, Winday. Those lists had only the number of items with checks next to them. Either she couldn't think of anything to do or decided to take those days off.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Random Statements/Info/Thoughts
The girls are in the midst of selling Girl Scout Cookies. They have both met their goals for this year, but if you are in need of cookies...we can hook you up!
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I have been trying to organize and craft more. Those are the two things that make me the happiest. They are also counterproductive. You can't do one with the other. I am sure you can figure out which one wins most of the time.
I actually took pictures this time, maybe I will take the time to post some later this week.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Obedience

I am beginning to think that therapy is in order. She is taking this obedience thing too far. (except at home) Her anxiety level over this
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Jensyn Speaks!
O.K. She didn't actually speak, but she is making more consonant sounds. This is for Amanda. She loves the high pitch 'lalalalalala' that Jensyn says and wanted video of it. There is a lot of 'cutting room floor' footage. The first video is part of that. It is particularly bad as she hits the camera out of my hands. The second video is short and sweet and provides Amanda with just what she wants.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
New Year, New Me!
I just can't help but think that is at least part of the reason for her speech delay. Just the last two days she has learned 3 or better signs and uses them consistently. She is even using the few words she has {uh=up, ba ba=diaper, mmmmmmuh=moo, bu bu=bawk bawk (chicken)} on a more consistent basis. I am feeling very guilty and very inspired to get back to my job: being a mommy. I had forgotten just how fun it can be. Jensyn makes even the grocery store fun!
Is That a Compliment?
Uhhhmm, Thanks?
Thursday, December 31, 2009
A Little Back Tracking
2009 Jensyn's Tricks of the Week-Archive
12-09 You know it's a bad diaper when Jensyn hold her nose while you change it. (Her latest trick.)
11-09 I have been leaving the gate down during the day, for the last couple of weeks. Jensyn LOVES going up and down the stairs at her leisure. The toys up there are so much more fun than the baby toys she has down here. Hopefully by Christmas the gate will be down full time
10-12 Jensyn said 'Ee-o' when I showed her the Elmopalooza DVD cover.Maybe it's time to introduce Sesame Street.
9-21 Jensyn loves the cat. She tries to give it love, but hasn't quite got the fine/gross motor skills to pet the cat without hitting it. She will chase it around calling yeow, yeow, yeow. I am not sure if she is trying to say meow and just hasn't figured it out yet, or if she is so used to the cat running off and yelling yeow, that she thinks yeow is what the cat says.
9-07 Jensyn LOVES chocolate. She will use all/every sign she knows to try to convey that she WANTS CHOCOLATE! If this fails she resorts to the ever fail safe scream of death!
Me: (silently to myself) Come on ALL together now! Do not kill the child.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Only, 17 years times 365, 6205 days to go!
8-24 Walking, walking, walking. She is consumed with walking. YAY YAY YAY
8-10 I would have been happy with one sign at a time, but the child who holds out has finally opened the flood gates. When I came home from work, Jensyn crawled over, climbed up and signed 'more' then 'cheese' and not just once. YAY! She now signs phone, out, baby, fan, eat, and is working very hard on popcorn.
8-03 Jensyn is definitely Grandpa's girl. Grandpa came over this weekend and Jensyn took at least six steps, followed by BIG loves. But ONLY to Grandpa. I have been trying all week with no results. Maybe Grandpa can move in for awhile.
7-27 Jensyn is signing, transfering from one piece of furniture to another, she is standing alone, taking unsure steps and imitating everything. She also got her other front tooth and her other eye tooth. That puts her up to six teeth. Sheesh! Can't she spread it out a little.
7-20 Jensyn is FINALLY crawlng on all fours, consistently. She is also letting go of furniture and standing for at least a second before she falls down.
7-13 Jensyn learned her latest trick from her older cousin, Bridger. She screams at the top of her lungs, at the top of the range of human hearing, until she gets what she wants.The dogs bark, I cringe and she gets what she wants. I guess it does what it is supposed to do.
Coree-I WILL figure out a way to get you back for this
6-28 Jensyn is pulling up to everything! Yay! She is still not crawling with her belly off the floor. Hopefully that will come shortly. Jensyn also has two more teeth, which brings her up to four. One is the eye tooth on the same side as her top tooth, the other is the second bottom front tooth.
6-15 Jensyn has perfected the golf clap. She uses it as one of her many signs for more. I have been trying to get it on video this week, but she is more interested in the camera.
6-08 Jensyn talks on the phone. If you say Hello! she will hold her hand, or anything else, up to her ear. She also has another tooth. It is on top, on the same side as her bottom one.
6-01 Jensyn is pointing. She points at what she wants and waits patiently (for about 3 seconds) and then starts grunting or screaming until she gets it. (You know how I love the point and grunt. It is time to ramp up the sign language!)
5-25 Jensyn's newest trick is to throw EVERYTHING! passie, food, sippy cup, food, glasses, toys, food, books, food, food, food. I am really done with this trick.
5-18 Jensyn is now able to get from lying down to sitting on her own.
UPDATE: Jensyn is FINALLY pulling up to a stand. I coaxed her up with the promise of the remote and that was the ticket. She is a busy girl this week.
5-11 She can unroll a whole roll of toilet paper in less than 30 seconds. That has to be some kind of record.
5-04 Jensyn is now giving open mouth kisses. Yum! Baby spit.
4-27 Jensyn has perfected the combat crawl and she is -FAST!
4-20 She is signing milk. She is also waving. So sometimes it's hard to tell if she is just saying hi or wants milk.
4-13 When you tell her no, which we do a lot, she smiles and shakes her whole upper body no.
4-06 She is now scooting forward on her belly. She digs her toes into the carpet and pushes forward. Crawling-here we come.
3-30 I think she is finally over the GERD. Yeah!
2009 Leightonisms of the Week-Archive
Leighton: Cottontail wings? What are cottontail wings?
Hello, Jessica Simpson.
12-09 Shortly after she vomited her entire stomach contents: 'Mom, I threw up stuff I didn't even eat!!'
11-09 Michael Jackson: It's Black, It's White. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Leighton Young: Ya Neck, It's White, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
9-21 News in the background: ....Michael Jackson was laid to rest.....
Leighton: What does laid to rest mean?
Me: Laid to rest is when they bury someone.
Leighton: I thought they only buried you when you died?
Me: That's right.
Leighton: (horrified)Michael Jackson died?!?!?!?!
Me: Yes, remember he died while we were at Grandma Doll's.
Leighton:(sobbing, nearly hysterically)But, I wanted to hear him sing in real life!
She went on to cry for almost twenty minutes.
9- 07 Me: Leighton, why don't you want to go to school? (yes, her too!)
Leighton: I'm sick of those naps!
Me: Those are the rules and some kids still need naps. Next?
Leighton: I'm sick of that criss-cross applesauce!
Me: Goodbye, have a wonderful day at school! I love you!
(Silently to myself) Do not kill the child.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Only 173 more days to go!
8-24 Oh, Mom, I get it. Adults like boring.
8-10 Me: Leighton, those shoes don't even fit. Take them off, I am sure that they hurt your feet. Leighton: It's okay, Mom. They have sparkles and they're high heels.
She is already willing to sacrifice comfort for a cute shoe
8-03 Star Balactica. As in, "I hate that Star Balactica, it is soo boring."
I have to agree, Battlestar Galactica is boring.
7-27 Leighton: I am scared to go to kindergarten.
Me: Why?
Leighton: I won't know anybody.
Me: Uh? OK?. (Leighton knows and is known by nearly everyone at the school.)
7-20 Leighton: Mom, what color is my hair?
Me: Dark blonde, why?
Leighton: (with tears in her eyes) I want my hair to be blonde, can you dye it?
Me: (silently) You are five, what am I going to do with you at 13, 14, 15, 16, 17?
7-13 Daddy how old are you? Really, you are really that old? Wow, that's old!
6-28 My parents have pressurized irrigation for watering the yard. Leighton has heard me use the term secondary water while we have been here. I overheard her telling Carly,
'Don't drink that secretary water, it's dirty!'
6-15 Can I take a picture of you? I promise I won't put it on my blog (To me, as I was heading into the shower)
Yeah, right, go ahead. NOT!
6-08 Once I knew that ivy was poisonfied, I didn't touch it!!
6-01 You have something on your shirt. Followed closely by Bbbbrrrruuuppp! as she runs her finger up your shirt to get you on the nose. Thanks, Grandpa!
5-25 I had some Pull-ups from work. I was taking them to Grandma Young's to put with the rest of her stash of any/everything a kid could need.
Leighton asked"Why does Grandma need the Pull-ups? For when she gets old and can't remember to go to the bathroom?"
Beware old people: The time will come when you will ALL forget to go to the bathroom!
I've said it before and I'll say it again; Where does she get this stuff?
5-18 On her birthday, she asked me 'Will I still be five tomorrow?' I'm not sure if she thought she would go back to four or go forward to six!
5-11 I miss EVERYTHING! (said, riding in the car. Dee and I were talking about something outside the car.)
5-04 I am still HUNGRY!
Translation: I don't like what was served. What else do you have?
4-27 Dad, do you want a Bug Light??The funniest part is he hates Bud Light
4-20 Leighton likes to listen to the rock/pop radio station. She loves Kelly Clarkson's newest song that goes: My life would suck without you. Being only 4 (at least for a couple more weeks) Leighton sings: My life, what's up, without you.
Thank goodness for innocence and I obviously need to be a better gateway between my children and the world.
4-13 Dad, you need to shave your beard. You have a lot of spikes.
4-06 Don't forget my minifier, Dad. (humidifier-she has been sick)
3-30 I want to live all by myself.
How quickly they change, note last weeks quote.
3-23 When I go to kindergarten, I am going to pretend that I am sick everyday, so I can stay home with you.
2009 Carly's Quotes of the Week-Archive
(yes, Carly, I think we are all aware of that.)
12-12Carly to Dee(yelling):What the hell?!?
Me (eyebrow raised): Carly?!?
Carly to me (whispering): What am I supposed to say instead of hell?
11-09 Carly: Mom, I need to tell you a sneakret.
Me: A sneakret?
Carly: Yeah, it's a very sneaky secret.
10-12 That's okay. I forgive her. (After explaining to me why she had gotten in trouble at school. Her teacher had marked down her conduct.)
Me: Uh, I don't think that is how that works.
9-21 Carly: Mom, since you're sick. I'll just blow you a kiss and hugs.
Me: Uh, ok.
Carly: I love you. I hope you get better.
Me: (silently to myself) It doesn't get better than this.
9-07 Carly: Do I have to go to school tomorrow?
Me: (silently to myself) Do not kill the child! Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Only 173 more days to go.
8-24 Carly: "Mom, I had a bad dream about vampires."
Me: "Vampires are not real."
Carly: (disgustedly) 'I know, but they are in my brain."
8-10 Carly: "Dear, Heavenly Father. Thank you for this day. (Insert tattling session or the next day's itinerary here) In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
My thought the entire 'bless', as Carly calls it: I wonder if God hates the tattling as much as I do.
8-03 Carly: "Mom, can we watch Ren and Stiffy?"
Yes, we have, on occasion, let our kids watch Ren and Stimpy.
Please don't call DFS.
7-27 Carly:"I want this for my birthday."
Me: You already picked out your present and watched me buy it and wrap it.
Carly: "I need something more!"
7-20 During breakfast,"What are we having for lunch?"
During lunch,"What are we having for dinner?"
During dinner,"What are we having for breakfast tomorrow?"
Is this kid a Gleave, or what? The only thing on her mind is food!
7-13 'Do I have school tomorrow?'
Not to be confused with the previous, Do I have to go to school tomorrow? This is why I want year round school.
Leslie-patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue, patience is a virture (how long until this helps?!?)
6-28 Mom, this is your FAVORITE song! Said during EVERY dance number at Kambri and Devyn's recital.
6-15 Can I take [insert any random item here] to Grandma's?
Needless to say packing has been painful.
6-08 Don't chew with your mouth open!
- you guessed it..with her mouth full of food.
6-01 Can I get in the pool?
I think by August she will have grown gills, out of necessity.
5-25 Remember what Grandma said?!? That hurts my feelings!(said after anything including: put on your pajamas, clean your room, put on your seatbelt, and put your dishes in the sink.) Thanks, Grandma!
5-18 We need that! (when viewing ANY, and I mean ANY, infomercial)
5-11 One is a sloppy number! (Said to her dad, when he told her she could only get one swimming suit.)
5-04 School is OVER!!!!!She thinks if she says it enough, it will happen.
4-27 Kanye West: How could you be so heartless?
Carly Young: How could you be so hot lips?
4-20 Carly is VERY done with school, so her current query is:Isn't it summer yet?Followed closely by:Do I have to go to school tomorrow?
4-13 She did it on purpose!!!
4-06 DON'T COUNT!!!!!!
3-30 Soda is not good for you, it has too much sugar.
Less than a minute later: Mom, can I have a Coke?